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The content on social media platforms doesn’t always portray the locations accurately, setting unrealistic expectations and even luring tourists into trouble.
With identity the most lucrative commodity social media platforms trade in, their fetishization of authenticity remains ironclad.
Digitalisation offers a way to preserve indigenous knowledge of agricultural practices and connect new generations of farmers to knowledge and wisdom from the past.
It’s not always “worth it for the ‘gram”. People risk life, limb, and the environment for a selfie – and land managers can’t keep up.
Social media has been vital for disseminating information during crises, but with Facebook’s ban of news in Canada, old-school media, especially radio, is critically important.
During the pandemic, few of our life events felt worthy of a single Instagram post, inspiring users to celebrate the beauty in mundanity with ‘dumps’.
Interactive artworks are frequently seen in Montréal’s public spaces, providing sensory interactions. While these installations are entertaining in some way, there is a certain monotony in them.
There are different tactics that governments can use to block the internet, some more sophisticated than others.
Media outlets increasingly construct narratives about collective reality based on what’s happening on social media.
The recent declines of Threads and ChatGPT attest to the reality that rapid and widespread acceptance doesn’t necessarily lead to long-term success.
Barbie is an icon of nostalgia — but she’s also a forerunner of the metaverse.
Social media has become a mainstay in everyday life, particularly among younger generations. And some are even willing to make trade-offs to stay online.
New research shows that frequent posters appear needy, which pushes up against the expectation that ‘real men’ be stoic and self-sufficient.
Twitter is in trouble, but is Meta’s Threads a viable alternative for disaffected users? Experts explain.
Immigrant chefs and cuisines are often constrained by Eurocentric definitions of what constitutes good food. As immigrant groups become more assimilated into US culture, so does their food.
New laws aim to give the public access to a repository containing every political ad sent out through social media.
Australia’s law to force tech giants like Meta and Google to pay media organizations has not always meant better outcomes for journalism. Will the same happen in Canada?
Research shows LGBTQIA+ employees go to many lengths to conceal their true selves from workplace connections.
It’s a surprisingly difficult question to answer – which makes sense when you consider what this long-term research would involve.
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Loyola University Chicago
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Professor & ARC DECRA Fellow, Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor Visual Communication, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate - Social Media and Communication, School of Population Health, UNSW Sydney
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NHMRC Research Fellow, School of Population Health & co-founder UNSW Beach Safety Research Group, UNSW Sydney
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Assistant Professor, Marketing, Toronto Metropolitan University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Marketing, RMIT University
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Associate Professor of Marketing, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor Digital Culture, Business and Computing at Durham University Business School and Advanced Research Computing (ARC), Durham University, Durham University
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Professor of Journalism, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Senior Lecturer in Applied Ethics & CyberSecurity, Griffith University
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Ph.D. Candidate in English, The University of Texas at Austin
