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Nov
1
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Louvre Heist and the Man in the Hat

Arts, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

A Paris jewel theft, a viral photograph, and one sharply dressed stranger. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from the University of ...

Oct
18
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Chatfishing — When AI Ghost-Writes Your Love Life

Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Relationships, Social Media, Society & Culture, Technology

Dating apps just got weirder: Artificial Intelligence is now crafting flirty texts, perfect replies and even whole relationships. Lauren Rosewarne ...

Oct
13
2025

Rosie O’Donnell: Common Knowledge

Arts, Kids & Family, LGBTIQA+ Community, Performing Arts, Politics, Popular Culture, Relationships, Sexuality, Social Media, Society & Culture

She’s an eleven-time Emmy and Tony winner, a talk-show legend, and one of the most fearless voices in entertainment. Now ...

Oct
12
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Posting Zero — Why We Are Going Quiet Online

Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Once our feeds were full of birthdays, brunches and bad selfies. Now? Silence. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne from the University ...

Oct
12
2025

Professor Andrea Carson: Facebook, Falsehoods and the Cost of Misinformation

News & Politics, Social Media, Society & Culture

Three million Facebook posts, one clear finding: misinformation is not just online noise. It is shaping how Australians think, vote ...

Sep
28
2025

Professor Lisa Given: Social Media Ban for Under-16s

Kids & Family, Law, Mental Health, News & Politics, Personal Safety, Politics, Social Media, Society & Culture

From December 2025, social media platforms must take “reasonable steps” to block under-16s from creating or keeping accounts. Professor Lisa ...

Sep
10
2025

Suzy Wrong: Review of Netflix’s ‘The Truth About Jussie Smollett’

Law, LGBTIQA+ Community, Personal Journals, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture, TV & Film

Netflix’s 'The Truth About Jussie Smollett' raises tough questions about trust, media responsibility and the credibility of victims. Suzy Wrong ...

Sep
3
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: Trump’s Late-Night Rant at Seth Meyers

News & Politics, Politics, Popular Culture, Social Media, Society & Culture

Donald Trump’s 2 a.m. outburst against Seth Meyers is about more than late-night comedy—it’s about power, media, and thin skin. ...

Aug
17
2025

Taliah Prince: Online body shaming is changing teenage brains

Mental Health, Personal Safety, Popular Culture, Psychology, Social Media, Society & Culture

New research shows how appearance-based bullying on social media doesn't just hurt feelings, it rewires how teenage girls perceive themselves ...

Aug
11
2025

Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne: The Danish Zoo Pet Donation Backlash

Animals, News & Politics, Pets, Social Media

A Danish zoo’s call for pet donations to feed predators has sparked outrage worldwide. Associate Professor Lauren Rosewarne explores the ...