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No wonder several high-profile figures say they can't take it any more. Are we really going to allow women to be harassed out of public service?
Which messages and formats are cutting through the most?
Political parties don't use Twitter anywhere near as much as Facebook. But at least someone is talking about this problem.
Until the two giants change, Twitter's political ad ban will have little effect on elections around the globe.
Research suggests that people still depend on the mainstream media for their news. It's more important than ever that journalists earn that trust.
Interruptions are inevitable – but how they happen matters.
Anti-vaccine info online might have foreign roots and political aims.
Claims that tweets on the Canadian election are the work of bot accounts, without empirical evidence or verification, need to be taken with a grain of salt.
The Russians won’t be alone in spreading disinformation in 2020. Their most likely imitator will be Iran. Also, Instagram could get even more infected with intentional misinformation than it has been.
When the organization of a social network impacts political discussion on a large scale, the consequences can be enormous.
The platform has provided a forum for the written Scots language to evolve that wasn't possible before the advent of social media.
The decision confirms the steady march of employer control over workers' private views and activities, supported by courts and tribunals over many years.
'Phatic sharing' reclaims Twitter as a truly social network, rather than simply as a source of breaking news or a place for public debate between politicians, journalists, and activists.
An examination of the Twitter activity after the Québec mosque murders reveal that the majority showed sympathy towards the victims, but Russian trolls worked to spread antagonism and fake news.
By positioning himself as a loveable granddad to supporters and the punchline of a joke to his opposition, Zuma adroitly defangs the very serious charges against him.
We can justify different standards for different Twitter users by turning to the philosophical ideas about public debate.
President Donald Trump has appealed to his base by attacking four Democratic Congresswomen of colour.
An analysis of social media troll activity during the 2016 election campaign shows that exposure to Russian propaganda may have helped change American minds in favor of Republican candidate Trump.
In many instances, social media appears to be amplifying violence, creating a culture of impunity when perpetrators are not held accountable, and increasing insecurity and suspicion.
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Professor, Creative Industries, Queensland University of Technology
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, University of Western Australia
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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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Lecturer in Digital Business, University of Salford
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Professor of Strategic Management, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Associate Vice President for Academic Partnerships and Innovation, Clemson University
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Director of Research, Tow Center for Digital Journalism, School of Journalism, Columbia University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Communication, International Studies and Languages, University of South Australia
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Professor; Director of Research Development and Environment, School of Journalism, Cardiff University
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Professor of Information and Knowledge Management, Associate Dean Research, Director of the Centre for Information Management, Loughborough University
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Dean of the Faculty of Arts, University of Winchester
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Associate lecturer, University of the West of England
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Lecturer in Information Management, Loughborough University
