Tech designers have control over how billions of us think and act, and some of them have started sounding the alarm on their own creations. Reports show higher social media use is now linked to a decline in mental health. Political disinformation campaigns on social platforms are on the rise, undermining democracy in some countries.
We post, we tweet, we like, and we share - but what are the consequences of our growing dependence on social media?
Tech designers have control over how billions of us think and act, and some of them have started sounding the alarm on their own creations.
Reports show higher social media use is now linked to a decline in mental health.
Political disinformation campaigns on social platforms are on the rise, undermining democracy in some countries.
So how do we stop social media from reprogramming our lives and take back control? Is government regulation the way to go?
How do we retain the positive aspects of connectivity and people power that social media offers?
Joining the program:
Tristan Harris, Former Google Design Ethicist and star of “The Social Dilemma”
Marc Fennell, Tech Reporter and Author
Julie Inman Grant, eSafety Commissioner
The Inspired Unemployed, Instagram influencers
Sally Rugg, Executive Director, change.org
Jocelyn Brewer, Cyberpsychologist
Please submit a question via our website by 9am Monday for the chance to ask the panel.
Scroll down to watch Monday's toughest question asked by swinging voter David Beins, and watch Sally Rugg responding to Israel Folau's social media posts in our Classic Moment. 👇
Watch Q+A Monday 9.35pm on ABC TV, streamed live 9.35pm AEST on ABC iview or on our website.
Looking forward to hearing your questions.
Hamish Macdonald
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| Get to know the panellists |
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| In 2019, Tristan Harris described how inside Google and Facebook servers, there's "a little voodoo doll, avatar-like version of you" created from your digital footprint. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Julie Inman Grant is concerned about the proliferation of DeepFake technology, particularly in the realm of online abuse. "So often technology outpaces policy and we're left flat-footed," she says. | | LEARN MORE |
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| Cyberpsychologist Jocelyn Brewer has developed a strategy to help us get more out of our tech, and wants us to think about how what we consume online impacts our cognitions and emotions. | | LEARN MORE |
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| David Beins says he's an ex-Labor voter living in a safe Labor seat, and asks the Opposition Leader what he'll do to win back his vote at the next election. | | WATCH NOW |
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| A one-on-one with the man who wants to be Prime Minister - Anthony Albanese. He takes your questions on how he'd lead Australia out of the pandemic. | | WATCH NOW | |
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| Does Anthony Albanese support former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd's calls for a Royal Commission into media concentration in Australia? What does the Labor leader think of our current media landscape? | | WATCH NOW | |
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| In 2019, Sally Rugg was among the panellists asked if Israel Folau's social media posts were an attempt to help people "avoid hell" and "come to God". | | WATCH NOW | |
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