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Newspaper article
Social media spreads rumours about COVID vaccine harms ... but it doesn't always start them
Published 02/06/2022
The Conversation (Australia Edition)
For decades, anti-vaccine movements have generated and spread rumours that vaccines cause serious health problems. The rollout of COVID vaccines has provided new opportunities to spread misinformation...
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Published 01/12/2021
The Conversation
Newspaper article
Published 25/02/2021
The Conversation
The federal government’s News Media and Digital Platforms Mandatory Bargaining Code, which passed the Senate today, makes strong points about the need to regulate misinformation...
Newspaper article
Laws making social media firms expose major COVID myths could help Australia’s vaccine rollout
Published 25/01/2021
The Conversation
With a vaccine rollout impending, key groups have backed calls for the Australian government to force social media platforms to share details about popular coronavirus misinformation...
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Say what? How to improve virtual catch-ups, book groups and wine nights
Published 27/03/2020
The Conversation
Tonight, for the first time in its 12-year history, my weekly boardgame group will meet online, instead of our regular weekly in-person sessions. Tomorrow night, a planned dinner with friends has been downgraded to sharing wine and cheese over Skype, something we are referring to as “facewine”...
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Democracy.net: How to create better political engagement
Published 05/10/2011
The Conversation
The increasing spread of information and communication technology has changed just about every aspect of Australian society – except democracy...