Online misogyny increasing

10:00 Tue, 3 May

When the country went into lockdown last year, research group Te Pūnaha Matatini at Auckland University noticed a sharp increase in Covid-19 specific disinformation. This...

Social media after death

08:00 Fri, 23 Jul

By Alysha Dudley, Local Matters, Digital Coordinator It is almost impossible to exist in today’s society without having an online presence of some description and...

Online expert sounds warning on Covid conspiracy theories

13:26 Mon, 14 Sep

Nat Torkington A former government technical advisor is warning social media users of the potential harm of conspiracy theories which are proliferating in the wake...

Candidates clash over Facebook control

10:03 Tue, 1 Oct

Social media has become a battlefield in the run up to this month’s local elections, with candidates on all sides accusing opponents of dirty politics...

Social media fears stalk college classrooms

13:45 Mon, 16 Sep

Mahurangi College has stepped up efforts to educate students about the dangers of social media after girls as young as 11 were propositioned and asked...

Lurking extremists trap unwary social media users

10:09 Mon, 17 Jun

Extremists are becoming increasingly sophisticated at exploiting social media algorithms to indoctrinate unsuspecting internet users, warns a local IT expert. Ti Point’s Nat Torkington, who...