Many people have become resigned to the fact that tech companies collect our private data. But policymakers must do more to limit the amount of personal information corporations can collect.
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‘Lucky girl syndrome’ focuses on using positive affirmations to achieve material benefit.
We interviewed 11- to 17-year-olds and they told us gambling advertising is so pervasive in their lives, it’s become normalised.
We examined the pre-match fight on social media to compare how each fighter’s profile brand performed worldwide.
In a loosely regulated industry, followers shouldn’t necessarily buy what these influencers are selling.
Using a code helps distinguish youth sexual culture from that of adults and authorities.
Women need better protection from online hate and misogyny, both while using social media and when working for technology companies.
Liver King: scandal shows why more regulation is needed for TikTok and Instagram stars.
School officials are becoming increasingly wary of TikTok amid concerns that the app poses a risk to student safety and privacy and makes the nation vulnerable to spies.
Some of the now-adult children of influencers are pushing back.
The app best known for kids sharing video clips of themselves singing and dancing has become a powerful tool for activists speaking out against repression in Iran.
TikTok is shaping the music industry like never before, but with rumours that the app may soon launch its own streaming service, the stakes for creative freedom are high.
Health claims for chlorophyll water are all over TikTok. We looked at the evidence to see what stacked up.
What’s the connection between #EatWithMe videos and mukbang? And what are we to make of claims they could help people overcome a fear of eating?
Radical change at Twitter shows how quickly strategies and values can shift in Big Tech. New Zealand needs to be less reliant on overseas solutions for its own digital infrastructure plans.
The U.S. midterms revealed a generational shift away from youth voter apathy. The apathetic, in fact, seem to be those trying to accurately measure public opinion using outdated methods.
Online personalities like Andrew Tate are using social media to amplify their misogynist and anti-woman rhetoric. Social media companies deplatforming them can cut them off from followers and revenue.
Misinformation has bedeviled social media companies for years, and the problem is especially consequential during elections. Are the companies up to the job as the 2022 midterm elections approach?
Do we really have ‘core memories’ that shape our personality? The science says things are a little more complicated.
Viral TikTok star Emmanuel – a US-based emu who enjoys a vast online following – has fallen sick with avian influenza. So what is this disease and what’s the risk in Australia?
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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