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Download This Show is your weekly guide to the world of media, culture, and technology. From social media to gadgets, streaming services to privacy issues. Each week Rae Johnston and guests take a fun, deep dive into how technology is reshaping our lives.

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00:28:22

Are OnlyFans screwing themselves?

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2021/08/26

The work of adult entertainers is being disrupted again, after the subscriber-only website OnlyFans announced it will ban adult material. Meanwhile, an office in Bucharest is showing how post-Covid workplace life can look like, with anti-virus innovations. And how concerned should you be about the security of vaccination passports? Plus Mark Zuckerberg has a plan to turn your next work meeting into a weird virtual reality thing. Update: After this episode was published, OnlyFans announced it

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00:28:22

What will win: Your new phone or the planet?

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2021/08/19

We use our smartphones for hours every day, but do you know what goes into making it? And more importantly, where are those metals going to come from in the future? Plus, Twitter lets go of one of its weirder and more pointless features. And is virtual reality a way forward for a struggling music industry and why is the gambling industry investing so heavily in Artificial Intelligence? Guests: Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson, National Technology Editor for News Corp & Daniel Van Boom, News Editor

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00:28:21

Facebook + The Universe = The Metaverse?

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2021/08/12

Apple plans to scan devices including iPhones and iPads for child sexual abuse images. It’s commended by child protection groups but has privacy campaigners concerned. So, what’s the fine print for Apple’s new tool, neuralMatch, and could it be a game changer? Meanwhile, why Instagram creatives are angry and what exactly is a metaverse? Mark Zuckerberg has an idea. Plus, calls are growing to ban an artificial intelligence ‘nudification’ tool – the latest in a long line of unethical

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00:28:22

How to get banned from YouTube

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2021/08/05

If you want to repair or replace your smartphone or tablet, it can be confusing to know how to go about it or where to go. And the Productivity Commission has found that it should be much easier for consumers to navigate this system and what’s called their ‘right to repair’. So, what is it and should we have the right to repair? Plus, what did Sky News Australia do to get bumped off YouTube for a week? And why is one of the biggest movie stars suing Disney, and which Aussie tech start-up just got

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00:28:22

How to get banned from YouTube

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2021/08/05

If you want to repair or replace your smartphone or tablet, it can be confusing to know how to go about it or where to go. And the Productivity Commission has found that it should be much easier for consumers to navigate this system and what’s called their ‘right to repair’. So, what is it and should we have the right to repair? Plus, what did Sky News Australia do to get bumped off YouTube for a week? And why is one of the biggest movie stars suing Disney, and which Aussie tech start-up just

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00:28:22

Gaming with a disability

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2021/07/29

Sixty-eight per cent of Australians play videogames, and 20 per cent of gamers have a disability. The Australian gaming industry is worth $2.43 billion but is it paying enough attention to this market and considering their needs? This week, we speak to gamers and developers living with a disability to hear what’s making gaming more accessible, the barriers yet to be overcome and what the future of gaming holds. Guests: Ellen Jurik, Narrative and Game Director, Blowfish Studios Meredith Hall,

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00:28:22

Gaming with a disability

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2021/07/29

Sixty-eight per cent of Australians play videogames, and 20 per cent of gamers have a disability. The Australian gaming industry is worth $2.43 billion but is it paying enough attention to this market and considering their needs? This week, we speak to gamers and developers living with a disability to hear what’s making gaming more accessible, the barriers yet to be overcome and what the future of gaming holds. Guests: Ellen Jurik, Narrative and Game Director, Blowfish Studios Meredith Hall,

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00:28:22

Finger power & Spyware scandals

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2021/07/22

This week we dive into the biggest spyware scandal of the year, Pegasus, that was sold to authoritarian regimes and is being used to target activists, politicians and journalists. Plus, the power is in our hands – or rather, fingertips – with a new device that can generate small amounts of electricity from finger sweat or pressure. And US President Joe Biden says that social media is killing people, while beyond-the-grave deep fakes get us pondering the moral and ethical limitations of the

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00:28:22

Are Covid breathalysers coming soon?

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2021/07/15

Breath-based Covid-19 tests are under development around the world, so has the time for disease-detecting breathalysers finally arrived? Meanwhile, Reddit is opening an Australian office, so we want to know why and what’s behind its success. Plus, big news for one of Uber’s biggest competitors and should we shame politicians for being on their phones too much? Guests: Natasha Gillezeau, Technology journalist, Australian Financial Review & Cam Wilson, Associate Editor, Crikey

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00:28:22

Indigenous start-ups talk country, culture and health

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2021/07/08

In this episode, our NAIDOC week panel tell us all about how their start-ups are harnessing the power of technology to help users connect with their country, culture and improve health outcomes. Guests: Kayla Cartledge, CEO & Founder, Our Songlines Dr Kyle Turner, CEO & Co-Founder, Pearlii Dr Christopher Lawrence, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Engineering & IT at University of Technology Sydney. Lead investigator in the development of the SWAMSmob app.

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00:28:22

Two exorbitant tickets to space, please.

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2021/07/01

The report from the Pentagon’s Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Task Force has finally landed, so what exactly does it reveal? Plus, Virgin Galactic gets the green light to take passengers into space, or more precisely, to the edge of space. And we look at the legacy of one of the most influential but dangerous people in tech history and how much BuzzFeed is really worth. Guests: Rad Yeo, Technology journalist and co-host of Queens of the Drone Age podcast & Meg Coffey, Social Media

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00:28:22

It's a hit. Except when it isn't.

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2021/06/24

We think of shows on Netflix, Stan and Amazon as being hit shows because everyone is talking about them but the truth is that no one outside of those companies actually knows how many people are watching. So that hit might not actually be a hit at all. So how can we bring a little transparency to the process? Plus, the women taking on an adult media company, the surgeons conducting surgery in augmented reality and when international travel is happening again do we want to do it at the speed of

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00:28:22

Is ANOM an anomaly?

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2021/06/17

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

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00:28:21

How long is long enough?

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2021/06/10

Facebook says it will suspend former US president Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC. But what are the wider ramifications of that decision? Also - what do you get when you sign up for Twitter’s new paid service Twitter Blue? Turns out not a lot. Plus - Apple updates, and would you play videogames on Netflix? Guests: Dr Emily van der Nagel, Social Media Lecturer at Monash

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00:28:21

How long is long enough?

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2021/06/10

Facebook says it will suspend former US president Donald Trump's accounts for two years following its finding that he stoked violence ahead of the January 6 insurrection at the US Capitol in Washington DC. But what are the wider ramifications of that decision? Also - what do you get when you sign up for Twitter’s new paid service Twitter Blue? Turns out not a lot. Plus - Apple updates, and would you play videogames on Netflix? Guests: Dr Emily van der Nagel, Social Media Lecturer at Monash

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00:28:22

The dangers of liking something too much

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2021/06/03

Instagram backflips on a move it made to hide likes on posts, to protect users’ mental health. So, what does this change mean? Also - how to not get scammed when buying the internet’s newest and most confounding fad – NFTs. Plus, WhatsApp sues India and Facebook does a good thing. Guests: Meg Coffey, social media strategist & Cam Wilson, Associate Editor, Crikey

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00:28:22

Can cryptocurrencies survive without China?

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2021/05/27

Cryptocurrencies have come up against the might of China, which has warned financial institutions to "resolutely refrain" from providing services using digital currencies because of their volatility. So what does that mean for their future? Plus, trusting artificial intelligence to diagnose your skin condition on Google’s new skin check app, and the court case that could reshape Apple’s App Store. And it was the gateway to the internet for millions but as Microsoft Internet Explorer takes its final

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00:28:22

Buy my fake voice?

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2021/05/20

How can you tell whether someone’s voice is real or not? Well thanks to a new platform allowing celebrities and influencers to ‘clone’ their voice with artificial intelligence, deepfake voices are going to make it harder for us to distinguish the real from the robot. Meanwhile, what Elon Musk’s U-turn means for Bitcoin, and what we all need to know about the changes to WhatsApp. Plus, Instagram for kids? What could possibly go wrong? Guests: Natasha Gillezeau, journalist for The Australian

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00:28:22

Court is in session... Facebook Court that is.

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2021/05/13

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

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00:28:22

Forget auctions. Print yourself a home.

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2021/05/06

What looks a bit like ice cream, takes hours to build and you can live in it? Answer: A 3D printed house. So what do these houses mean for the future of housing?

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