Digital transformation
Opinion
Social media
Off with the pixies: Musk’s X defectors discover their utopia
Millions of former tweeters have taken their spotless minds and ridden, on a butterfly’s wings, to an alternative reality: Bluesky, the microblogging site for progressive idealists.
- by Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Opinion
Future technology
I never felt emotional about my email address, until they tried to take it from me
This shake-up by the telcos goes beyond practical inconvenience. It’s an emotional wrench – a loss of identity.
- by Vivienne Pearson
Opinion
Social media
X marks the spot where free speech comes at a cost
Unregulated big tech poses significant threats to the health of our democracy and social cohesion. So how can its power be reined in without killing free speech?
- by Lydia Khalil
‘Government wallet’ to display Medicare card, driver’s licence in ‘one-stop shop’
The overhauled MyGov app would also allow Australians to verify their identity with banks, phone companies and utilities providers, without handing over identity documents.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Nick Bonyhady
Socrates railed against the advent of writing – AI might have terrified him
From Socrates believing writing would bring about mass forgetfulness and ignorance, to the Catholic Church warning against the printing press, humanity’s great strides have always had their detractors.
- by John Weldon
Australia’s creative economy is booming. But who is making all the money?
The creative economy in Australia is booming, but some parts of it pay much better than the rest of the economy, while others pay much worse, new study finds.
- by Karl Quinn
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Sex & relationships
The DIY porn creators making $70k a month on their iPhones
The ranks of adult entertainers selling content on sites such as OnlyFans swelled during the pandemic, helping Australian creators take a share in billions of dollars in revenue.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
Elon Musk
Twitter dominates headlines, but will its finances match its notoriety?
Twitter once fought to hold off Elon Musk from buying the company. Now that the market has fallen, he is trying to get out of the deal and the company is battling to force it through.
- by Nick Bonyhady
Help, I’m addicted to Duolingo - und das ist nicht gut
I am trapped by a cartoon owl that hates me.
- by James Colley
Opinion
Child abuse
Children exposed to ‘extreme interactions’: time to make online safety a priority
We are living in the digital age where children are the crash test dummies and parents are the dumbstruck bystanders. But we must ensure our children can access the virtual world safely.
- by Chloe Shorten
Opinion
Opinion
That syncing feeling: How I sparked a Twitter intervention
No matter if you’re Kim Kardashian or a columnist’s mild-mannered partner, you can be analysed and criticised by complete strangers.
- by Kerri Sackville
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