Algorithms on X tend to bring you posts that contradict your values, and it happens more to Democrats than Republicans.
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The decision tracks with a long history of editors and journalists being early adopters of tech innovations.
Wikipedia has grown steadily in size and importance, but a shrinking core of volunteer administrators is straining the organization.
The rapid spread of AI has pushed an already fragile news ecosystem closer to breaking point.
More control is a good thing – but be wary of privacy risks and ensure your media ‘diet’ is still balanced.
The violence we’re witnessing on our phones impacts us on both on an individual and societal scale. This grief needs to be processed.
Just because you ‘heard it on a podcast’, it doesn’t mean the info is necessarily more trustworthy than a random social media post.
As the tide of AI ‘slop’ rises, it’s more important than ever to hone your reality-checking skills.
Many parents will use strategies to minimise potential privacy risks, such as by blurring their children’s faces in online posts. But is that enough?
Links have been essential tools for navigating the web and sourcing information – but they are on the decline as tech companies try to keep audiences from clicking away.
How did this lifelong Democrat go full MAGA? A scholar of populism finds some answers in the ‘manosphere’ podcasts credited with helping Trump win, such as those hosted by Theo Von and Joe Rogan.
The early internet was like the coolest club around. Then, big tech companies swept in. But the alternative to a corporate online world has always existed.
It was celebrated as a lads mag in the 90s, and now it’s making a return. What’s changed?
Platforms like Facebook, Instagram and TikTok vie for our attention and boast billions of users. Ultimately, what matters is connection.
The Princess of Wales is caught in a social media storm after the release of a clearly edited photo. But image editing is increasingly common, and your phone can even do it without you knowing.
As digital media took off in the 2010s, few believed magazines could survive. While the industry isn’t what is once was, magazines are still very much alive, but why?
Antitrust suits against Google for its advertising practices center on the technology for buying and selling online ads. A computer scientist explains how these ad networks work.
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?
During this time of disruption and transformation, surveys like the Digital News Report contribute to our understanding of professional news sources from the public’s point of view.
Most Russians get their news from government-controlled television. But those who look to Telegram, an online platform, are more likely to have views that break from the official position.
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Associate Professor of Visual Communication & Digital Media, RMIT University
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