PhD Candidate, University of Melbourne
Mark Wood is a late stage doctoral candidate at the University of Melbourne. His research explores how footage of criminalised acts is distributed and consumed on social media platforms.
For gangs with a social media presence like Apex, theres no such thing as bad publicity
Jan 13, 2017 14:40 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology Law
Media-fuelled moral panics can increase the lawbreaking behaviour of targeted groups. This phenomenon was originally thought to arise through further isolation of these groups. But in the age of social media and online...
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