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...
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 β location data, online searches, purchases, βlikesβ β is...
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...
Mar 19, 2018 | Arts & Culture, Politics & Society
How has internet titan Google changed our knowledge, our politics and our lives over the last two decades? Siva Vaidhyanathan, the author of “The Googlization of Everything,” argues that Google affects the information we gather, jeopardises our personal...
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...