Anti-Asian memes spread on TikTok during the pandemic, and the potential for harm is real. It’s about time platforms scrutinised such ‘humour’ more closely.
- Senior Lecturer in Digital Media at the School of Communication, Queensland University of Technology
A video purporting to show a suicide is reportedly circulating on TikTok, reigniting debate about content moderation on social media. Collaborating with competitors may be the key.
Algorithms can amplify toxic content, but the problems start in human communities.
It’s not your intent that matters when you’re considering your online behaviour – it’s the consequences that create the impact.
Facebook seems to be shifting its focus more towards privacy. But this might have some unexpected repercussions, as highlighted by recent research on the encrypted messaging service WhatsApp.
Emoji can be used on social media to spread racism in ways that make it seem normal, mundane and acceptable.
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