Internet

While condemning social media platforms for hosting and spreading extremists’ content, many media here also took the online bait from a noted British troll too toxic even for Fox News and the tabloids… Audio

Some pundits predict the “Christchurch call to action" and the PM's upcoming social media summit in Paris won’t move US-based tech companies. They've always resisted regulation and can fall b ack on… Video, Audio

With a billion users, Instagram has it's own style and look. The "aesthetic" as it's known, is glossy and curated and the perfect place for advertising dressed up as content. But the style is… Audio

It's a very popular twitter account that makes fun of gender stereotypes by turning them on their heads. Audio

Kevin Ashton's regarded as one of the first people to realise the scope of what the internet could deliver two decades ago and shares his thoughts on what the future might hold.  Audio

After Christchurch, governments around the world are gearing up against the ‘weaponisation’ of the internet by terrorists and extremists. The grim content they create also forces news media to make… Audio

It looks fairly certain that Wallabies rugby star Israel Folau will have his contract ended. He's been widely criticised for condemning drunks, homosexuals, adulterers and others to hell. Lawyer… Audio

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested at the Ecuadorian embassy in London. He has been found guilty by the Westminster Magistrates' Court of skipping bail. He now faces US federal… Audio

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange has been arrested and removed from the Ecuador embassy where he has been living for the last seven years. Assange was arrested by UK police after Ecuador withdrew… Audio

Asks a year 12 student in a piece she penned in the Guardian -" If your own parents had been able to post whatever about you, wouldnt you be a little disgruntled too ? Audio

Banning the gunman’s so-called manifesto was a controversial call by the Chief Censor last week. It has divided opinion among the media over whether they should delve into it - and just how much of it… Audio

On Mediawatch Midweek Jeremy Rose talks to Lately's Karyn Hay about Guns, God and Algorithms; Bougainville, and rapping the news. Video, Audio

Well before the tragedy in Christchurch journalist and author Ginger Gorman warned about the dangers of Facebook Live and the connection between online rhetoric and murder. Audio

Psychologist Dr Linda Blair says the latest internet fad of folding washing is pure nonsense. She speaks to Jim about real ways of restoring calm to stressful lives. Audio

After the atrocity in Christchurch, Stuff says it's time to civilise the often unpleasant space 'below the line.' It no longer accepts online comments on news stories about topics that get readers the… Audio