The so-called ‘kidfluencer’ economy is huge and growing. Australia should consider regulating it more tightly.
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Over 60% of middle and high school students we surveyed from 2021-2024 said they wanted to be social media influencers, or picked their future careers online.
Social apps like Instagram, TikTok and Facebook are designed to be addictive. What would they look like if we removed the worst features?
Despite its comedic origins and mission as the ‘voice of the lazy and unemployed’, the movement represents a seismic shift in India’s political landscape.
Drawn from the words white and Asian, many use the term to celebrate shared experiences. But the label raises questions about valuing proximity to whiteness.
Research on generative AI use among youth pinpoints design features that pose age-specific risks, which must be addressed before we adopt genAI into our schools and homes.
Setting up shop outside mainstream news organisations and using social media platforms allows for greater creative and financial control.
This was an announcement of Starmer’s intention to fight for his position.
They are more engaged in news and more willing to pay for it – and they do so primarily through social media.
The evidence base is mixed and inconsistent.
How Drake’s ice stunt, Ariana Grande’s Petal teaser campaign and Taylor Swift’s ‘Toy Story’ song became a masterclass in modern music marketing.
Crucially, legislation cannot replace parenting, education and support.
A new study involving 1,195 young people found found clear risks from heavier social media use on young people’s mental health.
Calls for calm as tensions rise are often a case of too little, too late.
As content is clipped, reposted and reframed, audiences encounter fragments rather than the original message.
Video essayists on YouTube are trying to beat the manosphere at it’s own game. Here are five insightful channels to watch.
The Liberal government has signalled it will not restore federal hate speech provisions or bring in new online safety legislation. A researcher explains what that means for the Canadians most at risk.
Australia’s proposed digital duty of care will ask social media platforms to actively prevent harm.
For some people, healthy eating can become an obsession that has a devastating impact on their health and relationships.
Increasingly, digital advertising is designed to dissolve into the flow of the content you consume online.
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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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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Director of UWA Centre for Software Practice, The University of Western Australia
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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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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Queensland University of Technology