Publications

Below are some relevant publications by lab members and affiliates relevant to the study of digital hostility and disinformation. Please click on the title for a link or download.

Bailey, Jane; Flynn, Asher and Henry, Nicola (2021). The Emerald International Handbook of Technology-Facilitated Violence and Abuse. London: Emerald.

Beckett, Jennifer (2017). The media dangerously misuses the word ‘trolling’. Conversation, 3 July.

Beckett, Jennifer (2018). We need to talk about the mental health of content moderators. The Conversation, 27 September.

Beckett, Jennifer (2018). MeToo must also tackle online abuse. Conversation, 22 March.

Beckett, Jennifer (2019). Revenge of the moderators: Facebook’s online workers are sick of being treated like bots. Conversation, 16 October.

Brevini, Benedetta (2021). Is AI Good for the Planet? Polity.

Brevini, Benedetta (2021). Private Deals Between Digital and Media Lords to Save Journalism: The Case of the Australian News Media Bargaining Code. The Political Economy of Communication 9(1), 84-87.

Cover, Rob (2022). Digital hostility: Contemporary crisis, disrupted belonging and self-care practices. Media International Australia 184(1): 79-91.  DOI: 10.1177/1329878X221088048

Cover, Rob (2022). Celebrity deepfakes are all over TikTok. Here’s why they’re becoming common – and how you can spot them. The Conversation, 19 July.

Cover, Rob (2023). ‘Digital Hostility, Subjectivity and Ethics: Theorising the Disruption of Identity in Instances of Mass Online Abuse and Hate Speech.’ Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies 29(2): 308-321.  DOI: 10.1177/13548565221122908.

Cover, Rob (2024). The violence of contesting non-binary, trans and diverse gender identities: Emergent cultural formations, adversities, and ethics.’ Humanities Research Journal 20(1): 243-259.

Cover, Rob (2024). What is doxing, and how can you protect yourself? The Conversation, 13 February.

Cover, Rob (2024). ‘Apprehending digital hostility and online abuse: Feminist care ethics in/and digital ecologies.’ Thesis 11 183(1): 33-48.

Cover, Rob (2025). AI Generation of Rage Bait: Implications for Digital Harms. New Media & Society.  DOI: 10.1177/14614448251400675

Cover, Rob; Beckett, Jennifer; Brevini, Benedetta; Lumby, Catharine; Simcock, Rhyle and Thompson, Jay (2025). Reporting online abuse to platforms: Factors, interfaces and the potential for care. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Technologies. Online first.

Cover, Rob; Henry, Nicola; Gleave, Joscelyn; Greenfield, Sharon; Grechyn, Viktor and Huynh, Thuc Bao; (2024). ‘Protecting public figures online: How do platforms and regulators define public figures?’ Media International Australia. Online first.

Cover, Rob; Henry, Nicola; Huynh, Thuc Bao; Grechyn, Viktor and Greenfield, Sharon (2024). Platform policy and online abuse: Understanding differential protections for public figures. Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Technologies 30(6): 2152-2167.

Cover, Rob; Haw, Ashleigh and Thompson, Jay Daniel (2022). Fake News in Digital Cultures:  Technology, Populism and Digital Misinformation. London: Emerald Publishing.

Cover, Rob; Humphries, Joel; Richardson, Ingrid and Harris, Daniel X. (2025). Restricting young people from digital platforms: Demographics and the experience of digital harms in the support of social media age bans.  Continuum: Journal of Media & Cultural Studies. DOI: 10.1080/10304312.2025.2598632

Cover, Rob; Simcock, Rhyle and Humphries, Joel (2025). Digital harms and penalties: Australian regulation, platform moderation and the figure of the perpetrator. Media International Australia. DOI: 10.1177/1329878X2513507

Thompson, Jay Daniel and Cover, Rob (2021). ‘Digital Hostility, Internet Pile-ons, and Shaming: A Case Study.’ Convergence: The International Journal of Research into New Media Technologies. DOI: 10.1177/13548565211030461.

Waldek, Lise; Droogan, Julian and Lumby, Catharine (2021). Feeling Terrified? The Emotions of Online Violent Extremism. Cambridge University Press.