Mastodon is open-source software that enables a decentralized social media network. It operates differently from the corporate-owned social media platforms we have become accustomed to.
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With Twitter users considering a relocation to the decentralized social media network Mastodon, there’s an opportunity for the CBC to lead the way in re-imagining online futures for Canadians.
It’s not clear what will happen to the safety features that come with Twitter verification.
The internet has been heralded as liberation technology and accused of undermining democracy. The available research shows it is a bit of both.
Moderating content is a box that still needs to be ticked.
Meta’s focus on virtual reality might free up space for smaller social media players to compete.
While Musk’s first steps as Twitter owner don’t inspire confidence, the platform continues to retain its original content moderation policies (for now).
Platforms have started a silent censorship war through this opaque (and often harmful) approach to content moderation.
Andrew Tate’s content offers a toxic blend of self-improvement and male supremacism.
ActuallyAutistic, #AutismAcceptance and #AutisticAdults are all popular TikTok hashtags. But as much as TikTok can be liberating for people with autism, the conversation can’t stop there.
Citizens’ social media is a form of alternative media that challenges both mainstream media and right-wing propaganda.
Online personalities like Andrew Tate are using social media to amplify their misogynist and anti-woman rhetoric. Social media companies deplatforming them can cut them off from followers and revenue.
Think about how your child might feel in the future.
We should be concerned about the sweeping discretion social media companies have over so much of our speech.
Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
The effects social media has on our mental health may depend on how we use it. Taking control, and knowing when to take a break, is crucial.
The risk of experiencing harm online is real, especially for children – but decades of research don’t support the alarmist tropes used in these conversations.
How you feel and how you use social media both affect each other – but one impacts the other more.
Bohra women’s use of social media to build businesses is an example of how religious communities can help women gain financial independence.
Scotland needs to facilitate referendum debate which doesn’t rely on misinformation, half-truths and personality-led rhetoric fed by a toxic social media environment.
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Research Fellow in Digital Childhoods, Deakin University
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Chair of Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
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Senior Lecturer in Business Information Systems, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Social Psychology in Society, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Associate Professor, Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology
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Science + Technology Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Postdoctoral Fellow, Psychology, University of Cambridge
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Ontario Research Chair of Digital Governance for Social Justice, York University, Canada
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Associate Science Editor & Co-Host of The Conversation Weekly Podcast, The Conversation
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Associate Professor of Finance, UNSW Sydney
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Associate Professor of Political Science, Brock University
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Louise Grimmer is a Friend of The Conversation.
Senior Lecturer in Retail Marketing, University of Tasmania
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, Swinburne University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, University of Surrey
