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Astronomic valuations for non-profitable companies are popular in Silicon Valley but how are they calculated and what do they reflect?
Uber's IPO will value the company at more than $80 billion, yet the data it collects on its users may be worth even more – and creates the potential for dangerous manipulation.
Nation states are covertly working against each other on the very same digital platforms they use to collaborate in areas such as trade and manufacturing.
Any discussion about regulating social platforms should recognise how new policies could reduce the bottom line of small businesses.
Counterintuitively, vague incentives are often stronger than clear ones.
Sugar daddy capitalism is deformalising relationships and erasing the lines between commercial and non-commercial worlds.
The ACCC would like closer scrutiny of digital platforms such as Facebook and Google – in particular with regards to user privacy, market power and operational algorithms.
Australia might become the first country in the world to submit Google and Facebook's algorithms to a public interest test.
It is the Australian Tax Office, not the Fair Work Commission, making the big waves with the Foodora case and the future of the gig economy.
Accessing the right information in a timely manner is essential, but difficult for newly arrived refugees. Information varies, plus there are language barriers and geographical complications.
The US and Europe approach tech regulation very differently due to their historical contexts. Where does Australia's fit in?
How data is changing the shape of our personal 'bubble' – in pictures.
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.
Facebook has expressed interest in regulation, but its submission to the ACCC could be a disappointing early indication of how it will downplay its magnitude in future regulatory debates.
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Professor, Melbourne Law School, University of Melbourne
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Distinguished Professor, Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor Communications and Media, University of Canberra
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Lecturer - Management and Organisations, UWA Business School, University of Western Australia
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Economics, UNSW
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Professor of Practice, Associate Dean, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick
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Lecturer (Academic Fellow) in Work and Organisational Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Information Systems, UNSW
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Assistant Professor in Journalism, University of Canberra
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Co-Director, Centre for Media Transition, University of Technology Sydney
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Industry Fellow, UNSW Canberra Cyber, Australian Defence Force Academy, UNSW
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Associate Dean of Research, Faculty of Arts & Design, University of Canberra
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Senior Lecturer and Chair of the Design Research Group, University of Hertfordshire
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Fellow at the Peabody Media Center and Clinical Associate Professor of Communication, University of Southern California, Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
