How Salad Fingers pioneered the weird part of the internet
The first ever academic study has finally been written about Salad Fingers, a video series created in 2004 that later went viral on YouTube. Salad Fingers featured a sickly green figure with lettuce l...
15 Mar 202412min
The deepfake voice scam that you need to be prepared for
There’s a new phone-scam that’s being reported around the world, and it’s petrifying. It uses an AI generated cloned version of a loved one, who calls, claiming that there’s an emergency (often that t...
14 Mar 202421min
What's behind the chaos in Haiti?
Haiti has been all over international headlines this week, and it’s culminated in the Caribbean country’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry being forced to step down. His resignation follows weeks of mountin...
14 Mar 202413min
Cheek Media shares its game plan in Meta's media war
Facebook and Instagram could soon be wiped of news content. It’s after their parent company Meta, announced it will stop paying for news content in Australia when the current deals it has expire. In t...
13 Mar 202423min
Should the world’s first female hijacker be allowed into Australia?
In 1969, Leila Khaled became the world's first female aeroplane hijacker when she took control of a flight from Rome to Tel Aviv. Now, at almost 80, she remains on the national committee for the Popul...
13 Mar 20249min
Real Estate Royal Commission - The Policymaker
Australia’s housing market has been in crisis for years and it only seems to be getting worse. Interest rate hikes last year have pushed many families’ budgets to the brink while renters are finding m...
12 Mar 202422min
Why we need to cut through Australia's Tall Poppy Syndrome
Australia’s love of an underdog is really special and unique – we're always cheering on the Aussie battler. It goes hand in hand with our belief that everyone deserves a fair go, but we’re also pret...
12 Mar 202411min
Real Estate Royal Commission - The Renter
Australia’s housing market has been in crisis for years and it only seems to be getting worse. Interest rate hikes last year have pushed many families’ budgets to the brink while renters are finding m...
11 Mar 202420min
