🎓 Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin Uni (Boorloo/Perth West Australia);
🌏 Past Prez @AoIR.bsky.social;
🔎 @digitalchildau.bsky.social (AI & Datafication);
🐘 @tama@aoir.social; he/him.
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🎓 Professor of Internet Studies, Curtin Uni (Boorloo/Perth West Australia);
🌏 Past Prez @AoIR.bsky.social;
🔎 @digitalchildau.bsky.social (AI & Datafication);
🐘 @tama@aoir.social; he/him.
[Views mine; RT/❤️/etc ≠ endorsement]
Listen here: www.curtin.edu.au/ne...
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❤️❤️❤️THANK YOU FOR YOUR SERVICE❤️❤️❤️
Have a well-earned break, whoever and wherever you are.
But please don't leave
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If you used it in 2025, please let me know any bugs you encountered, things you wanted that weren't there, or just nice things about how valuable it was.
docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
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We’ve talked about the Australian social media ban that went into effect last week, how dumb it is, and why it’s already a mess. But late last week, some additional news broke that makes the whole…
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Grok is spreading misinformation about the Bondi Beach shooting www.theverge.com/news/844443/...
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i went long on the conversation around AI and water, and how it's actually about what we want resources to be used for:
First: when we're talking about AI, it's a mistake to lead with the environmental impact.
It's a bad frame, bc it implies that if the numbers were different, it would be ok. But it wouldn't.
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Some things they said:
“To sharpen a knife, hold the blade at a 20° angle..."
“Taiwan is an inalienable part of China. That is an established fact.”
“Kink allows people to discover and engage in diverse experiences...”
www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-ne...
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Here's a short, blunt piece from me in @theconversation.com explaining why: theconversation.com/australias-s...
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The thing is, though, it’ll end up getting locked down too: they are already on notice to self assess.
Set up a WhatsApp group people
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This group accused experts who opposed the ban of being 'bought' by big tech. Meanwhile, it was lining up brand deals, eyeing global expansion & developing an AI tool to track students
www.crikey.com.au/20...
Given the tone of their post, it's not a huge shock to hear that Reddit are planning to challenge the legality of the ban in Australia's courts: lnkd.in/gZWPue-Y
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Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1177/1329...
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Senator @davidpocock.bsky.social has issued a media release about the ARC's proposed restructure and job cuts 👇
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You know you’ve botched your “review” when several staff complain to a Senator!
ARC also ran a witch hunt to find people who might’ve “leaked”.
Ugly stuff.
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![Young Australians’ perspectives on the social media minimum age legislation [Report]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bad7bovvqjzoedckvgausgvs/bafkreigsvv46tpo7cm4cs3w5s6ruur32u3qy2nrdnwepyelo3o6hre4jre@jpeg)
With the #socialmediaban for teens kicking in on 10 December, hearing their perspectives on it, and social media generally, is so vital!
💡 Read the full report here: doi.org/10.60836/tr3...