Internet Studies
@netstudies.bsky.social
The internet is culture. We study that.
We're based at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.
https://linktr.ee/netstudies
We're based at Curtin University in Perth, Western Australia.
https://linktr.ee/netstudies
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Charlie the Unicorn (yes, that one, of Candy Mountain fame) was released this day 20 years ago. Memes are old. So am I.
Relive the joy/horror: www.youtube.com/watc...
Relive the joy/horror: www.youtube.com/watc...
October 25, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Charlie the Unicorn (yes, that one, of Candy Mountain fame) was released this day 20 years ago. Memes are old. So am I.
Relive the joy/horror: www.youtube.com/watc...
Relive the joy/horror: www.youtube.com/watc...
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I had a good chat with Natarsha Belling on The Briefing Podcast today discussing the Age Assurance Trial results and what that means for the government's under16 social media ban. #auspol
🎧 play.listnr.com/podcast/the-...
🎧 play.listnr.com/podcast/the-...
September 2, 2025 at 9:43 AM
I had a good chat with Natarsha Belling on The Briefing Podcast today discussing the Age Assurance Trial results and what that means for the government's under16 social media ban. #auspol
🎧 play.listnr.com/podcast/the-...
🎧 play.listnr.com/podcast/the-...
From their project exploring the past, present & future of #AudioDescription (AD) in Australia, Katie Ellis, Kathryn Locke, @cultware.bsky.social & @tamaleaver.bsky.social are pleased to launch their #podcast, The AD Conversations.
Web: audiodescriptionau.com.au?page_id=1057
Spotify: bit.ly/ADconvo
Web: audiodescriptionau.com.au?page_id=1057
Spotify: bit.ly/ADconvo
August 7, 2025 at 2:26 AM
From their project exploring the past, present & future of #AudioDescription (AD) in Australia, Katie Ellis, Kathryn Locke, @cultware.bsky.social & @tamaleaver.bsky.social are pleased to launch their #podcast, The AD Conversations.
Web: audiodescriptionau.com.au?page_id=1057
Spotify: bit.ly/ADconvo
Web: audiodescriptionau.com.au?page_id=1057
Spotify: bit.ly/ADconvo
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Last week I had the great pleasure of speaking on ABC Radio National's Life Matters show, talking with Jacinta Parsons about children's gaming & #Roblox in particular. You can now stream the episode online:
"What you need to know before yours kids sign up to Roblox", www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
"What you need to know before yours kids sign up to Roblox", www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
What you need to know before yours kids sign up to Roblox - ABC listen
How safe are you kids on the internet? We've learnt a lot over the years about how to use parental controls and restrict their access - but how much control do we really have?
www.abc.net.au
April 23, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Last week I had the great pleasure of speaking on ABC Radio National's Life Matters show, talking with Jacinta Parsons about children's gaming & #Roblox in particular. You can now stream the episode online:
"What you need to know before yours kids sign up to Roblox", www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
"What you need to know before yours kids sign up to Roblox", www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Finally! I can share that my article "Forced: Perceptions of 'Woke' Politics in Videogames" has been published by @ijoc-usc.bsky.social I dive into a bit of Reddit, a bit of YouTube and a whole lot of very strong opinions. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
Forced: Perceptions of “Woke” Politics in Video Games | Ruch | International Journal of Communication
Forced: Perceptions of “Woke” Politics in Video Games
ijoc.org
April 28, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Finally! I can share that my article "Forced: Perceptions of 'Woke' Politics in Videogames" has been published by @ijoc-usc.bsky.social I dive into a bit of Reddit, a bit of YouTube and a whole lot of very strong opinions. ijoc.org/index.php/ij...
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Just in case it wasn't super obvious that #GenAI companies need fresh m̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶training data, nothing hits this home better than watching OpenAI flirt with building a social network so it can eat people's data directly.
OpenAI is building a social network
www.theverge.com/ope...
OpenAI is building a social network
www.theverge.com/ope...
OpenAI is building a social network
ChatGPT versus X?
www.theverge.com
April 16, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just in case it wasn't super obvious that #GenAI companies need fresh m̶e̶a̶t̶ ̶c̶o̶n̶t̶e̶n̶t̶ ̶training data, nothing hits this home better than watching OpenAI flirt with building a social network so it can eat people's data directly.
OpenAI is building a social network
www.theverge.com/ope...
OpenAI is building a social network
www.theverge.com/ope...
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We have launched a MOOC on Audio Description to make visual media more accessible - here is the promo video: Audio described:
lnkd.in/ge-n9d2n
Non audio described:
lnkd.in/g2UCGyFS
lnkd.in/ge-n9d2n
Non audio described:
lnkd.in/g2UCGyFS
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 AM
We have launched a MOOC on Audio Description to make visual media more accessible - here is the promo video: Audio described:
lnkd.in/ge-n9d2n
Non audio described:
lnkd.in/g2UCGyFS
lnkd.in/ge-n9d2n
Non audio described:
lnkd.in/g2UCGyFS
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"The conventional wisdom has been that big tech will dominate AI simply because it has the spare cash to chase advances. Now, it looks like big tech has simply been lighting money on fire." #GenerativeAI
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Why everyone is freaking out about DeepSeek
Did AI just disrupt Sam Altman’s job?
www.theverge.com
January 29, 2025 at 9:59 AM
"The conventional wisdom has been that big tech will dominate AI simply because it has the spare cash to chase advances. Now, it looks like big tech has simply been lighting money on fire." #GenerativeAI
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
www.theverge.com/ai-artificia...
Looking forward to having you join the team, Adam! :)
I am immensely pleased to announce that I'll be joining the faculty at Curtin University in Perth Australia as a lecturer in Digital and Social Media next month. I could not be happier to be returning to Australia to take on a faculty role in a department so closely aligned with my interests.
January 30, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Looking forward to having you join the team, Adam! :)
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This piece on the looming US TikTok ban includes thoughts from me and @nav0lim.bsky.social:
TikTok on the brink in the US: The rise — and possible fall — of the hugely popular app www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
TikTok on the brink in the US: The rise — and possible fall — of the hugely popular app www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
TikTok on the brink in the US: The rise — and possible fall — of the hugely popular app
TikTok could shut down in the US — but some believe the ban might not last long.
www.sbs.com.au
January 18, 2025 at 7:20 AM
This piece on the looming US TikTok ban includes thoughts from me and @nav0lim.bsky.social:
TikTok on the brink in the US: The rise — and possible fall — of the hugely popular app www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
TikTok on the brink in the US: The rise — and possible fall — of the hugely popular app www.sbs.com.au/news/article...
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This just arrived today. Such a journey to get this volume out. Thanks to Katie Ellis an Kim cousins my indispensable co-editors and all the magnificent authors
December 16, 2024 at 11:06 AM
This just arrived today. Such a journey to get this volume out. Thanks to Katie Ellis an Kim cousins my indispensable co-editors and all the magnificent authors
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Each year before I teach @netstudies.bsky.social #WebMedia I search for the perfect example to open the first lecture that evokes the complexities/convergences of media online. This year, I'm pretty sure I'm kicking off with the almost-live Australian Open Tennis avatars!
kotaku.com/australian-o...
kotaku.com/australian-o...
Why A Major Tennis Tournament Looks Like Wii Sports On YouTube
The Australian Open is offering digitally animated live versions of all matches for free online
kotaku.com
January 15, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Each year before I teach @netstudies.bsky.social #WebMedia I search for the perfect example to open the first lecture that evokes the complexities/convergences of media online. This year, I'm pretty sure I'm kicking off with the almost-live Australian Open Tennis avatars!
kotaku.com/australian-o...
kotaku.com/australian-o...
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Very pleased @digitalchildau.bsky.social, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, (the Centre I'm part of) has arrived on BlueSky! :)
Protecting your online identity is a skill that everyone needs to learn – even young children.
Our new competition is a chance for children to submit ideas for a children’s storybook based on the theme, "Getting the balance right: You decide what you share"
digitalchild.org.au/stories-by-d...
Our new competition is a chance for children to submit ideas for a children’s storybook based on the theme, "Getting the balance right: You decide what you share"
digitalchild.org.au/stories-by-d...
December 6, 2024 at 12:42 AM
Very pleased @digitalchildau.bsky.social, the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, (the Centre I'm part of) has arrived on BlueSky! :)
We were on Twitter from May 2008 for more than 16 years, so it seems very strange to be setting up a new presence here, but the old place is largely intolerable now and, well, the vibe here is pretty good and late 2024 seems to be all about the vibes and the feels!
a pixel art drawing of a cat with a rainbow coming out of its mouth
ALT: a pixel art drawing of a cat with a rainbow coming out of its mouth
media.tenor.com
November 28, 2024 at 9:22 AM
We were on Twitter from May 2008 for more than 16 years, so it seems very strange to be setting up a new presence here, but the old place is largely intolerable now and, well, the vibe here is pretty good and late 2024 seems to be all about the vibes and the feels!
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Pleased this #OpenAccess paper in New Media & Society is out; I learnt a lot working with Jin Lee & Crystal Abidin looking at how the worst excesses of the child idol system in South Korea are becoming a worrying template for child star making globally!
doi.org/10.1177/1461...
doi.org/10.1177/1461...
November 24, 2024 at 2:33 AM
Pleased this #OpenAccess paper in New Media & Society is out; I learnt a lot working with Jin Lee & Crystal Abidin looking at how the worst excesses of the child idol system in South Korea are becoming a worrying template for child star making globally!
doi.org/10.1177/1461...
doi.org/10.1177/1461...
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Really pleased Suzanne Srdarov & my 'Generative AI Glitches' paper is out.
This works comes from our broader Generative Imaginaries project in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, looking at how GenAI visualise children, families & so on.
journal.media-cultur...
This works comes from our broader Generative Imaginaries project in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, looking at how GenAI visualise children, families & so on.
journal.media-cultur...
November 26, 2024 at 5:33 AM
Really pleased Suzanne Srdarov & my 'Generative AI Glitches' paper is out.
This works comes from our broader Generative Imaginaries project in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, looking at how GenAI visualise children, families & so on.
journal.media-cultur...
This works comes from our broader Generative Imaginaries project in the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Digital Child, looking at how GenAI visualise children, families & so on.
journal.media-cultur...
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It was a privilege to be interviewed on Al Jazeera's The Take podcast exploring 'Why is Australia trying to ban social media for children?', with some real space to unpack the many challenges with a blanket ban (noting, this is a call for more & better regulation, not none!) youtu.be/Wf_zq8j7Hds?...
Why is Australia trying to ban social media for children? | The Take
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
youtu.be
November 19, 2024 at 12:59 AM
It was a privilege to be interviewed on Al Jazeera's The Take podcast exploring 'Why is Australia trying to ban social media for children?', with some real space to unpack the many challenges with a blanket ban (noting, this is a call for more & better regulation, not none!) youtu.be/Wf_zq8j7Hds?...