Blog posts examine controversial issues plaguing platform Some things are clearly bad for democracy: overbearing dictators, the rise of fascism, military rule. But social media? Really? It seems like a bad joke that the very same platforms where we share vacation photos and viral cooking videos could actually be damaging democracy right in front of our eyes. But
READ MOREOnce they’re adults, they should be able to edit their online reputation, privacy watchdog says If you were born in 2003, that would mean you are now at least 14 years old. It would also mean that Facebook, born Feb. 4, 2004, has been in existence almost your entire life. And that means, chances are,
READ MORESocial media ads driven by demographic data are ‘a mutation of globalized capitalism’ If you use a social platform like Facebook or Instagram, you’ve probably noticed ads for a new kind of store showing up in your feeds. With trendy sounding names such as Chic Wish, West Louis, Speedy Trends and Pat Pat, chances are some of their wares may have
READ MOREIn some ways, Pinterest is more like a search engine than a social network Valued at a staggering $12 billion, Pinterest is one of the digital world’s most successful platforms. Yet somehow, the image-sharing app has managed to sidestep the pitfalls that have tripped up some of Silicon Valley’s other big players, such as Twitter and its trolls, Facebook and its fake news and YouTube and
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