Social media
How these Australian women became a global target of online misogyny
A light-hearted TikTok video was viewed tens of millions of times before attracting the ire of online misogynists, including Andrew Tate.
- by Meg Watson
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Mental health
Peter Dutton wants a social media ban. April thinks it is a bad idea
Advocates want social media users to have more control over their algorithms, but have stopped short of supporting an outright ban for people under 16.
- by Angus Thomson
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US Votes 2024
Guns, ammo and jails: How speculators made a quick profit on the ‘Trump trade’
Picking investment winners under a Donald Trump regime has become the market’s latest sport.
- by Elizabeth Knight
Opinion
Elon Musk
‘Dark patterns’: European Commission is ticked off by Elon Musk’s X, again
The European Commission sees evidence of “motivated malicious actors” using X’s blue ticks to deceive users. Musk fires back, claiming that the EC offered his company “an illegal secret deal”.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
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Opinion
How do children tell if online news is fake? Here’s a slip, slop, slap-up idea
Prevention is better than cure when it comes to saving our children from the impact of prolonged scrolling on Facebook, TikTok and Instagram.
- by Bryce Corbett
Opinion
Dating
Dating apps are sheer hell. But I’m not ready to go ‘boy sober’, either
It takes every ounce of mental strength to not believe I am destined to end up with a man who thinks “doing” countries is a personality trait.
- by Carly Sophia
Does an Instagram ‘like’ count as cheating? According to Gen Z, yes
“Micro-cheating” an internet-era term for small acts of betrayal in a relationship.
- by Tatum Hunter
How TikTok revolutionised Andy Warhol’s 15-minute fame cycle
From Baz Luhrmann on the streets of Sydney to a nobody going viral after a provocative TikTok vox pop, street interviews are hijacking social media with mixed results.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Opinion
Perth family’s trauma shows how social media has polluted our society
Financial crime, sexual exploitation, mental abuse, narcissism, intimidation and misinformation is flooding these platforms, and we need to make it stop now.
- by Gary Adshead
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Media & marketing
‘Sobering reality’: What the future for Australia’s media giants looks like
With mass job cuts across Australia’s largest media companies, is there a way out of the advertising downturn, or is it time to face up to a new normal?
- by Calum Jaspan
Would you pay to smell like chloroform or cigarette butts?
Consumers are eschewing mainstream fragrances in favour of unique scents that tell a story.
- by Lauren Ironmonger