Crime for clicks:Dutton wants to outlaw gang violence videos

Crime for clicks:Dutton wants to outlaw gang violence videos

The federal opposition leader is proposing a new offence to clamp down on the growing trend of “posting and boasting”,which police in Victoria,NSW and Queensland are worried is spawning copycat offending.

  • byPaul Sakkal

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How internet sleuths are trying to solve the Princess Catherine puzzle

How internet sleuths are trying to solve the Princess Catherine puzzle

Remember the “Free Britney” movement? This is kind of like that,but with the royals.

  • byNell Geraets
Adam Liaw on why viral recipes are complete garbage (except maybe this one)
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Adam Liaw on why viral recipes are complete garbage (except maybe this one)

The key ingredient for a viral recipe is engagement,and that can be both positive and negative,writes Adam Liaw.

  • byAdam Liaw
Trump just shook up America’s war on TikTok

Trump just shook up America’s war on TikTok

If there’s one thing that unites an otherwise bitterly divided Washington,it’s China. But Donald Trump has just stirred the pot.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
‘Aspirational mundanity’:Inside the new TikTok trend with 150 billion views

‘Aspirational mundanity’:Inside the new TikTok trend with 150 billion views

Influencers like Alix Earle have turned their morning routines into multi-million incomes thanks to the power of the GRWM video. Here’s why we can’t look away.

  • byMadison Griffiths
Doctors back ban on suntan oil ads luring TikTok,Instagram users
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Doctors back ban on suntan oil ads luring TikTok,Instagram users

Australian Medical Association president Steve Robson said he had thought the country had matured past the era of extreme sun exposure.

  • byAisha Dow
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Social media is making us forget what skin is meant to look like

Social media is making us forget what skin is meant to look like

Thanks to high-definition cameras and increasingly sophisticated filters,our obsession with having perfect skin has peaked.

  • byLauren Ironmonger
Pressure mounts on Facebook to be part of solution to ‘problem they’ve caused’

Pressure mounts on Facebook to be part of solution to ‘problem they’ve caused’

Former competition regulator Allan Fels says the federal government should use tax law and content rules to maximise pressure on the social media giant to pay for Australian news content.

  • byDavid Crowe
Cruise ship drama and dating nightmares:How TikTok replaced reality TV

Cruise ship drama and dating nightmares:How TikTok replaced reality TV

A TikTok series about one woman’s marriage is the internet’s latest obsession. Could social media be the new reality TV?

  • byNell Geraets
The case that could change the internet forever

The case that could change the internet forever

It all started when laws were passed in response to decisions by Twitter and Facebook to boot Donald Trump after the attack on the US Capitol in 2021.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
The five scary social media trends every parent should know about

The five scary social media trends every parent should know about

From the comment pile-on to social media receipts,here are some of the damaging trends kids are taking part in or becoming victims of.

  • byNicole Jameson