To counter some of the harmful influences of Andrew Tate and others, we need long-term, critical, and transformational approaches embedded within both curricula and school cultures.
From producing a transmedia digital hub to launching an internationally-touring immersive exhibition, Associate Professor Tony Moore’s Conviction Politics points to the importance of leading with an enterprising mindset in academia.
Sexual deepfake abuse silences women, causing lasting harm, and laws to protect them are inconsistent. A global approach is vital if society truly wants to address the problem.
There’s plenty of evidence showing how social media use can affect youth mental health, but studies often omit the developing countries of the global south.
Young people are getting a dose of social media-driven eco-anxiety, but there are ways we can help them beat it.
In the final episode of season eight, “What Happens Next?” explores the importance of civility in a digital age, reminding us to recognise the humanity behind screens.
The rise of influencer culture has been meteoric, but what’s going on behind the selfie stick? And what does it have to do with gender dynamics?
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
There’s really no such thing as one global internet – it all depends on your perspective. But the internet is poised to fracture even more.
On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, we delve into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs), and the associated legal ramifications.
On a new episode of Monash University’s ‘What Happens Next?’ podcast, we delve into the world of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) – their potential benefits, and downsides.
TikTok’s hosting of sports betting ads underlines the pervasiveness of the problem. It’s increasingly clear gambling advertising needs to be heavily restricted, if not stopped altogether.
Our attention's pulled in more directions than ever before. Can we build our mental muscles and regain our focus?
Season seven of Monash University’s podcast, ‘What Happens Next?’, kicks off with a focus on focus. Has the average attention span dropped in the age of social media and smartphones?
The glorification of the unattainable is built into many social media marketing strategies, but a new kind of leadership in an influencer-led social media environment offers hope.
There are connections and continuities between different forms of violence in different spaces, be it online or offline, virtual or physical.
Indonesia’s government has funded a thorough media literacy program, but rather than stopping misinformation, it may serve to undermine independent thought.
Even the most innovative use of digital technology in education comes with potential problems, and unforeseen consequences.
The platform can have toxic effects on some young people’s body image — particularly girls — but it is also presents an opportunity for parents to start important conversations about online lives.
As technology advances, the use of spyware in crime investigation is almost unavoidable, but it raises questions about the threat to privacy, freedom of speech, and civil society.
We need to find ways to hold platforms responsible for the potential and actual abuses that take place in the online advertising world.
Students enter medical training with preconceived ideas of doctors’ professional identity, but how do academics foster it in the transition to online teaching?
Most of the attention on the code has been on the larger media outlets. But the sustainability of small publishers is what should be of most concern.
Google’s and Facebook’s responses to Australia’s proposed digital news media bargaining code is a very clear illustration of why it is needed.
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