Scrolling TikTok or Instagram causes mental fatigue, which can lead people to purchase items based on how many ‘likes’ an ad has instead of how much value the product will bring them.
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What do YouTuber influencer videos about being ‘cancelled’ share with 17th-century texts? Both were crafted directly in response to audiences in new social spaces.
As social media becomes more prevalent in our lives, a career as an influencer may seem enticing. But those interested in this new career should be aware of the challenges.
The damaging effect of social media filters is rarely taught in schools.
If social media companies are restricted in how they collect, use and share Australians’ data, we can take significant steps toward protecting everyone from foreign interference.
Legislation meant to improve cybersecurity could be difficult to implement and might create incentives for riskier digital behavior.
We need more scrutiny of TikTok as Indonesia gears up for general and presidential elections next year.
With most social media users logging in at least once a day, and one-third of teens using these apps almost constantly, it raises the issue of whether social media is hurting our attention abilities.
We no longer share our musical interests with just our family, friends or colleagues. We now share it with people we barely know from the internet.
The platform has already faced bans in a number of other countries – most of them citing privacy and surveillance concerns.
Pranking your intimate partner to gain clout online is not as innocent as it might seem.
You might have seen teachers on TikTok dancing to the latest viral song with their students. Or dressing up to show how many different jobs they do in a given day.
Chinese shoppers find a TikTok-style app is helpful for complaining.
What data privacy risk does TikTok pose, and what could the Chinese government do with data it collects? And is it even possible to ban an app?
My research reiterates the roles of TikTok in fostering hate speech in elections
TikTok has been banned from UK government devices, but it’s easy for all social media platforms to harvest your data.
The five Iranian teenagers were arrested and forced to apologise – but the dance challenge continues to go viral.
The evidence on whether TikTok poses a risk to users’ privacy and security.
Maybe you can’t have a designer kitchen. But you can still beautify your bulk food storage.
NDP leader Jagmeet Singh has deactivated his TikTok profile in a move that will undermine his party’s attempts to engage with young voters through social media.
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Associate Professor of Advertising and Public Relations, University of Georgia
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Senior Lecturer in Communication, Griffith University
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Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Information Sciences & Director, Social Change Enabling Impact Platform, RMIT University
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Professor of Internet Studies & Director of Influencer Ethnography Research Lab, Curtin University
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Visiting Fellow, ISEAS-Yusof Ishak Institute; Oklahoma State University
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Research Fellow in Public Health, The University of Queensland
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Digital Communication, Director of QUT Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology
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Research Fellow, ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society, Swinburne University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Law, Thompson Rivers University
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Professor of Anatomy, Lancaster University
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, University of Leeds
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Adjunct Senior Lecturer, Applied Ethics and CyberSecurity, Griffith University