by Laura CHUNG / Andrew BEATTY Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines. Social media firms -- who could face fines of up to Aus$50 million for failing to impose the ban -- have described the laws as "vague", "problematic" and "rushed". In …
Politicians worldwide are increasingly turning to social media to catch the attention of young people — but some experts fear it risks leaving some people feeling "vote-fished". Loading Instagram content Griffith University communication lecturer Susan Grantham said politicians around the world have increasingly turned to TikTok in the past 12 months to create more "organic" campaign content. Deakin University political …
Four-year-old cavoodle Miss Mia has 70 tutus and a shoe collection to rival Imelda Marcos. For owner Lisa Turner, spending time and money curating the social media accounts for the Gold Coast-based "dog-fluencer" is about bringing joy to herself and the community. Bond University marketing professor Rajat Roy said research firm Roy Morgan's latest Future of Retail report, released earlier …
