It might seem quaint now but for many Facebook users, the introduction of this content algorithm felt like a violation of their privacy and trust.
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The government is returning to some unfinished business: strengthening its social media age restrictions.
There have long been calls for digital duty of care laws in Australia – since well before the under-16s social media ban. But enforcement may be tricky.
Search engines, social media and AI models can be made as safe and reliable as bridges and water supplies.
The agreement could mark a turning point for public policies on social media precisely because it addresses the architecture of the platforms themselves.
Many teens consider the school formal a rite of passage. But some young people might feel an enormous pressure to look a certain way.
A lawyer who worked on a class action against tobacco makers says the Meta deal mirrors the playbook of Big Tobacco – and will cost only a few days’ revenue.
People should have meaningful choices about the systems organising their attention.
The crudely animated film Niu Lai seemed destined for oblivion when it was released earlier this month. Now the whole world knows about it.
Concerns about the effect of social media on young minds mirror fears in ancient times around the way heightened drama affected audiences of public theatre.
Major changes for TikTok and YouTube could be about to follow.
Meta’s settlement calls for several key design changes to protect teens, but how the states will verify and enforce the changes is a big question mark.
We treat tech overuse like drug addiction, but smartphones – like sugar – are everywhere, making complete avoidance unrealistic.
Political parties might choose their election ads but increasingly it’s tech companies’ algorithms that decide who sees them.
71% of the toxic messages we studied were directed at female candidates.
A loss for Meta may force it to redesign Facebook and Instagram – and not just for US users.
Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.
Often, when people talk about their pets, they are also talking about themselves — about the things they value and the experiences that shape who they are.
One way to guard against misinformation is to empower people to identify climate doom in the first place.
Recent research finds that becoming too psychologically entangled with your followers can make success feel like a trap.
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Professor, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Information Systems, Michigan State University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Researcher at Microsoft Research, Cambridge UK. Previously, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Formal Philosophy / Director of Center for Information and Bubble Studies, University of Copenhagen
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Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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Professor of Informatics and Computer Science, Indiana University
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Advancing Journalism, The University of Melbourne
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Assistant Data Analyst, Queensland University of Technology