x.com (formerly twitter.com) X is a platform that has undergone massive policy and societal changes as it navigates the shakeup caused with Elon Musk’s takeover. Musk buying the social media giant completely shifted its primary goals, claiming to champion “free speech”, he’s created a new media environment ripe for political content and influencers to takeContinueContinue reading “An Update on the Misinformation Wars: X and Discord”
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It’s the Hot New Trend!: The Q.A.C.K. Method
Misinformation creeps through every corner of the internet and has shown that no one is impervious to it. It is one of the dominant cultural issues that has left experts and politicians dumbfounded at how to deal with it. We may feel like it’s an impossible situation for the everyday man, but I am happyContinueContinue reading “It’s the Hot New Trend!: The Q.A.C.K. Method”
Online Miseducation: Online Tools and their Functions in the Battle Against Misinformation
RumorGuard seems to act as a sort of fact-checked news site where they post about trending topics and news. You can go through the site and find information on a range of topics; 2020 election fraud claims, PizzaGate, AI content going viral, etc. They have it very well organized and separate the topics based onContinueContinue reading “Online Miseducation: Online Tools and their Functions in the Battle Against Misinformation”
24 Hours: A Day in the Life
6:45AM I listened to music while I got ready for work. Songs I listened to were Maggots for Brains by Olivia Rodrigo, Father Figure by Taylor Swift, Overnight by Maggie Rogers. I played Maggots for Brains a few times as it is currently my favorite song. 9:30AM Went on my 10 minute break and checkedContinueContinue reading “24 Hours: A Day in the Life”
The Internet and Expression Collide: A slew of changes and avoiding liability
The introduction of the internet seems so long ago, it’s hard to think of a time where we didn’t have it. As soon as it came out, it opened an avenue of possibilities for how we communicated, which inevitably brought just as many problems. Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act has arguably shaped theContinueContinue reading “The Internet and Expression Collide: A slew of changes and avoiding liability”
A Groundwork for Mass Conspiracy: Sandy Hook
Conspiracy is ruthless when it comes to what subject it will take and create an “alternate reality” of sorts. Overall we all still have an idea of what happened at Sandy Hook Elementary when on Dec 14th, 2012 a shooter entered the school and proceeded to murder 26 people, including 20 1st grade children. AContinueContinue reading “A Groundwork for Mass Conspiracy: Sandy Hook”
Keeping Up With Me
May 30, 2025 9:40AM – I wake up and immediately go to Twitter (now known as X) and see a post from Pop Crave that informs me Taylor Swift, one of my all time favorite artists, has regained the rights to her full masters. This essentially means she has regained full ownership of her fullContinueContinue reading “Keeping Up With Me”
