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Increasingly outlandish gender reveal parties align perfectly with the values of an economy that’s always scrolling for the next best thing.
Facebook and Google’s publicity campaigns against Australia’s new media regulations show they’re worried other countries will follow suit.
We’re supposed to suppress feelings of envy. But what if the kind spurred by school shutdowns, frontline work and cramped apartments are worth exploring – and acting upon?
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.
Jacinda Ardern’s command of social media and her celebrity-level engagement rates make her a formidable campaigner in the digital age.
Facebook is worried publishers may charge as much as they want for their content. But we believe parameters can be set based on the value Australians put on public interest journalism.
The code seems to oversimplify how news content on big digital platforms should be assigned commercial value.
Facebook says it will ban publishers and people in Australia from sharing local and international news on Facebook and Instagram if a proposal to force tech giants to pay for news becomes law.
Over the past decade, news media companies have been at the mercy of big tech platforms’ algorithms in delivering them readers. But with no guarantee of sustained revenue, media firms are looking elsewhere.
An app that young people use to share videos of themselves dancing might seem like a silly diversion, but it’s become a powerhouse social media platform.
‘Suck it and see’ or face a digital tax, former ACCC boss Allan Fels warns Google and Facebook
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Tech giants don't like Australia's plan to force Google and Facebook to pay for news, to fund public interest journalism. But the government may well respond with a digital tax, says Allan Fels.
Millennials and Gen Z overwhelmingly support the movement, and consumer brands are well aware of their growing spending power.
Recent anti-racism protests have spurred dozens of companies to vow to diversify their workforces, yet big tech’s efforts to do so since 2014 show promises aren’t enough to overcome the real problem.
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Facebook groups exist to share information about most classes of animals and plants, and these communities have unprecedented observational power.
The news media crisis is constant but there are a few practical solutions available to help the news business get out of the hole.
Social media has proved to be a helpful source of observations of snakes feeding. Knowing more about their diet is useful because it’s linked to their venom biochemistry.
If the ACCC takes one of the tech giants to court for breach of the code, the penalty could be more than $10 million.
Developed through Melbourne’s first lockdown and filmed as restrictions lifted, Loving Captivity is a rom-com about dating in the isolation age.
Most of Facebook’s revenue comes from the millions of small businesses that advertise on the platform.
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Senior Research Associate in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Dean of Global Business, The Fletcher School, Tufts University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice; Lead, UNSW Public Interest Law & Tech Initiative, UNSW
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Political Communication; Director CAJ, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Doctoral researcher investigating governance of social media platforms, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Media Studies, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Convergent and Online Media, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor of Digital Communication, RMIT University
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra