A major global survey reveals that social media has overtaken news sites as Australians’ main source of news amid falling trust in news, growing concern over misinformation, and rising news avoidance.
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Tech to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban is flawed
Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise, but can it actually be done?
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Banning young people from social media won’t work.
Banning young people from social media sounds like a silver bullet. Global evidence suggests otherwise.
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How digital giants let poll scrutiny fall
A seismic change in the social media landscape has huge ramifications heading towards the Australian federal election — for politicians as well as those who would monitor them.