Lockdowns during the COVID-19 pandemic saw an exponential rise in cryptocurrency investments which was partially driven by the stress of social isolation, QUT researchers have found.
Social Sciences
Jun 25, 2024
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There is currently a bipartisan push from state and federal governments to introduce laws in Australia banning young people under 16 from accessing social media platforms. Politicians are citing fears that minors are exposed ...
Social Sciences
Jun 24, 2024
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Lynn Conway may hold the record for longest delay between being unfairly fired and receiving an apology for it. In 1968, IBM—a company that now covers its logo in a rainbow flag each June for Pride Month—fired Conway ...
Social Sciences
Jun 20, 2024
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Time magazine has dubbed 2024 a "super election year". An astonishing 4 billion people are eligible to vote in countries across the world this year. Many are on the African continent, where presidential, parliamentary and ...
Political science
Jun 18, 2024
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A decent quarterly report may not nudge a company's stock price far, but a meme posted to Reddit's WallStreetBets subreddit may. The online community known for its seriously unserious banter, memes and not-so-family-friendly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
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There has been a lot of hype about the emergence of generative AI products such as ChatGPT. Organizations, including news outlets, are rapidly adopting artificial intelligence technologies to boost productivity and creativity. ...
Social Sciences
Jun 17, 2024
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Most people do not believe the disinformation spread by Russia about the war in Ukraine, even if they regularly use social media. Instead, the decisive factor in the efficacy of this propaganda is whether a person is fundamentally ...
Political science
Jun 14, 2024
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This week, about 50 female students from Victoria's Bacchus Marsh Grammar School found fake, sexually explicit images of themselves shared without their consent on Instagram and Snapchat. Images of their faces, purportedly ...
Social Sciences
Jun 12, 2024
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Researchers from University of Alabama and Vanderbilt University published a Journal of Marketing study that examines the negative consequences that celebrities and influences incur when they disable social media comments.
Economics & Business
Jun 12, 2024
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Partisan websites masquerading as media outlets now outnumber American newspaper sites, a research group that tracks misinformation said Tuesday, highlighting a local news crisis in a year of high-stakes elections.
Political science
Jun 12, 2024
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