Social media and protest – a battleground for freedom of expression.
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An expert on social media explains how she proved she was being shadow banned – and how you can too.
There has been a flood of images on social media about the Israel-Hamas war.
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Social media is designed to keep you engaged by getting a rise out of you, not help you think critically or take effective action on political issues.
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Twitter activists played a key role in the robodebt scandal, driving social pressure to end the unlawful welfare scheme.
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Frightening headlines alone are unlikely to inspire people to change their behaviour.
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Disabled Twitter users will be cut off from opportunities to tell their stories and collaborate internationally.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s iPhone selfies quickly went viral.
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A social media scholar says the authenticity, connection and immediacy of Zelenskyy’s appeal explains why his videos were so powerful.
Bullying and harassment are having devastating effects on young Indigenous people and their communities.
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How can moderators and social media platforms, who have no direct experience of colonisation, pick up on such culturally nuanced negativity against Indigenous people?
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Nine months into the pandemic, Indonesia has seen serious threats to civil liberties, involving not only privacy but also freedom of expression and of the press in the digital realm.
President Trump’s campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla. had thousands of empty seats, thanks at least in part to the actions of teenagers who mobilized on the social media platform TikTok.
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If teenagers organizing on social media can hamper a presidential campaign rally, how challenging is it to manipulate elections?
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Enacting real change in business is about more than posting online, it is about making real structural and lasting change to how you do business.