This research shows that TikTok has maximised the addictive qualities of design choices and engagement strategies employed by competing social media companies, incentivising a race to the bottom between a small number of leading social media companies vying for the highest user numbers and engagement rates.

This report summarises a policy roundtable held with 15 experts, unpacking legislative and regulatory interventions around misinformation and disinformation in the context of the Combatting Misinformation and Disinformation Bill.

This longitudinal survey provides comprehensive findings about young Australians’ news attitudes, practices and experiences. The 2023 survey analysis shows that news plays an important role in young people’s everyday lives and most young people get news from diverse sources.

This research explored whether content relating to the Voice referendum in Australia was over- or under-moderated on TikTok, Facebook and X and if it displayed political bias. No political bias was detected, but misinformation was substantially under-moderated across all three platforms.

This research explores the effect of social media algorithms on political content promotion concerning the Voice referendum in Australia. Results suggest ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ filter bubbles can rapidly appear and could play a role in dividing Australian political discourse. Regulators and researchers should have independent oversight of algorithms.