The violence we’re witnessing on our phones impacts us on both on an individual and societal scale. This grief needs to be processed.
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Following the app’s sale, the company’s updated privacy policy and terms of service set off alarm bells. The reaction shows Big Tech has lost the public’s trust.
Users began downloading Upscrolled after a group of American investors acquired a majority stake in TikTok’s U.S. operations.
While cellphone bans at schools can help students connect more with peers, they can also make students feel less safe and independent.
There have been six key shifts – and no doubt more is to come.
An AI agent you can run at home has gone viral – and things are getting a bit weird.
While wealth and power can go a long way in fighting a criminal conviction, sometimes these factors fall short.
Tik Tok, Instagram, Youtube… Social Media is driving offline disorders among teenagers, suggests a large-scale report by French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (Anses).
In an era of curated feeds and ‘brand-safe’ personas, messy, relatable content offers a strange kind of relief.
The vote in the Lords took place on an amendment to the government’s Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill.
The appeal of a ban lies in its simplicity. But complex social problems rarely yield to simple technological solutions.
While the UK reins in deepfakes on Elon Musk’s X, NZ’s outdated laws leave women exposed and platforms unaccountable.
Reading comprehension scores are tanking, and fewer Americans are picking up books. But practicing deep reading can help you process content more carefully and keep you from falling for misinformation.
Governments around the world are clamping down on Grok’s production of nonconsensual sexual images. Why does Canada seem to be missing in action?
Chatter in social media communities sheds light on a hidden population of substance users.
The research found little evidence that time spent on social media or frequent gaming causes mental health problems in early-to-mid adolescence.
Information is still getting out despite an almost total internet blackout, especially with the help of diaspora groups. That poses a big problem for the government.
These images are being shared in an attempt to harass, demean or silence individuals.
Admitting you didn’t enjoy your holiday is surprisingly taboo – even more so in the age of social media.
We urgently need to teach young people ‘conversational literacy’.
Top contributors
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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