The political content in our personal feeds not only represents the world and politics to us. It creates new, sometimes “alternative”, realities.
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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.
Mark Zuckerberg says he wants the world to be more “open and connected”, but his decision to block archiving the company’s social media content argues otherwise.
A new book argues that very rarely it is ethically justifiable to deceive to get a story. But mostly it’s a dangerous and harmful practice that adds to the public’s mistrust of the media.
The mud rarely sticks.
The vacuum created by a drop in public trust in mainstream platforms has given rise to new media players who don’t always play by the rules.
The commitment applies to the social network, but not necessarily to the metaverse.
A privacy expert says citizens will need to exercise their right to public protest if they want to preserve their privacy.
It would be naïve to think that the rise of science and technology hasn’t made it more difficult to understand the problems we face as citizens
Companies today collect vast amounts of our personal data. What measures can governments and regulators take to reduce the inherent risks and keep our data?
As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
How much does your virtual reality headset know about your life?
Social media reach is greatest among younger voters, who have integrated online platforms more closely into their personal lives.
Political parties protect themselves rather than voters in refusing to be bound by privacy laws.
What role do foreign actors play in African elections? Cambridge Analytica’s case sheds some light.
Those who are leaving the platform represent a small, but by no means insignificant, counter current to the norm.
Most of us are probably having our data tracked in some form. And while there are regulatory safeguards in place to protect user privacy, it’s hard to say whether these are enough.
New technologies and user-level data mean that wealthy companies can influence our politics in ways not open to ordinary people.
The Canadian prime minister is the latest public figure struggling to apologize for past misbehavior. A language scholar explains how to do it right.
Data analytics have played a role in elections for years. But today’s massive voter relationship management platforms use digital campaigning practices to take it to another level.
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Professeur, École des médias, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)
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Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Communication Policy and Governance, McMaster University
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Research, University of Bath
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Associate Professor of English Language Studies, The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey, Middlebury
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Professor of Political Communication, Department of Politics, Media and Philosophy, La Trobe University
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Co-Director, Young and Resilient Research Centre/Professorial Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Human Rights Law, Griffith University
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SHARP Professor, leader of the Vitalities Lab, Centre for Social Research in Health and Social Policy Centre, UNSW Sydney, and leader of the UNSW Node of the ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, UNSW Sydney
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Visiting Professor of Practice (Journalism), City, University of London
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Associate Professor, Media and Communications, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Professor in AI, Data, and the Rule of Law, The University of Edinburgh
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Data protection and surveillance stream lead, Allens Hub for Technology, Law and Innovation, UNSW Law Faculty, UNSW Sydney
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Scientia Professor, UNSW Sydney
