With Twitter users considering a relocation to the decentralized social media network Mastodon, there’s an opportunity for the CBC to lead the way in re-imagining online futures for Canadians.
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Thousands of Twitter users are jumping ship – and Mastodon might become their new home. But it’s not a clone of the ‘blue bird site’.
The internet has been heralded as liberation technology and accused of undermining democracy. The available research shows it is a bit of both.
Moderating content is a box that still needs to be ticked.
As of this weekend, users can ‘buy’ a verification badge on Twitter for just US$8. This problematic system will have widespread consequences.
Members of fan communities in China participate in online activities under Chinese surveillance, but some group members are able to leverage censorship to their own ends.
Meta’s focus on virtual reality might free up space for smaller social media players to compete.
Researchers identified a connection between low levels of media literacy and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in people who consume their news via social media.
The communities that call Twitter home might decide to pack their bags. If they do, they are unlikely to be able to completely reconstitute themselves elsewhere.
Social media have become a crucial source of information during emergencies – but it is prone to misinformation and bias.
Andrew Tate’s content offers a toxic blend of self-improvement and male supremacism.
Korea is an attractive destination for aspiring influencers, and the government supports these budding stars.
Citizens’ social media is a form of alternative media that challenges both mainstream media and right-wing propaganda.
Social media provides more significant opportunities for female candidates to promote themselves and increase their electability in elections.
Online personalities like Andrew Tate are using social media to amplify their misogynist and anti-woman rhetoric. Social media companies deplatforming them can cut them off from followers and revenue.
Think about how your child might feel in the future.
We should be concerned about the sweeping discretion social media companies have over so much of our speech.
Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
The effects social media has on our mental health may depend on how we use it. Taking control, and knowing when to take a break, is crucial.
Do we really have ‘core memories’ that shape our personality? The science says things are a little more complicated.
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology
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Assistant Data Analyst, Queensland University of Technology
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
