The rise of gambling advertising on social media is increasingly targeting young women.
Going for bust
Bumpy Rhodes
Hailey Bieber’s viral skin care has been causing breakouts on some people’s skin, prompting experts to question trusting TikTok trends.
Social anxiety behind youth ban
Australia’s youth social media ban is finally coming into effect. The big question remains: will it do more harm than good?
ASMR you feeling relaxed?
Considered life-changing by some and “pseudoscience” to others, the sensory phenomenon ASMR is gaining followers across Perth.
Safe space, Marketplace
As online scams surge across WA, a ‘safer exchange zone’ is hoping to restore confidence in trades arranged on social media.
Netfix
Australian experts believe hit Netflix show Adolescence should be used in schools to teach important lessons about respectful relationships.
Manos-fear
With the seeming increase in misogynistic content, parents are wondering to what extent they need to monitor their kids online.
Under the thinfluence
“Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels.” Experts are worried about a TikTok hashtag promoting disordered eating habits.
Click to view memory
What does it mean to self-document in a world that is dominated by social media?
Parasocial pals?
Are the people we follow online really our friends, do we know them, or do we all just ‘need to calm down’?
Stuffed with heart
For most adults soft toys and the passions of childhood are a thing of the past, but a new TikTok trend is changing attitudes, and stuffed toys are coming back out of the toybox.
Helping hands for injured arms
A Perth woman is going to be reunited with the two off-duty nurses who helped her after a nasty fall, after a social media campaign.
Birthday wrapped
A North Beach schoolgirl is about the get the surprise of her life when she opens her birthday presents, thanks to a huge community effort.
Recessive jeans
How is fashion changing now Australia is facing another recession?
Artificial advice
While many people are turning to artificial intelligence for help, Snapchat’s new AI chatbot has some up in arms.
Food for the eyes
The impact that dedicated ‘eating videos’, or mukbangs, have on viewers and creators may be hard to stomach.
“Older voters tend to die off”
We investigate how TikTok and WeChat are the newest social media platforms being used by politicians.