Before you start making things up in your mind, I will have to disappoint you: no, Putin did not teach me Russian himself. I am referring...
Continue reading...The ghosts of the internet
If there is one certainty in life, it is that eventually, everything will end. This is also true for anything on the internet. From viral videos,...
Continue reading...‘Just Chatting’
What I’ve noticed in our generation and its relation to media consumption is that even when we’re busy doing one task, we like to consume some...
Continue reading...The new snake oil marketplace
Today I read a news article about Dutch influencer Donny Roelvink who apologized for recommending a cosmetic medical procedure. He had had porcelain plates added to...
Continue reading...Hidden Corners of Chinese Dissents——r/chonglangTV
(WARNING: May include racism and other unpleasant contents in the following!) Under China’s intense speech censorship and online surveillance, there is less and less room for...
Continue reading...MetaBirkins, how to be posh in the Metaverse.
A couple of weeks ago there was a lecture on the Metaverse, Mark Zuckerberg’s new interpretation and creation of an online community. So, what is the...
Continue reading...Gold Farming in World of Warcraft
In one of my courses, we learned about the different methods that some users take in racially profiling other players in the online game World of...
Continue reading...Accessibility on Social Media
There has been a movement on social media to make the platforms more accessible toward people with vision and hearing impairments – such as introducing closed...
Continue reading...The end of the 2000-2010s vlogging era
After a day of classes and studying in high school there was nothing I enjoyed more than coming home and watching YouTube. More specifically, checking what...
Continue reading...Online Child Grooming – TW
I’m pretty sure everyone has shuddered at the thought of their (future) children being on social media at one point or another. It’s not because we...
Continue reading...Don’t F**K With Cats
I will admit, I downloaded TikTok at the beginning of the pandemic in an attempt to mindlessly entertain myself – and it worked pretty well. One...
Continue reading...Healthcare in the metaverse?
Okay, the metaverse. I know we’ve all been bombarded with news about good ol’ Zuck’s latest Keynote and the impact it will have on our future...
Continue reading...The Furry Community: One of The Most Misrepresented and Misunderstood Online Communities
Last week, in my blog about VRChat, I wrote towards the end that I am a furry. To some people, that term might not ring a...
Continue reading...Taxing the Tech Giants: What Can We Do?
The influence that the tech giants have over our lives is evident; yet, their shady dealings are a lesser-known side of these modern monoliths Something we...
Continue reading...Why are women so underrepresented in eSports?
Hi everyone. This week, I decided to take a look at why women make up half of all gamers, but are so disproportionately underrepresented in eSports....
Continue reading...Reaction channels on Youtube, their popularity and controversies
The popularity of reaction channels on Youtube is high, and has been for several years. I myself follow quite a lot of reaction channels. A simple...
Continue reading...Movie Mania (pt. 1): The Social Dilemma
Grace and Unnur are back with this part one of a two-parter podcast series talking of movies related to social media!
Continue reading...Help! I am a digital hoarder
Let’s talk about stuff. LOADS of stuff!Well…what is that stuff I’m talking about then? Here, I mean in particular the things that we collect and store...
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