As the committee decides whether or not speech should be more regulated on social media, there are many questions that must be addressed by the pro-regulation and anti-regulation groups. One big debate both groups will have to cover is the free speech versus hate speech. When does free speech go to far and ultimately resemble […]
The Like a Girl campaign is one of my favorite examples of digital activism. It truly has transformed they way society thinks about the saying “like a girl”. The whole idea behind this campaign was to transform the saying “like a girl” that was originally seen as an insult into an empowering message for females. […]
Who are the creators of memes? This question is definitely very subjective, but I would argue that the main authors of memes are us Millennials. We are the generation that grew up learning from childhood how to work all different types of technology. We adapt quickly and pick up technological skills quickly. Memes are on […]
I believe that Twitter is irrelevant. I would not go as far to say it is unusable, however I would agree with the fact that Twitter’s “moment” has passed. Not only does the stock dropping significantly emphasize how Twitter’s moment has passed. The fact that other social media platforms can be used for Twitter’s best […]
Social media has always been an interest in my life, and right when platforms like Twitter and Instagram came out I was on them. I also secretly started using Facebook in 7th grade because my parents did not want me on social media. The whole idea of a kid being on the internet with a […]
