Is your social media group a budding democracy or someone’s fiefdom? John Trumbull's painting, Declaration of Independence, plus emoticons June 3, 2024 Why the future of democracy could depend on your group chats Nathan Schneider, University of Colorado Boulder Americans associate with each other more online than off these days. How people interact in digital communities could have a big impact on democracy.
Thom Holmes/Unsplash November 9, 2023 Overwhelmed by group chat messages? You’re not alone Kate Mannell, Deakin University Group chats can be places of joy, solidarity and refuge. But they can also be a huge time-suck, and create feelings of anxiety and worry.
AAP Image/Dan Himbrechts August 18, 2023 ‘Wouldn’t want to be on any other team’: the queer joy of watching the Matildas at the ‘outest’ World Cup ever Lee Wallace, University of Sydney and Victoria Rawlings, University of Sydney Like the rest of Australia, we have been following the world cup with growing emotional intensity. From the group chat to TikTok, the online alt-commentary on the game has been a joy.