True Lies: Disinformation in an election year
As the Federal Election approaches amid heightened geo-political tensions, Burning Platforms looks at a ground-breaking attempt to understand how political actors game the social media algorithms to d...
6 Maalis 202256min
Facebook news takedown anniversary
Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of Big Tech. On this week's episode, Peter Lewis, Lizzie O'Shea, and Dan Stinton mark 12 months from the Facebook news takedown and re...
19 Helmi 202255min
Inquiry into Social Media and Online Safety
While Australians spent the summer searching for RATs, a hastily convened federal government inquiry was holding public hearings about online safety, as the Morrison Government amps up its war with th...
7 Helmi 202259min
The Public Square Project book launch
Western democracy has always been anchored by the idea of a public space where people gather to share ideas, mediate difference and make sense of the world. When Facebook blocked Australian users from...
20 Joulu 202152min
Whatever happened to the free web?
The internet promised new ways to challenge power and privilege, so how has it become a tool to promote division and entrench despots? Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics ...
5 Joulu 202156min
What’s the go with DuckDuckGo?
The dominance of Google’s data-hungry search engine is under the spotlight in Australia, with live inquiries on its role in the Ad-tech industry and anti-competitive deals which embed the search engin...
21 Marras 202155min
Can technology really save the planet?
As the world's leaders debate the future of the planet, technology is being put forward as the solution to the earth's climate woes. But will smart energy networks, AI and Bitcoin really save us? On...
10 Marras 202140min
Sovereign platforms vs. Sovereign nations
Online platforms are acting like nation-states and governments are trying to become platforms, but are they both getting it wrong? Welcome to Burning Platforms: De-Coding the Power and Politics of B...
24 Loka 202154min
