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For years, the YouTuber has posted increasingly unhinged content, building a platform around various controversies and mukbang videos.
TikTok has become an integral part of social media culture in Kenya, offering a space for creativity, entertainment and community interaction.
Visually appealing and cheap to produce, AI-generated images allow scammers and spammers to post high volumes of engaging content − and Facebook’s algorithm may be promoting these posts.
A wave of horror content is popping up across TikTok, carrying on a legacy that began on YouTube.
Even the world’s most successful creators can see their livelihoods threatened by social media companies that routinely change their algorithms and policies with impunity.
Vlogging has emerged as a new source of intimate entertainment, and for creators, potential income. However, they also raise serious questions about exploitation and the privacy rights of children.
Online reading communities have been around for a while but none of them have captured the attention of readers, publishers and retailers quite like BookTok.
There’s more to NPC streaming than strange gimmicks. The rise of the trend showcases how gamer cultures and adult content make for lucrative bedfellows.
Liver King: scandal shows why more regulation is needed for TikTok and Instagram stars.
Social media entertainers are creative, entrepreneurial and masters at building the communities that support them. But regulations currently under review could strangle this nascent industry.
The activism of the Parkland teens is a reminder of where social media gets it right. We mustn’t forget them in our rush to regulate.
New forms of artistic expression are driving debates in East Africa that challenge sensitive subjects. But the backlash has been vicious.
Should you be worried that tech giants are making huge investments in cultural content?
Online video is flourishing in Australia with very little government attention. Content creators like Youtube channel RackaRacka are getting millions of viewers, numbers the traditional screen industry can only dream of.
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Research Assistant at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
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PhD in English Literature, University of Liverpool
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PhD Candidate, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto
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Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory, Stanford University
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Master's student, Department of Sociology, Queen's University, Ontario
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Literature lecturer, Kenyatta University
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Associate Professor Law, Economics and Governance, Utrecht University
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Research Fellow at the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor, Global Development Studies, Queen's University, Ontario
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Associate Professor in Media, RMIT University
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Nutrition, Dietetics & Food Innovation - School of Health Sciences, UNSW Sydney
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Casual Academic, Creative Writing and English Literature, Flinders University
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Professor of Media, Music and Culture, University of Leeds
