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MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.
This new wave of AI short dramas is absurdly addictive. Understanding the psychology is the first step towards breaking the spell.
eSafety is investigating Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok and YouTube for “potential non-compliance”. But several questions about the ban remain unanswered.
Some new findings show that AI has certain benefits, such as reducing barriers for students with learning disabilities. But overall, more evidence is needed to understand how AI influences learning.
A lawsuit against Meta and Google avoided the issue of liability for content and focused on allegations that social media platforms themselves are harmful by design.
Big tech companies argue their platforms are communication tools not traps, and that addiction is a mischaracterisation of high engagement.
Tanzania favours information control over transparency and accountability.
The author of the new book ‘Attention and Alienation’ wonders if the online world can ever become a place where kindness and human flourishing are the prevailing ethos.
If the health content you see on social media sounds too good to be true, it’s very likely false – but there are ways to check it out before sharing.
Research suggests that how often people check social media − and how emotionally engaged they are with it − can influence sleep even more than how much time they spend online.
Chinese social media app RedNote has attracted more than 700,000 new users in the past few days. But it might not be a viable, long-term alternative to TikTok.
As local news outlets continue to close across the country, people’s news sources keep evolving.
To get maximum benefits from using social media for teaching in South Africa schools, many things should be put in place.
Like the whole idea of banning young people from social media, allowing limited access to platforms that have a “low risk of harm” is deeply flawed.
An impending election doesn’t mean that people have to avoid social media altogether. When used wisely, it can still be an important source for political information and an outlet to express opinions.
If you are worried about your teen’s social media use, consider joining them for screen-free time at home and organising regular activities offline.
Contrary to what you may have heard, your mindset may be the biggest thing affecting how social media connects to your wellbeing.
A growing body of research points to links between social media use and mental health harms, but establishing clear cause and effect is difficult.
New research shows how fear of missing out and an inability to regulate our own emotions is linked to using the internet in concerning ways.
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Senior Lecturer in Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Senior Lecturer in Digital Cultures, University of Sydney
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Law & Justice, UNSW
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Associate Professor in Criminology, University of Surrey
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Chair of Discipline, Media and Communications, University of Sydney
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Professor of Data Science; Director, Adelaide Data Science Centre, Adelaide University
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Research and Graduate Assistant, Faculty of Human Kinetics, University of Windsor
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Professor of Communication Science, University of South Africa
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Clinical Senior Research Associate, MRC Epidemiology Unit, University of Cambridge
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Reader/ Associate professor in Media Psychology, University of Salford
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, Charles Darwin University
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Head Tutor in Political Science; Tutor in Italian studies and Linguistics, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Law, Adelaide University