On today’s Don’t Call Me Resilient podcast, political scientist Sikata Banerjee and cinema studies scholar Rakesh Sengupta explain how cinema and social media in India may be helping to sway voters.
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The global trade in data means minor drug dealing by 16-year-olds on social media could hurt their ability to get a job, house or insurance in their 30s.
Online extremism is a unique challenge – terrorists use methods that can’t be captured by standard content moderation. So, what can we do about it?
Writers festivals navigate the fraught frontier between social media’s echo chambers of outrage and the civilised public debate of the public square. What’s the way forward in this heated atmosphere?
Anthony Albanese has flagged a crack-down on people’s personal details being shared online without consent. But like so much of the internet, it’s hard to police.
A private group chat of Jewish creatives was leaked because some were organising against pro-Palestinians. Was it ethical to do so?
Institutions mustn’t waste the lessons learned during the height of the pandemic about the powerful role that multimedia can play in learning and teaching.
Most fact-checking focuses on social media, yet misinformation can also spread quickly through messaging apps like Whatsapp. Personalised push notifications – sent directly to your phone – could help.
New laws aim to give the public access to a repository containing every political ad sent out through social media.
Baroness Hallett says she should be the one to decide which government messages are relevant to her inquiry, but is she right?
Leaks of thousands of messages show government officials making light of lockdowns and joking about frightening the public.
Digital activism can be fruitful if it is followed up by practical and strategic offline actions.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp are reframing democracy and the way citizens engage and organise in the digital space.
The report on lockdown parties at Number 10 relied heavily on WhatsApp transcripts to show wrongdoing.
Concerns about misinformation spreading among Chinese communities are once again prominent, as they were during the 2019 election campaign.
The system behind apps like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and WhatsApp isn’t neutral. It encodes political communication, influencing what users see.
The study showed couch patrolling was more common than foot patrols - with social media influencing fears and suspicions.
Meta felt the heat in 2021 as whistleblower revelations, congressional ire and demands for data knocked the company back on its heels. Here’s a look at research into the problems Meta poses for society.
Facebook users no longer see the site as a confidant. They’re struggling with how to deal with a messy codependence – and whether to just break up and move on with healthier friends.
Canadians are increasingly turning to private messaging apps where COVID-19 misinformation and conspiracy theories spread in an unregulated manner.
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Professor of Anthropology, UCL
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Professor of Communication, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
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Professor of Democracy, University of Birmingham
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Reader in Human Geography, Queen Mary University of London
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Host of The Anthill Podcast, The Conversation
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Lecturer in Software Engineering, Monash University
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Associate Professor of Communication, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor in Politics and Anthropology, O.P. Jindal Global University
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Lecturer in Global Development Politics, University of York
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Professor and Chair in Financial Technology (FinTech) & Information Systems, University of Manchester
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Professor, Computer and Information Sciences, University of Strathclyde
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Senior Lecturer in Centre for Digital Business, University of Salford
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Reader in the Theory and Politics of Development, SOAS, University of London
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Professor of Strategy, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
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Associate Professor, Digital and Social Media, School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney
