Social media
Alternative labels
Online social networks
Policy report
Regulation of online platforms: what can we learn from 150 years of telecoms regulation?
How to address competition concerns associated with online platforms has become a pressing policy question around the world. This paper outlines some general principles for a new regulatory framework.
Report
Digital Democracy Project: Research memo #3 - Polarization and its Discontents
This is the third report from the Digital Democracy Project, a partnership between the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. This report explores the level of polarization in Canada across different media platforms.
Report
Digital Democracy Project: Research memo #4 - Talking Past Each Other on Immigration
This is the fourth report from the Digital Democracy Project, a partnership between the Public Policy Forum and the Max Bell School of Public Policy at McGill University. This report explores how Canadians perceive immigration and which media sources they obtain their information on immigration from.
Report
Exploring New Zealand children's internet access, skills and opportunities
This research report presents findings from a study that explores New Zealand children’s internet access, online skills, practices, and opportunities.
Journal article
Philip Morris International’s use of Facebook to undermine Australian tobacco control laws
The borderless nature of the internet, coupled with narrow defnitions of advertising and interference, means the tobacco industry still uses online and social media to sell and promote its products, highlight supposed corporate social responsibility practices, and challenge public health views and policies.