Meta, the parent company of Facebook, has already switched news off in Canada. Australia could easily be next – here’s what that might lead to.
- Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
Exclusive polling shows that those who see Australia as a divided nation are far more likely to vote “no” than those who see it as united.
Twitter activists played a key role in the robodebt scandal, driving social pressure to end the unlawful welfare scheme.
From voting info to risqué quips, this election, online political ads are more pervasive than ever before.
It only took a relatively small number of Twitter accounts to get hashtags #DictatorDan and #DanLiedPeopleDied trending. And “bots” weren’t really a part of the story.
Research shows Google News results often prioritise mainstream media over smaller news businesses. It’s a double-edged sword. While local outlets suffer, it’s actually better for readers.
The social media spread of news, information and myths about coronavirus can help keep the public informed but can also stoke panic.
‘Phatic sharing’ reclaims Twitter as a truly social network, rather than simply as a source of breaking news or a place for public debate between politicians, journalists, and activists.
Analysis of tweets from the election campaign reveal two key trends: independents are organising, and embattled Liberal candidates are having to take the fight to their rivals.
A new study looking at the social media interactions of Australian political journalists finds that they are often talking among themselves.
The National Library of Australia’s web archive preserves online Australian content dating back to 1996. The next step is to archive platforms such as Facebook and Twitter - but it won’t be easy.
Facebook grapples with balancing the privacy needs of users with needs of the research community.
With Labor having largely defused the Adani issue, debate on Twitter in the final weeks of the 2017 Queensland election campaign has come to focus chiefly on the role of One Nation.
Twitter activity over the first two weeks of the Queensland election campaign shows good support for Labor and a slowdown of the Adani debate.
The A-League has embraced social media. But analysis shows success online doesn’t correspond to success on the field.
ABC News has quietly moved into third place in the domestic online news market and had a piece that went unexpectedly viral in Korea.
ABC News’ investment in long-form journalism is generating strong take-up on Twitter.
Australian Twitter users largely ignored news from Syria, North Korea and other trouble spots in June, focussing instead on domestic politics.
The Schapelle Corby media circus wasn’t reflected in Twitter stats and calls to boycott Fairfax during the staff strike show limited impact on this social media platform as well.
A number of big new stories, from home and abroad, meant we didn’t even shut Twitter off over the East long weekend.
Explaining Fairfax’s struggles, CEO Greg Hywood blamed the ABC for distorting the market - but the national broadcaster actually drives traffic to its commercial competitors.
Twitter is made up of numerous communities clustered around all manner of topics. If all you see is the same, it’s time to break out of your filter bubble.
News sharing on Twitter focuses on a broad range of topics, even as Cyclone Debbie dominated other news sources, as shown by the Australian Twitter News Index for March 2017.
The Australian Twitter News Index for February 2017 reflects the current climate of permanent crisis, at home and abroad.
ATNIX for January 2017 shows unusual levels of news engagement as Australia reacts to the Bourke St tragedy and comes to terms with the Trump Presidency.
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