Ed's Blog Can now call women ‘property’: Meta’s hate changes a cruel setback Mark Zuckerberg’s ending fact-checking, while Meta has more quietly updated its policy on hateful content.
News & Views It’s time to take a stand against misinformation on social media about contraception Decades of wellbeing and welfare progress around contraception and family planning are being undermined by misinformation and disinformation.
News & Views What this gynaecologist wants you to know about medical myths and social media Dr Jen Gunter is known as the internet’s OB/GYN. Here’s what she wants us to know about misinformation, doomscrolling & quick-fix Insta treatments.
Ed's Blog Misogyny, racism and Australia’s freshly raised terror threat Where there’s hate, theres the potential for extremism and a belief that violence is the answer to a shift in power.
Olympics Three things made abundantly clear from the relentless bullying of Imane Khelif White feminism tells us we are strong. White feminism tells us we are fierce. We are fighters. But when Olympian Imane Khelif entered the ring on Friday, she was bullied.
News & Views Julie Inman Grant scores a win against an unhappy Elon Musk While it doesn’t take much to provoke Elon Musk, the X owner is especially not happy with Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
Soapbox The obstetricians fighting misinformation on social media Healthcare providers have cut through in the fight against online misinformation — leaning on compassion, humour and digital savvy.
News & Views ‘Reeks of desperation’: Misinformation about the Indigneous Voice is rife With the referendum expected in October, debate about the Indigenous Voice to Parliament is really ramping up, as is misinformation.
News & Views Why people like Sonia Kruger could benefit from this new ignorance-busting app There’s been considerable uproar since the somewhat shocking conclusion to The 2023 Logies, with Sonia Kruger taking out the Gold.
News & Views Young people left reeling from online lies Many of the young girls surveyed said that false information online makes them depressed, sad, and anxious, writes Susanne Legena.
News & Views George Christensen’s spread of misinformation is dangerous & our leaders need to do more to condemn it Rogue Coalition MP George Christensen told federal parliament it needed to “end the madness” of lockdowns.
News & Views YouTube gives Sky News Australia ‘first strike’ & seven-day ban for misinformation Sky News Australia has been handed a one-week suspension by YouTube and had several of its videos deleted, after the video platform took action to curb the spread of misinformation on COVID-19.