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As social media becomes more prevalent in our lives, a career as an influencer may seem enticing. But those interested in this new career should be aware of the challenges.
The damaging effect of social media filters is rarely taught in schools.
If social media companies are restricted in how they collect, use and share Australians’ data, we can take significant steps toward protecting everyone from foreign interference.
Legislation meant to improve cybersecurity could be difficult to implement and might create incentives for riskier digital behavior.
We need more scrutiny of TikTok as Indonesia gears up for general and presidential elections next year.
With most social media users logging in at least once a day, and one-third of teens using these apps almost constantly, it raises the issue of whether social media is hurting our attention abilities.
We no longer share our musical interests with just our family, friends or colleagues. We now share it with people we barely know from the internet.
The platform has already faced bans in a number of other countries – most of them citing privacy and surveillance concerns.
Pranking your intimate partner to gain clout online is not as innocent as it might seem.
You might have seen teachers on TikTok dancing to the latest viral song with their students. Or dressing up to show how many different jobs they do in a given day.
Chinese shoppers find a TikTok-style app is helpful for complaining.
What data privacy risk does TikTok pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
My research reiterates the roles of TikTok in fostering hate speech in elections
TikTok has been banned from UK government devices, but it’s easy for all social media platforms to harvest your data.
The five Iranian teenagers were arrested and forced to apologise – but the dance challenge continues to go viral.
The evidence on whether TikTok poses a risk to users’ privacy and security.
Maybe you can’t have a designer kitchen. But you can still beautify your bulk food storage.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has deactivated his TikTok profile in a move that will undermine his party’s attempts to engage with young voters through social media.
Many people have become resigned to the fact that tech companies collect our private data. But policymakers must do more to limit the amount of personal information corporations can collect.
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Associate Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Media and Strategic Communications, Oklahoma State University
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Assistant Professor of Journalism and Creative Media, University of Alabama
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Academic and Director Collaboration for Evidence, Research and Impact in Public Health, Curtin University
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Professor of Information Technology and Organisation, University of Sydney
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Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of Technology Sydney
