Digital media shutdowns in Africa will lead to higher economic costs and greater public outrage.
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Canada needs to think carefully about our approach to regulating online harm. Rather than going it alone and taking aim at social media companies, Canada should work with other democracies.
What made Facebook grow big wasn’t what its targets would have been without it, it was what they were able to do with it.
During the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, research in places like refugee camps can continue through mobile devices connected to the internet.
Teachers still hold the key to children’s learning and no keyboard or screen can replace their role.
Having an end-to-end encrypted messaging ‘ecosystem’ is a great way for Facebook to evade the full wrath of the law. It has come at a convenient time, too.
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Despite efforts to wall off regional or national internets, social media companies will have to continue aggressively competing across borders if they are to grow.
Apps like WhatsApp have connected more voices to participate in live talk radio - but this comes with new challenges.
Zoom’s privacy and security shortcomings are just the latest videoconferencing vulnerabilities. Knowing each platform’s risks can help people avoid many of the downsides of virtual gatherings.
From Facebook to WhatsApp, technology is important to keeping older generations from feeling lonely while social distancing during coronavirus
Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up to block misinformation and promote accurate information about the coronavirus. Their track records on self-policing are poor. The results so far are mixed.
Steps higher education institutions can take to ensure that teaching and learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Social media has allowed researchers around the world to collaborate and co-ordinate their efforts to fight the outbreak and contain its spread.
New research has identified the main triggers of this psychological phenomenon, the contexts in which it happens and the types of fears involved in it.
The hand that taps ‘remove from this group’ is the hand that rules the world.
Facebook is planning to put end-to-end encryption on all its messaging services soon. But governments aren’t happy about it, as it could make it harder to catch criminals.
Efforts to mitigate the double edged nature of social media in politics must take into account local information environments
How Whatsapp supports nurse students in Nigeria and helps them transition into the workplace.
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WhatsApp can amplify and complement a candidate’s ground campaign. But it cannot replace it.
Principales colaboradores
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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Professor of Communication, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Reader in Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
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Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor in Politics and Anthropology, O.P. Jindal Global University
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Professor and Chair in Financial Technology (FinTech) & Information Systems, University of Manchester
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Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Lecturer in Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
