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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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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...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,...
Continue reading...Is the hype about AI creating a financial bubble?
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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,...
Continue reading...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...
Continue reading...Concerns about (Online) Gambling in the Netherlands
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The Pseudonymity of VTubers
The emergence, growth and popularity of social media, gave rise to an increase in (participating) netizens, whom often post something (e.g. pictures, stories or videos) in...
Continue reading...“Sephora Kids” Phenomenon
As adults, we often reminisce about childhood and tell kids to enjoy their youth, cautioning them not to rush into adulthood. “Don’t grow up too fast,”...
Continue reading...Real virtual personalities
When I was younger I hosted a Twitter account on which I would argue with people online. The way in which I argued was (unfortunately) very...
Continue reading...Quantum Physics: From Atom Bombs to the Cutting Edge of Innovation
Would you believe me if I told you that quantum physics is one of the most interesting fields in physics? It’s a field that dives deep...
Continue reading...The Shift from Paper to Pixels: The Rise of the E-reader
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Censorship in the Digital Age: For the Better or Worse?
Last week, my country was shaken with horrible news of the brutal murders of 2 young women. Turkey has one of the highest rates of violence...
Continue reading...The Rise and Fall of Hyves
In the lecture this week we discussed the ego online, the rise of social media and the digital performativity that is so prevalent in society today....
Continue reading...My Instagram-self
A few days ago, I was sitting in a café, meeting up with a friend I haven’t known for very long. We had a nice break...
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