When Time Magazine named its 2025 Person of the Year, it didn’t point to a celebrity, a global leader, or a singular changemaker. Instead, it chose a collective: “the architects” of artificial intelligence. And in doing so, it signalled something bigger than a media accolade — it recognised that AI
There’s a bleak sort of poetry in Oxford University Press naming “rage bait” as its Word of the Year for 2025. A dictionary is supposed to reflect culture, not shape it. Yet here we are, with one of the world’s most respected linguistic institutions confirming what Malaysian marketers have felt
Australia’s world-first ban on social media access for under-16s isn’t just a policy headline — it’s a signal flare fired straight into the global marketing, media, and platform ecosystem. From today, more than one million Australian teens are locked out of TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube — just nine days before
Somewhere between shock value and strategy sits Bonnie Blue — a creator who understands one thing better than most brand managers: attention is currency, and outrage is often the fastest way to print it. Her latest headline — a raid, a seized “bangbus,” and police photos that look straight out
Australia wanted to protect its teens — but instead, it may have just pushed them somewhere harder to supervise. On 10 December, Australia became the first democracy to impose a national under-16 social media ban, forcing platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and YouTube to restrict accounts belonging to young teenagers or
Earlier this week, police data revealed something ugly: Malaysians have been swindled out of RM2.7 billion in online scams in just eleven months. Not RM2.7 million. A whopping RM2.7 billion! That’s more than many brands’ combined annual media spend. More than some start-ups’ entire valuations. More than the yearly revenue
There’s a sharp moment in the AI conversation where fear collides with reality — and most of us are sitting exactly there. Not panicking. Not fully convinced. Just… watching. A recent Gigacalculator study, stacking global search data from January to November 2025, confirms what many marketers already sense: the world
Taylor’s University, through its School of Media and Communication, has officially launched Lumicko, a learning-integrated multimedia streaming platform designed to enhance how students learn, create, and showcase their digital productions. The platform marks a significant advancement in the institution’s commitment to redefining creative education and strengthening pathways between academia and
There’s a line buried deep in a Reuters report that should make every marketer, regulator and CEO sit up straight: Meta reportedly made RM75.8 billion from scam ads in 2024. Not from premium placements. Not from brand safety compliance. But from scam ads — fake investment schemes, fraudulent online stores,
There’s a curious irony in India’s latest tech controversy: a government-built cyber safety app meant to inspire trust ended up triggering a nationwide trust deficit. The plan was simple on paper. All new smartphones would come preloaded with Sanchar Saathi, a state-run cyber safety app that helps users verify handset
