Communications
Alternative labels
Mass communication
Communications media
Communications policy
Report
Unregulated and segmented dark ads on social media: consumer education and regulatory options
This project develops a model for providing accountability for 'dark ads' on Australia’s most popular social media platform, Facebook. By showing what accountability looks like, the research reminds us just how dramatically the online advertising environment has shifted.
Working paper
Bridging the global digital divide
This paper outlines an initiative that would allow the United States, along with a range of public and private partners, to seize the opportunity to reduce the digital divide between nations and people in a way that benefits inclusive economic advancement in low- and middle-income countries, while also advancing the economic and strategic interests of...
Report
The digital lives of older Australians
This report examines how older people are adapting to the digital world, how and why they access the internet, and their attitudes to doing so.
Report
The digital lives of younger Australians
This report provides a snapshot of the attitudes and behaviours of younger people online, the extent and nature of their online habits, what they use to stay connected, and how they feel about the prominence of digital connection in their lives.
Policy report
The fake news crisis: lessons for Australia from the Asia-Pacific
Online misinformation is an extremely complex and multilayered problem that defies simple, one-size fits all solutions. This policy brief argues that effective mitigation can only be achieved through multi-pronged strategies involving collaboration and cooperation between governments, policy-makers, digital platforms and community-based organisations.