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Rohan Cosgriff didn't tell anyone about a sextortion scam he had fallen victim to before taking his own life. A Victorian coroner says education needs to focus on breaking down the shame and guilt that prevents help-seeking.

Wombat joeys prance around Josh Neille's living room and young wallabies slide around on floorboards learning to use their long limbs. It's a sight now familiar to millions of people online.

Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell's X account has been suspended and a campaign under his name raising money for a "whites-only" community in regional Victoria has been disabled.

Barry O'Rourke has admitted to using the electoral roll to find the addresses of people he says wrote abusive comments on his social media pages, claiming it led to "perfectly polite and friendly" discussions.

A lockdown at an Adelaide shopping centre was the first test since the Bondi Junction attack on the response to large-scale public threats. But experts say more could be done within the private security sector.

Falsehoods about former US president Donald Trump's attempted assassination are spreading online faster than journalists can assemble an accurate account of what we know. ABC News Verify has assembled the key claims, and how they have gained traction.

The social media company says it has a responsibility to ensure Americans can hear from nominees for the US presidency. 

Distraught children are being treated at emergency departments after their parents have pulled the plug on their devices, according to health and education authorities promoting the benefits of a digital detox.

The discovery of photos of Australian children in a gargantuan dataset being used to train leading AI models has given rise to a blame game and some divisive questions. 

It's healthy for kids to be curious about things like the manosphere, experts say, but parents need to help them navigate the harmful messages it promotes.

BookTok, Bookstagram and BookTube are opening up the world of romantic fiction to teens and giving them new perspectives on love.

During the COVID lockdowns, an online vigilantism soon became a defamation case in the NSW District Court. New legislation is aiming to avoid cases like this from happening again.

Thai blockbuster family drama How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies has left millions of film goers across South-East Asia in tears. Will it have the same effect on Australian audiences?

In his last week at the ABC, Landline's highly respected Murphy says a remarkable 45-year career that had him chasing stories all over the world has taught him one thing: "Everyone has a story." 

It was an innocent-enough question to put to the boss of Australia's fastest-growing beauty brand: How do you sit with the ethics of duping? The clip went viral, but it shows there are shades of grey at the heart of makeup dupes.

Riders from across the country are in Brisbane for the Queensland hobby horsing championships. 

Bianca Purdie moved straight into nine-to-five work after school but soon burnt out. Now the owner of her own business, like four in five Gen Z-ers, she says she would rather work for herself.

Experts think exposure to traumatic content on social media, such as uncensored images coming out of the Middle East, can give some people PTSD. So what signs should you look out for, and how can you protect yourself?

Australian cosmetics giant MCoBeauty has attracted global attention for its strikingly similar beauty dupes, but the company has kept the details of its product development process out of the spotlight — until now.

Desperate to feed hungry animals, these Tasmanian farmers spent thousands of dollars on hay that never arrived. Now, they want to protect other vulnerable people from doing the same.

Brian Firebaugh thanks TikTok for giving him an income, a reality TV victory — and a son. He's one of 170 million American users who could lose access to the app within months.

He never finished university. He poses for selfies with screaming fans. His social media gives candid glimpses behind the scenes — and an audience ready to hear him speak.

Small beauty entrepreneurs say they are struggling to stop copies of their cosmetics being released because they don't have the legal budgets to fight big companies that are self-confessed dupers.

Australian cosmetics company MCoBeauty has become a multi-million-dollar business by "duping" popular beauty products. But its success hasn't been without controversy, after pushing the boundaries of the law too far in the past.

The five Facebook pages an ABC investigation linked to foreign interference in the UK election have been taken down for deception and "inauthentic engagement tactics".