State of the Digital in 2022 (and the future) with Simon Kemp
This week: don’t believe the hype – the surprising truth about what is really going on online.
Can regulators think like Google?
People are looking to governments to protect them against the undemocratic power wielded by internet platforms.
Wrong, Elon Musk: the big problem with free speech on platforms isn’t censorship. It’s the algorithms
There’s a tension between facilitating free and fair debate on social media, and businesses’ bottom line. And it must be resolved with the public interest in mind.
Is technology making it harder for individuals to act morally?
When social media companies employ opaque algorithms to capture and keep our attention, what power does the individual have to resist?
Facebook: a troll’s paradise
What does it mean when a social network's algorithms favour anonymous groups bearing propaganda and misinformation?
COVID-19 misinformation spread by just 12 people
What are the disadvantages of individual connectivity at scale?
Finfluencers and TikTok financial advice on The Future, This Week
This week: Finfluencers - more and more young people get their financial advice on TiktTok and other social media platforms.
Here’s what the High Court decision means for your favourite Facebook pages
Today’s ruling may inspire many social media account managers to more tightly restrict comments — or, where possible, switch them off completely.
The importance of relationships on The Future, This Week
This week: a special episode with Marc Stears on the importance of relationships.
NFTs and Gamestop on The Future, This Week
This week: we discuss how digital ownership through NFTs creates value and new kinds of assets, and what the GameStop saga reveals about new forms of spontaneous digital organising.
Facebook and the media code on The Future, This Week
This week: we’re back with a breaking news special as Facebook goes nuclear, banning all news from its Australian platform.
Data, privacy and tracking on The Future, This Week
This week: we dive into the complex shadow world of trading location data from innocuous apps.