As an Aussie warship causes havoc for wireless internet providers, UK peers make a stand on copyright and AI, a major facial recognition trial proves its worth, and Wellington’s tech luminaries outline their ideas to revive the capital’s fortunes.

Well, it finally happened. The bromance that launched a thousand memes, inspired a thousand think pieces, and forced thousands of US government employees to update their résumés is over. 

Science has a track record of turning theoretical possibilities into reality. Just because a concept seems terribly, unimaginably difficult doesn’t mean it’s impossible.

Banning social media for under-16s? We explore whether this proposal is a solution, a distraction, or just the beginning of a much bigger conversation about online safety and responsibility.

Research has shown that hate speech online in particular and the proliferation of extremism online in general have a chilling effect on online speech through intimidation and fear.