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Chimpanzees forced to interact with humans can develop stress and other health problems. EPA

January 5, 2020

Before you hit ‘share’ on that cute animal photo, consider the harm it can cause

Zara Bending, Macquarie University

Shareable online images of chimpanzees, elephants and other animals are threatening their conservation and welfare.

The proposed defamation law reforms could see an increase in cases of everyday social media users being sued, along with companies. Fabian Sommer/AAP

November 22, 2019

A push to make social media companies liable in defamation is great for newspapers and lawyers, but not you

Michael Douglas, The University of Western Australia

Defamation law reform is on the horizon. Social media companies may be held more liable for what they publish. But this could come at the expense of everyday users.

Social media giants such as Facebook have been blamed for helping spread misinformation. But the problem runs deeper than that. AAP

September 24, 2019

Merchants of misinformation are all over the internet. But the real problem lies with us

Will J Grant, Australian National University and Rod Lamberts, Australian National University

Every day, new “alternative facts” are peddled in the public realm. But misinformation is not solely a modern problem - its origins are as old as humanity.

Metiria Turei (here with James Shaw) was the co-leader of the Green party until 2017, but resigned within weeks of her welfare reform speech in which she shared her personal experience with New Zealand’s welfare system. Scowlie/flickr

April 16, 2019

Were journalists ‘just doing their job’ in the political resignation of Metiria Turei?

Sean Phelan, Massey University and Leon Salter, Massey University

A few weeks before New Zealand’s 2017 elections, Metiria Turei’s welfare reform speech triggered a sequence of events that led to her resignation and questions about the conduct of journalists.

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