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Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter is seen as a threat to the digital public square. International regulation is required to protect internet users’ access to democratic public spaces.
From deepfakes to VR: the metaverse could change the future of film and TV production, but probably not as much as some might fear.
The success of the metaverse – whether people use it or not – will rely heavily on the environments that are created.
While the ACCC failed in a similar case against Google in 2013, there are some key details in this one which could give it more leverage.
The language around former UK deputy prime minister’s promotion was very telling.
The Chinese platform has become a major thorn in Mark Zuckerberg’s side.
The laws about cookies are fairly clear in EU and UK, but many big companies are breaking them anyway.
That impossibly beautiful model on Instagram might be just that. CGI influencers are already on social media, and Meta’s commercial interest means it shouldn’t be in charge of the ethical guidelines.
Activision’s big titles have led the way in getting us used to virtual worlds. Making them VR will be a gamechanger.
New recommendations on how to fix the issue of COVID misinformation don’t go far enough.
For the metaverse to work, people need to own their virtual bodies and possessions and be able to spend money. The same cryptographic technology behind bitcoin will make that possible.
People may think of the metaverse as virtual, but the harm terrorists and extremists could do is very real.
A number of legal cases were brought forward by regulators this year, in a bid to hold major tech companies accountable.
Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Today’s social media is plagued by racism and sexism. Without intentionally building the metaverse to be inclusive, it will be, too.
Social media firms in Europe are well on the way to a thousand cuts.
To be meta about Meta would involve reflecting upon the fact that Facebook is a company that designs technology around people.
Research from Meta and some scientists shows no harm from social media, but other research and whistleblower testimony show otherwise. Seemingly contradictory, both can be right.
Facebook’s rebranding as Meta is an attempt to reposition the company as poised to move into virtual reality networks.
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Lancaster University Management School, Lancaster University
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Senior research associate, University of Sydney
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Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for an Informed Public, University of Washington
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Professor of Cyber Security Practice, Edith Cowan University
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Omar H. Fares is a Friend of The Conversation.
Lecturer in the Ted Rogers School of Retail Management, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Professor of Management, University of Essex
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Professor, School of Journalism, Writing, and Media, University of British Columbia
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Associate Professor of Computer Games and Associate Dean Engagement, Bond University
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Professor of Collaborative Computing, University of Nottingham
