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If you open any social media app, you're likely to eventually come across videos of people discussing trauma. 

The hashtag TraumaTok has billions of views...  

So how did trauma take over the internet? And what effect is it having on our mental health? Technology Reporter Ariel Bogle investigates. 

If you backflipped any harder, there’d be spinal damage… this week we discuss how the subscription service OnlyFans which is famous for its adult content ended up doing a drastic about-face within days.

Plus, what do new national security bills allow and who can be the target of these new powers?

And Apple pays millions in a settlement and celebrates 10 years of executive Tim Cook.

Guests: Ariel Bogle, Analyst at ASPI Cyber Policy Centre & Jonno Seidler, Creative Lead at Unyoked

How do you arrest more than 800 suspected criminals around the world? Get them to use an app that happens to be controlled by worldwide law enforcement.

We dive into the weird world of the ANOM app and the role it played in what is shaping up to be one of the biggest crime stories of the year.

Also - dozens of the world’s most popular websites like the New York Times, Twitch and Spotify disappeared offline last week… and it’s all thanks to one company that underpins a huge part of the internet we experience.

Plus are you more likely to swipe right on a dating app for someone who’s vaccinated? And why are we wasting our time on Zoom when we should be making holograms of each other?

Guests: Ariel Bogle, Analyst at the Australian Strategic Policy Institute & Sam Koslowski, Co-founder of The Daily Aus.   

Being called its own version of the US Supreme Court, Facebook has created an Oversight Board. It's set up to be an independent body that would make binding decisions on moderation and content problems, but how is that going in practice? And should other social media companies follow suit?

Plus, Twitter tries to bend user behaviours with targeted prompts and the option to 'tip' Tweeters.

And Apple's new AirTags are designed to be attached to keys and wallets and to beep when you lose them. So why are they concerned about it being used by abusive partners and why did one major retailer pull them off the shelves?

Guests: Ariel Bogle, Analyst with ASPI's International Cyber Policy Centre & Cameron Wilson, Associate Editor, Crikey

For Facebook it was old news, but for over 500 million of its users it was new and shocking, that their phone numbers and personal data were leaked online. So how did it happen, and what can we do about it?

Plus, Kurt Cobain made a new song from beyond the grave thanks to artificial intelligence, but is it any good?

And Microsoft has announced it's providing Augmented Reality headsets to the US Army to help troops identify targets and danger, blurring the lines between video games, reality and war.

Guests: Ariel Bogle, Analyst with ASPI’s International Cyber Policy Centre & Cam Wilson, Internet reporter, Business Insider Australia and Gizmodo Australia

When Jade was 21, she was charmed by a wellness influencer. Then she got a big shock.

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Kathrin's friends have been sending her a range of wild theories about the virus.

Lucy asks Ariel Bogel how we should talk to young boys about the 'Porn Ring Scandal', a scandal where more than 200 non-consensual, intimate photos of teens and young women were posted in a global 'porn ring' - Australian police in Queensland chose to blame the victim. They also discuss the recent push for an Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander flags to be included in the Emoji keyboard. What is accepted as a new emoji rests with the Unicode Consortium.

Ariel and Lucy look at the features and implications of Facebook's new live streaming technology.

This week Ariel and Lucy examine apps that utilise more permissions than they're letting on, and the deeper consequences of meme culture.