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Trusted Flaggers – Angel or Devil?

Whether/how should digital content be regulated? The question of whether/how content in digital media should be regulated came to my attention again through the blog: “Censorship...

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October 20, 2024 by Jonas Pfitzner Media Maesters 1

Just (don’t) film it

Due to sickness, my screen time has increased massively in the past few weeks. I have been watching a lot of videos on YouTube, which is...

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October 20, 2024 by Youri Media Maesters 4

Internet Doctors Are Worsening Health Anxiety

The internet has been known to have a little nook and cranny for every niche interest out there. People who express their interests in fun and...

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October 20, 2024 by Barbara Media Maesters 5

This is so relatable

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October 20, 2024 by zuzuzuz Digital Influencer Instagram Internet Media Memes Online Community Social Media Virtual Visionaries YouTube 3

Irresponsible implementation

With the capabilities of (generative) AI on the rise, individuals and companies have adapted and changed their workflow to fully exploit the benefits AI offers. Companies...

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October 20, 2024 by Martijn Media Maesters 1

Hate, Passivity, and the Decline of Media Literacy

It is true that a pen is mightier than a sword. Words and images communicate messages that have the power to influence us. To create media...

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October 20, 2024 by helmi<3 Digital Dynamos 3

A hackathon to save Christianity

On Friday, NOS, the main news outlet in the Netherlands, headlined: “Talkshow met Mozes? Bijbelgenootschap en EO hacken de Bijbel met AI” [Talkshow with Moses? The...

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October 20, 2024 by Martijn Media Maesters 4

Navigating the Digital Afterlife: What Happens to Our Digital Remains?

With the increasingly digitalized world we live in, our online presence is both larger and more important than ever. We make and leave behind an extensive...

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October 20, 2024 by Anna.Nilsen Media Maesters 5

Facebook: An Old People’s App

In the times where TikTok is probably the main app gen Z and gen Alpha (?) uses, applications like Facebook became, well, at least in my...

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October 20, 2024 by roo Media Maesters 2

Essentiality of Social Media: Reinstalling Instagram after 7 months

In a beautiful morning sometime around March 2024, I decided to delete Instagram from my phone. For the longest time, I struggled with doom scrolling on...

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October 20, 2024 by dalkomcafe Media Maesters Media Maesters 2

Algorithms: A Human Tool for the Greatest Good, the Ugliest Evil, and all that Lies in Between

I am once again, sitting in my room, in front of my computer, writing my sixth and final blog. Behind me is my record player, spinning...

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October 20, 2024 by pablo hdz fl Media Maesters Media Maesters 1

AI and the International Art English Paradox

Sometimes, when I walk into an exhibition and see a huge wall of text right at the start, I immediately feel overwhelmed. The barrage of abstract,...

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October 19, 2024 by ririris Virtual Visionaries 2

When Algorithms in the Hands of the State

In the late 18th century, Jeremy Bentham developed the concept of the Panopticon, a prison design that allowed one guard to observe all prisoners. The inmates...

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October 19, 2024 by Yuan Virtual Visionaries 2

A Social Media Platform Recently Popular Among Young People in Taiwan

Threads is a social media platform primarily focused on short text posts and is one of the products under Meta, launched in 2023. According to data...

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October 18, 2024 by Xiu Digital Dynamos 1

The Pinterest Algorithm

As we discussed in class this week, algorithms are becoming an increasingly significant part of our daily lives. One app that consistently makes me question how...

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October 18, 2024 by Nelleke Digital Dynamos Virtual Visionaries 7

Algorithms, Cognition, and Logic

I am not really a fan of Al Khwarizmi, I never understood Algebra, and I never approved the algorithmic approach in the first place. In fact,...

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October 18, 2024 by Fadi Virtual Visionaries 0

Is the hype about AI creating a financial bubble?

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October 17, 2024 by Pim Virtual Visionaries 3

Tiktok Terminology: Censorship and Filtering

It’s become somewhat commonplace to see that strange mix of letters and numbers, or that new way of saying death. Murder is turned into unaliving someone,...

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October 15, 2024 by Helen Digital Dynamos 8

Can Social Media Make Us More Charitable?

Sometimes I would like to think that social media can do good. Nowadays information can be reach from anywhere. No matter if you live in Miami...

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October 15, 2024 by tsamarah Media Maesters Media Maesters 6

Concerns about (Online) Gambling in the Netherlands

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October 14, 2024 by Marianne Heemskerk Addiction Digital Dynamos Media Maesters online gambling 9
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