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News ban: Can we regard Facebook as a public utility?

News ban: Can we regard Facebook as a public utility?

Feb 24, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics

By Gavin Ellis We have been shocked by Facebook’s Australian news ban because we have been labouring under a misapprehension: We thought it was a public utility. It was conceived as a utility (for Harvard University students) and founder Mark Zuckerberg has been...
Should social media companies be owned by the public? 🔊

Should social media companies be owned by the public? 🔊

Feb 22, 2021 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics

Social media as it exists currently is an oligopoly, with a handful of private companies controlling the structure and use of the platforms which mediate our communication not only with one another but also with the public sphere. As these companies continue to amass...
Can individuals control the monetisation of their data?

Can individuals control the monetisation of their data?

Nov 2, 2020 | Business & Economics

By Paul Panckhurst Tech giants make billions of dollars as people hand over their personal information in exchange for free apps, search engines and social media platforms. The raw material of our digital lives – location data, online searches, purchases, “likes” – is...
Social media as the new wild west: How can we curb lawlessness on Facebook?

Social media as the new wild west: How can we curb lawlessness on Facebook?

Jul 28, 2020 | Politics & Society, Referee

By Rachel Simpson The crisis of lawlessness on Facebook means it has become a breeding ground for alienation, fragmentation and xenophobia across the globe. In a contribution to the North Carolina Law Review, Georgetown Law Professor Anupam Chander, commented on the...
Are Google and Facebook taking New Zealand for a ride? A trans-Tasman divide on social media

Are Google and Facebook taking New Zealand for a ride? A trans-Tasman divide on social media

May 26, 2020 | Business & Economics

By Gavin Ellis There is an emerging dichotomy in the attitude of governments on either side of the Tasman toward social media companies. New Zealand treats these transnationals with kid gloves while Australia is pulling on the boxing gloves. The contrast is...
Facebook isn’t cool anymore: What killed it?

Facebook isn’t cool anymore: What killed it?

Aug 9, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics, Featured

By Claudia Russell Waking up and checking your Facebook feed is a morning routine now shared by millions. However, younger users are increasingly reaching for that ‘delete’ button instead and removing their profiles altogether. Data has tracked a mass exodus from the...
Are Google and Facebook harming the arts and democracy? 🔊

Are Google and Facebook harming the arts and democracy? 🔊

Dec 18, 2017 | Arts & Culture, Business & Economics, Politics & Society

Are Google and Facebook increasing economic inequality? Harming the arts? Damaging democracy? Jonathan Taplin says yes. Maria Armoudian sits down with Taplin to discuss the impact of these internet giants. Jonathan Taplin was the founding director of the USC Annenberg...

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