I've got a new piece in The Conversation today looking at Instagram's new Teen Accounts, which are a welcome improvement, but I'm not keen on framing these changes as giving parents 'peace of mind' (that requires open lines of communication!). theconversation.com/new-teen-acc...
Meta has revised how teenagers will experience Instagram. Itās a win ā especially if it prompts parents to talk to their kids about online safety.
Gamechanger if this is upheld, surely! TikTok must face a lawsuit for recommending the viral āblackout challengeā: A Pennsylvania appeals court said Section 230 canāt shield TikTok from the lawsuit. www.theverge.com/2024/8/28/24...#Section230
Itās a significant data point on the potential limits of Section 230.
Reminder: CFP 2024 Audio Description (AD) Symposium hosted by the Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) at Curtin University, exploring polices, standards and histories of AD in Australia. Papers due 1 Sept; symposium f2f & online on 18 Oct. Details: research.curtin.edu.au/research-rum...
The Centre for Culture and Technology (CCAT) is inviting participants to explore the policies and standards that have been developed and implemented for Audio Description (AD) in Australia.
It might have been a mistake, but it's also a reminder Meta platforms are only ever one click away from banning news anywhere (and Australia has been here before): "Australians temporarily barred from posting news links to Instagram and Threads" www.theguardian.com/technology/a...
Users speculated it may have been a ban reminiscent of Facebookās 2021 news blackout, but Meta says it was an āerrorā
Big thanks to the #Zoterowww.zotero.org/blog/zotero-7/
2025 PhD Scholarship: Algorithms, Generative AI & Childhood Applications open for a fully-funded PhD Scholarship at Curtin Uni in the Digital Child Centre. Interested? Pls email me: t.leaver@curtin.edu.au Due 18 Aug 2024 (Email before then!) Details: scholarships.curtin.edu.au/Scholarship/...
This #RaiseTheStipend petitionš has just over 2,000 signatures. It should be 20,000! If you haven't signed, please do. It's super quick & easy. And if you have, spread it to your colleagues, friends & family via email, word-of-mouth, printing out the flyers below, anything! š
Artist Hitomi Terasawa drew a meticulous cross-sectioned rendering of Hong Kong's infamous Kowloon Walled City before it was razed in 1994. Now we have rare scans revealing the inner workings of the labyrinth-like metropolis. www.thisiscolossal.com/2024/07/kowl...
Now hiring: Digital Media Producer (3 months x .8FTE) We're recruiting a Digital Media Producer to create digital and data capability-building resources for the Australian sexual health workforce. Hybrid work is definitely possible but it's a Melbourne-based role. swinjobs.nga.net.au?jati=67172FF...