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Six months after the world-first under-16 social media ban, Australia is doubling maximum fines to nearly 100 million Australian dollars because platforms keep failing to keep teenagers out – critics say the ban itself is failing.
The key case for the age-limit debate: use the enforcement problems as evidence when you discuss whether bans protect young people – and compare with Norway's plans.
AI-generated campaign ads show candidates 'saying' words their opponents scripted, with disclosure labels in near-invisible text. With no federal rules, a patchwork of state laws is all that constrains synthetic political content.
Concrete, current evidence for analyses of fake news, deepfakes and democracy – including the 'liar's dividend' and the regulation dilemma.
A University of Florida/UCL study of 20 years of time-use data finds daily reading for pleasure down 40 percent in the US, with the steepest declines among groups with least resources – while screen time keeps rising.
Evidence for discussions about reading, fiction and attention in the smartphone era – pair it with Matt Haig's essays or your own reading habits in a reflective text.
NPR reports on ultra-fast fashion – garments designed and shipped in weeks, now up to a third of the industry – and the recyclers and regulators trying to stem the flood of textile waste.
Use as a listening source and as evidence in the fast fashion debate: the scale of ultra-fast fashion and the systemic responses – perfect together with NDLA's Fast Fashion article.
Oxford chose 'brain rot' – the term for the effects of endless low-quality online content – as word of the year after usage rose 230 percent. A word first used by Thoreau in 1854, reborn as Gen Z internet English.
A perfect small case for how the internet changes English: word history, netspeak, and the debate about what scrolling does to us – usable in both language and media topics.