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While setting up new revenue streams for struggling newsrooms is a welcome move, the laws themselves are far from perfect.
Paying for engaging content is not the same as intending to fund extremism, but it creates a risk that harmful content will benefit.
The government and opposition have reached a deal on the hotly debated News Bargaining Incentive.
Like many other countries, Canada wants to restrict young people’s access to social media. Can Bill C-34 achieve its intended goals?
New research shows that YouTube is used not just as an occasional supplement, but as a staple of classroom instruction.
The aim isn’t to get rid of difficult feelings, but to find ways of managing them effectively.
The report provides more evidence Australia’s world-leading social media ban isn’t going to plan.
There is a risk this study will be leveraged by big tech platforms to exonerate themselves.
Despite being more connected than any previous generation, many young people report struggling to build friendships that provide a genuine sense of closeness.
If an older person believes dodgy health advice on social media, it’s easy to blame their age. But we’re all susceptible.
A version of Australia’s eSafety Commissioner could be a better way to tackle the online harm experienced by under-16s – and New Zealanders of all ages.
Imagine a world where nobody clicks on misleading content online. Media literacy can get us there.
This is just one example of an online trend with real-world health consequences.
Patients sharing their health journeys online are filling vital information gaps, but social media algorithms often bury their most useful posts.
Yet another longstanding mathematical question has been resolved by AI – and it feels a little different from the ones that have come before
The Victorian government says the new laws are ‘nation leading’. But there are several points of concern to address.
When you’re tired and distracted, an online ad’s claims can be more effective in pitching a product when they’re assertive and explicit.
Studies increasingly show that how kids are using screens is more important than the exact amount of time they’re spending on them – and parents and caregivers tend to know what’s best for their families.
Critical thinking is touted as the educational counterpoint to AI and algorithms, but our definitions of it need an update.
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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