On opposite sides of the world, two separate court cases have potentially massive consequences for social media. In one case, Australian journalist Avi Yemini has won a court injunction against an anonymous Twitter account that has repeatedly attacked and – he says – defamed him on the platform. Yemini intends to sue
We often hear about the devastating potential of cyber-terrorism, or the dangerous vulnerability of our interconnected world to natural events like solar flares. Cyber-terrorism is not just a theoretical bee in some think-tank’s bonnet: it’s already happening. We’ve just been incredibly lucky, so far. For example, an
Twitter’s original slogan was “Tell us what you really think.” Reading some people’s tweets, you often have to ask yourself: what the hell were they thinking? Twitter has become notorious for ruining people over a single, thoughtless tweet. Usually, they’re low-level former nobodies, mindlessly thumbing out their
John Mac Ghlionn brownstone.org With a doctorate in psychosocial studies, John Mac Ghlionn works as both a researcher and essayist. His writing has been published by the likes of Newsweek, NY Post and the American Conservative. The World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, has just ended.
As you will know, Elon Musk is in the process of buying Twitter. This naturally has caused panic in the Titterverse. Blaze Media explains: During a presentation to woo investors, Elon Musk laid out his plans for what actions he intends on implementing when he takes over Twitter. Musk reportedly
Dr Jae particle.scitech.org.au It may sound like the name of a rapper but alas, instead of rapping rhymes Jae spends her time weaving words and writing articles on STEM! With a doctorate in Health Psychology & Exercise Physiology and background in science communication, this curious cat will
Christian van Nieuwerburgh mercatornet.com Christian van Nieuwerburgh is Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences. Doomscrolling, according to Merriam-Webster, is “the tendency to continue to surf or scroll through bad news, even though that news is saddening, disheartening or depressing”. For many it’
Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practising attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games and spending time with her cats. All eyes will be on Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas now that the Texas
Kelvin Kemm cfact.org Dr Kelvin Kemm is a nuclear physicist and CEO of Nuclear Africa (Pty) Ltd, a project management company based in Pretoria, South Africa. He is the recipient of the prestigious Lifetime Achievers Award of the National Science and Technology Forum of South Africa. He does international
Sarah Bay-Cheng York University, Canada Professor of Theatre and Performance Studies with expertise on the intersections of media and performance history, including theatre and film history, digital technologies in 20th-century and contemporary performance, and intermediality in theatre, museums and cultural heritage sites. Is musical theatre an event, a sound – or
Guy Hatchard hatchardreport.com Dr Guy Hatchard is an international advocate of food safety and natural medicine. He received his undergraduate degree in Logic and Theoretical Physics from the University of Sussex and his PhD in Psychology from Maharishi University of Management, Fairfield Iowa. Warning Long read: 1804 words Like
Katya Johanson Bronwyn Reddan Leonie Rutherford Deakin University Amy Schoonens Michael Dezuanni Queensland University of Technology Video-sharing app TikTok has been credited with making reading “cool again” among teenagers, through the hashtag #BookTok. Most BookTok posts are playful short videos, no longer than a minute, that match book images to
John W. Whitehead Nisha Whitehead rutherford.org Constitutional attorney and author John W Whitehead is founder and president of The Rutherford Institute. His books Battlefield America: The War on the American People and A Government of Wolves: The Emerging American Police State are available at www.amazon.com. Warning Long
Autumn Johnson newsbusters.org Autumn is a practicing attorney licensed in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the District of Columbia. When not working, Autumn enjoys reading, writing, playing video games, and spending time with her cats. Google announced Wednesday that it launched “Google Pay,” a system that enhanced the company’
Karl D. Stephan mercatornet.com Karl D. Stephan received a B S in Engineering from the California Institute of Technology in 1976. Following a year of graduate study at Cornell, he received a Master of Engineering degree in 1977 and was employed by Motorola, Inc. and Scientific-Atlanta as an RF
Robert Sparrow Mark Howard lens.monash.edu Robert Sparrow is a Professor of Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute Mark Howard is a Research Fellow, Philosophy, Monash Data Futures Institute, ARC Centre of Excellence in Electromaterial Science “The world is not data,” states a new Monash-led paper on the future of
