Burning Platforms

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 Feb 202255min

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 Feb 202259min

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 Des 202152min

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 Des 202156min

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 Nov 202155min

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 Nov 202140min

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 Okt 202154min

With a review of the Privacy Act expected soon, and the Facebook whistleblower revealing Facebook's privacy breaches among other things, we take a deep dive into the legal frameworks for entrenching d...

8 Okt 202156min