When YouTube started in 2005, it brought scenes from home and personal disclosures that helped us connect. Now late night television hosts are fuelling nostalgia for that recent history.
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Can everyday chores be hypnotically soothing? Can routines be mini-occasions? East Asian home vloggers show us that framing and pace are everything and we can find joy in simple domesticity.
Researchers have been able to track how radical communities on the fringes of the web essentially manufacture conspiracy theories.
Social media analysts are seeing some alarming trends on Twitter, Facebook and other platforms as the new coronavirus spreads.
Budding filmmakers needn’t let isolation stand in the way of their cinematic dreams. Here are five and a half ways you can make movie magic at home.
Facebook, Google and Twitter are stepping up to block misinformation and promote accurate information about the coronavirus. Their track records on self-policing are poor. The results so far are mixed.
Steps higher education institutions can take to ensure that teaching and learning continues during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Parents can play an important role helping youth navigate the messages they see on YouTube about sexual consent.
Scientists are arguing over how YouTube might help turn people into extremists.
The abilities to detect and analyze deepfake videos is of the utmost urgency. Deepfakes are a serious threat to people’s security and our democratic institutions.
It looks as if the Conservative P\arty has learned from the way Labour targeted the youth vote in 2017.
Algorithms can amplify toxic content, but the problems start in human communities.
New evidence suggests most YouTube videos on climate change deny its existence.
From Steve Smith’s tearful apology to anonymous apps like Whisper, public confessions can be therapeutic, emancipatory, or potentially exploitative.
The history of how Alphabet Inc. and its subsidiaries manage children and data is a troubling one. How will Sidewalk Labs address concerns about minors and privacy in Toronto’s Quayside project?
Greenhouse gas emissions from plastic production in the vinyl era is not a patch on the equivalent from running giant servers today.
YouTube channels are increasingly targeting children, but research shows these young viewers may not understand when they are being sold to.
It’s time for social media platforms to be more open about how livestreaming works, how it is moderated, and what should happen if or when the rules break down.
The tech giants are consistently failing to protect children.
New activist communities are fighting back against haters to make the world safer for LGBTQ teens.
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Associate Professor of Screen Media, Victoria University
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Distinguished Professor of Media and Communication, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin University
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Associate Professor in Media, RMIT University
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Lecturer, Learning & Teaching Innovation, Flinders University
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Professor of Internet Studies & Director of Influencer Ethnography Research Lab, Curtin University
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Clinical Professor of Communication, USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
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Reader in Marketing, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Public Policy, Communication, and Information, UMass Amherst
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Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
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Professor of Marketing, Cardiff University
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Associate Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Pace University
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PhD Candidate, Department of Kinesiology; Epidemiogist at Henry Ford Health, University of Windsor
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University Professor of Economics and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University
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PhD Candidate, Arts Technology and Innovation, University of East London