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.
This shake-up by the telcos goes beyond practical inconvenience. It’s an emotional wrench – a loss of identity.
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?
The overhauled MyGov app would also allow Australians to verify their identity with banks,phone companies and utilities providers,without handing over identity documents.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I am trapped by a cartoon owl that hates me.
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.
No matter if you’re Kim Kardashian or a columnist’s mild-mannered partner,you can be analysed and criticised by complete strangers.