People seeking mental health care still encounter stigma, even within the health system. New tools for teaching and sharing information may help address it.
The field is narrowing, but who do the alt-left media support?
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Most of us spend hours each day glued to some type of screen for work or play. But is that a bad thing? Has anyone got the data to figure it out? Now is the time for ‘The Human Screenome Project.’
Facebook announced Jan. 6 it will remove videos edited to mislead in ways that ‘aren’t apparent to an average person,’ and are the product of artificial intelligence or machine learning. Here, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testifies at a hearing at the U.S. House Financial Services Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 23, 2019.
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The abilities to detect and analyze deepfake videos is of the utmost urgency. Deepfakes are a serious threat to people’s security and our democratic institutions.
The Conservative Party’s official Twitter feed was changed to resemble an independent fact checking site during the leaders’ debate.
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If policymakers care about a vibrant news media, they need to ensure the freedom, funding, and future of independent professional journalism.
Rivals: UK prime minister Boris Johnson, right, and opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn at the Remembrance Day ceremony in London, November 11 2019.
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Which messages and formats are cutting through the most?
‘Google and Facebook are global companies, headquartered in the US, for whom Australia is a significant but relatively small market.’
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Google and Facebook attract plenty of users and advertising dollars in Australia, but the ACCC will have to work with other watchdogs overseas on any effective regulation.
Young people in a study discussed feeling left to their own devices to face the future.
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Researchers examined how youth on three continents think about digital technology today and conducted an experiment to learn what youth said after living without their phones for a week.
According to the ACCC, the number of journalists employed in print and online businesses in Australia dropped by 20% from 2014-18.
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The ACCC Digital Platforms Report recommends several ways to revive journalism in the social media age, including A$50m in direct grants to local news services.
“Gaming disorder” was introduced into the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases, by the World Health Organization in 2018.
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It is possible for teenagers to be addicted to screen-time activities such as video gaming. It is also possible for parents to do something about it.
Jacinda Ardern and Immanuel Macron will head up the Christchurch Call meeting, aimed at coordinating international regulation of harmful online content.
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Being seen to lead is clearly an important political aspect of managing online content. But internet regulation must focus on creating policy that is clear, accountable, balanced and open to appeals.