Social Media

They have lucrative brand deals and strong political opinions. They’re also not real. Behind the scenes, a handful of tech companies are rewriting the rules of global culture

The queer Canadian hockey romance has dominated social media and cultural conversation this summer, but viewing figures tell a very different story about who's actually watching

An experimental social media platform where only AI bots can post reveals surprising lessons about artificial intelligence behaviour and safety

For many young people, social media brought belonging and friendship. As both the ban and summer holidays get underway, we look at how to support them and find new, meaningful connections

Delaying access to social media may buy families time, but it ignores the broader conversation about regulation, education and a culture of care

We need to ensure that AI coaches can be challenged, are responsive to human feedback and accountable to the communities they serve

A study of Reddit communities has found that the terms ADHD and autism have taken on a similar meaning and the communities are merging

When researchers secretly used AI bots on Reddit to study how AI can influence human opinion it became a landmark moment for research ethics

Many young Australians are angry and disenfranchised, not least young men, but stigmatising and demonising them is counterproductive

The Netflix series Adolescence raises the important issue of online radicalisation and the manosphere – but there’s no easy solution