Internet Culture

With mobile phone use on the rise, some people are turning to simpler devices to help them cut down on their screen time.

The US transportation secretary warns drivers must pay attention at all times, even if their car has assisted driving capabilities.

The 32-year-old model conceded to the death hoax a day after the fake Instagram post, saying she was "proud of what my death was able to accomplish". 

Psychologists say people with high psychopathic tendencies are able to explore their "true self" when they're not identifiable. 

Songs by Taylor Swift, Drake and other big-name artists are getting pulled from TikTok after a music licensing dispute came to a head. Here's a rundown of where things stand.

For the next seven months, Oscar Pearce is hoping to spend about eight hours per day guessing where he is in the world, but from his computer.

Australia's consumer rights watchdog sees a sharp increase in Australians citing the popular accommodation site when reporting they've been scammed.

Professor Jeannie Paterson says articifial intelligence has faciliated the recent boom of pornographic and offensive ‘deep-fake’ images of Taylor Swift.

As non-consensual and sexually explicit images of Swift began circulating widely on social media platforms, fans quickly mobilised the hashtag #ProtectTaylorSwift. How politicians respond could change the future of AI. 

The voiceover in the YouTube video says it listened to the comic's 50 years of material and "did my best to imitate his voice, cadence and attitude."

More than four million people attempted to buy tickets for Taylor Swift's Australian concerts but experts warn resale tickets are causing a "cruel summer" for fans who fall victim to a scam surge. 

Australian authorities have confirmed that Aleksandr Gennadievich Ermakov is a member of the Russian hacking syndicate REvil.

Timor-Leste has the fourth-slowest internet in the world, sitting just in front of Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria — and its young population is fed up.

Credential stuffing has long been used as a form of cyber crime, but a recent rise in attacks has affected thousands of Australians. Here's what credential stuffing is, how it works, and how you can protect yourself.

Twenty-four players from 21 different countries competed at last year's competition, and Oscar Pearce wants to take home the chocolates this year.

Australian actress Sarah Snook thanks her baby daughter, saying "it was her who carried me" as she wins the best drama actress award at the Emmys.

Communities are going online to help catch alleged criminals at work in their neighbourhoods. But experts say "digital vigilantism" can land people in hot water.

Some of The Iconic's customers have been caught out by the aftershocks of a "credential stuffing" attack, but a cybersecurity expert says common shortcuts have put shoppers at greater risk without them knowing.

Online retailer The Iconic has failed to provide basic security measures to verify its customers' payment details when placing an order, putting its 2.1 million customers at risk of being defrauded, cybersecurity experts say

The eSafety commissioner says the social media platform's hate-monitoring practices are "jaw-dropping" after it reinstated thousands of banned Australian accounts.

Online retailer The Iconic has vowed to refund customers who have been left out of pocket by thousands of dollars after their accounts were compromised and fraudulent orders were made without their permission.

There are more than 22,000 people in the Riverland Forum that Jesse Norris launched 12 years ago on Facebook, but after moderating the busy page — while doing his best not to be affected by abuse — he's decided to step away.

The action comes after nine videos of the defamation hearing, which was live streamed, appeared on the channel.

 The plaintiffs alleged Google's analytics, cookies and apps let it track the activity of users in private browsers or incognito mode. 

A Dutch chess player says she was fined for wearing sneakers that the International Chess Federation deemed "sports shoes".