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 Defender of Expression: How the media plays a role in the defense of human expression
The media and news industry set the narrative for society. Their role in society is absolutely necessary, especially because they also play a major role in protecting free expression. The media is capable of bringing large amounts of attention to attacks on free expression from any sector. Their role as watchdog pushes them to maintainContinueContinue reading “The Defender of Expression: How the media plays a role in the defense of human expression”
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”
My Info Is Public, So What?
We live in an era when almost anything can be found online. Your email address, phone number, a picture from 10 years ago, the next big scandal, even your home address. But it’s often disguised under the guise that companies are protecting you from “bad actors” trying to trick you, but most of our informationContinueContinue reading “My Info Is Public, So What?”
