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When outrage equals engagement and our worst impulses are being targeted, gamed and monetised, is it too late to escape the rage-bait machine?
Social media is no longer a platform for connection – it’s a gladiatorial arena powered by an addictive mix of anger and entertainment. As a result, we’re being driven apart: our politics more extreme and empathy on the decline, while those who know how to game the outrage economy for clicks only become more powerful and influential.
In this illuminating session, pioneer communications expert and the strategist behind GetUp! – Australia's first major online political movement – Ed Coper sits down to unmask the architects of this new power. From manosphere gurus and tech oligarchs to political demagogues and corporate giants, he reveals how social media has evolved into an outrage machine that feeds on scandals, spectacle, extremism and notoriety to bait us into constant engagement.
Join Coper as he explains how angertainment has co-opted our social media feeds and taken over our lives, in conversation with Sushi Das.
Supported by RMIT University
Event and Ticketing Details
Dates & Times
Wednesday 24 June
6.30 - 7.30pm
Tickets
$25.50
Full
$19.50
Concession
$19.50
Under 30
$15.00
RMIT Student Discount
Groups 6+ and Members get standard 10% discount across all reserves.
For more information on Memberships, click here.
Location
Accessibility
Accessible toilets available
Assistive Listening
Auslan interpreting available by-request
Companion tickets available
Registered Assistance Animals welcome
Wheelchair accessible
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Additional Notes
Ed Coper will be signing books after the event.
The bookseller for this event is Mary Martin Bookshop.
Melbourne was designated the world’s second UNESCO City of Literature in 2008. As part of this global network, we strive to support the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals, a set of 17 goals designed to promote fairness, health and environmental sustainability worldwide.
This event addresses Goal 16: Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions.
Featuring
Ed Coper
Ed Coper is a pioneer of politics in the digital age. A leading political communications expert and authority on the internet and democracy, he built the global blueprints for modern advocacy. He grew Australia's first online ...
Sushi Das
Sushi Das is an award-winning journalist and a journalism lecturer at RMIT University, specialising in fact-checking and information integrity. She was a fact-checker with RMIT ABC Fact Check and then associate ...