Communications
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Mass communication
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Communications policy
Policy report
Frontier influencers: the new face of China’s propaganda
This report explores how the Chinese party-state’s globally focused propaganda and disinformation capabilities are evolving and increasing in sophistication. Concerningly, this emerging approach by the Chinese party-state to influence international discourse on China, including obfuscating its record of human rights violations, is largely flying under the radar of US social media platforms and western policy-makers.
Policy report
Misinformation and disinformation: an international effort using behavioural science to tackle the spread of misinformation
This paper outlines some key behavioural insights to help improve policy responses to stop the spread of mis- and dis-information.
Report
Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families: interim findings report
The 'Advancing digital inclusion in low income Australian families' research project is running 2021-2024. The investigation explores the complex relationship between digital and social inclusion, and social infrastructure’s role (education facilities, charities, government services) in supporting low income families in six diverse communities. This report outlines the key findings from this research at the halfway...
Report
Freedom on the net 2022
This year's Freedom on the Net report finds that global internet freedom declined for the 12th consecutive year in 2022, and governments are on a campaign to divide the open internet into a patchwork of repressive enclaves.
Report
Combatting online Islamophobia and racism in Australia: the case for an eSafety duty of care
This report, commissioned by the Islamic Council of Victoria, argues that the failure of social media platforms to improve their demonstrably ineffectual systems for the review of hateful material, coupled with the grave harms of online Islamophobia, necessitates government intervention.