The law is the balance point between limiting hate speech and misinformation and keeping censorship in check. Here’s what could happen if Congress kicks it out from under the internet.
In ‘Adolescence,’ a communication abyss that separates Gen X from Gen Z gives way to calamity.
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One click leads to another and, before you know it, you’re tumbling down a rabbit hole of bad news. Here are some practical tips to claw your way back out.
Tracking one of these items to your door has been possible since 2017 – tracking the other is all new.
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Isidore of Seville preserved knowledge in the ‘Dark Ages’, earning him the title of patron saint of the internet. His work laid the groundwork for today’s world of shared information.
It’s not all about broadband access. Key adult education programs help Canadians acquire needed digital literacy skills for further education, apprenticeship training, certification and employment.
Fifty years before the architecture for the web was created, Jorge Luis Borges had already imagined an analog equivalent.
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Borges imagined an endless library that contained every possible permutation of letters. The truth is out there, but it’s embedded among hordes of lies and gibberish.
Links have been essential tools for navigating the web and sourcing information – but they are on the decline as tech companies try to keep audiences from clicking away.
Australia is set to ban kids under 16 from social media. Depending on the definition, online games with social features could be in the firing line – which would be detrimental.
The Albanese government has announced a plan to ban kids under 16 from social media. There’s no explanation why this age was chosen, and the decision flies in the face of expert advice.
Protesters hold a placard reading ‘Democracy in distress’ during a demonstration in 2017.
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne