Social media
Opinion
Opinion
The case that could change the internet
It all started when laws were passed in response to decisions by Twitter and Facebook to boot Donald Trump off their platforms after the 2021 attack on the Capitol building.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
Opinion
From viral social media ‘pranks’ to hooning, what makes teens behave so badly?
It is easy to explain this behaviour away as poor parenting or problem children. But there are other reasons boys are acting up online.
- by Kathryn Daley
Meangirling, catfishing: Perth parents speak out after witnessing devastating social media ‘trends’
WA parents have said their children have been the victims of both new and sustained cyberbullying trends. How can it be stopped?
- by Holly Thompson
Opinion
Opinion
The five scary social media trends every parent should know about
From the comment pile-on to social media receipts, here are some of the damaging trends kids are taking part in or becoming victims of.
- by Nicole Jameson
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Media & marketing
$1b for journalism at risk in new warning over Google, Facebook
Former treasurer Josh Frydenberg and former competition boss Rod Sims have urged the Albanese government to enforce the media bargaining code struck three years ago, when they stared down the social media giants.
- by David Crowe
Opinion
Parenting
What the darkness of parenting memes taught me about motherhood
As a millennial who came of age in digital media, I know a lot about memes. But nothing prepared me for the onslaught of “jokes” I’d witness as a new parent.
- by Wendy Syfret
Opinion
Wall Street
Donald Trump’s fortune is about to get a $5.8b boost. But is it real?
Lost in the chaos of Trump’s legal issues was that the merger of his social media business finally got the green light last week after more than two years of wrangling.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
How social media lures the unsuspecting to Victoria’s dangerous beaches
TikTokers and Instagrammers are promoting our beautiful beaches, but experts say more needs to be done to include safety messages to prevent drownings.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Haters gonna hate, but Taylor Swift really is extraordinary – here’s why
It’s not essential, or even necessary, to be a Swiftie to appreciate the once-in-a-lifetime scale of what she has achieved.
- by Karl Quinn
Tax chief says COVID handouts pushed thousands into ‘horrifyingly bad’ TikTok scam
The head of the Australian Tax Office has admitted that the agency’s systems for “identifying fraud at that scale was not fit for purpose”.
- by Shane Wright
Plush sandwiches and tiny ‘boyfriends’: The toys young women are obsessed with
A new “toy revival” has Gen Z and Millennial women collecting dolls and soft toys. And there’s not a Barbie in sight.
- by Jada Susas