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The Ethics of Online Shaming: Accountability vs. Cancel Culture

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I will write the message in my notes app and you will tell me if I should send it ok?

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October 7, 2024 by zuzuzuz Accessibility Apps Digitalization Language Mental Health Smartphones Social Social Media Virtual Visionaries 1

Social Media and Right-Wing Conspiracy Theories

Earlier this week, Austria’s far-right FPÖ emerged as the big winner in the national elections. The FPÖ, founded by former Nazis in the 1950s, is known...

October 6, 2024 by Nelleke Conspiracy theories Politics Social Media Virtual Visionaries 1

TikTok is not a credible source, and you should feel bad if you use it like one.

Early Google As I was growing up, I was always told to Google something if I didn’t have the answer to a question. As Google was...

September 30, 2024 by Amandakyara Digital Dynamos Google TikTok 0

Tips, tricks, life hacks, red flags…

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September 30, 2024 by zuzuzuz Fake News Google Internet Media Self Social Media Virtual Visionaries 0

Welcome to your first day @ Digital!

Welcome message 💌 Hi! Thank you for interest in joining Digital 😀 At Digital, you can find all kinds of information you could ever think of,...

September 15, 2024 by dalkomcafe Addiction Algorithms Consumption Internet Media Maesters Media Maestros Social Media trend 0

Communities, a social tsunami: r/Place

A – Once upon a time… Reddit Reddit is the archetype of what we today call a forum. It is the most used forum actually. The...

January 31, 2024 by Sacha Laudrin Laroche Internet Media Maesters Reddit 1

What Tik-Toks’ new trend “working-class aesthetics” is about?

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January 26, 2024 by Maria Digital Fashion Social Media TikTok trend Virtual Visionaries 0

The Pressure to Respond Immediately, All Day Every Day

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December 22, 2023 by maaikemp Media Maesters Psychology Social Media 5

Podcats: Rural Life on TikTok

A few years ago I stumbled upon a beautiful YouTube channel named 李子柒 Liziqi which showcased traditional handicraft and food preparation activities in rural Pingwu County,...

December 22, 2023 by Hania Digital Dynamos Social Media Uncategorized 0

(Video Essay) How Does Get Ready With Me Create an Online Collective Identity?

Hi! Today I examine how social media helps to create an online collective identity with the trend Get Ready With Me. I dive into Identity Theory (IT) used in sociology and the concept of performance introduced by Goffman to showcase how collective identity is created. Join!

December 22, 2023 by trynnau Social Media Video Virtual Visionaries 1

(video essay) Utopias, Spirituality and Consumption

This is part two of my previous video essay on spirituality. In this video, I discuss theories about the reality of the digital. Does the Internet...

December 19, 2023 by zosia Consumerism Consumption Digital Dynamos Digital Media Social Media 1

Social media stalking culture

What I mean First of all, to prevent people from getting scared by the title of this blog, let me specify what I mean by stalking....

December 18, 2023 by wvanderavoird Addiction Media Maesters Social Social Media 7

Campaigning on TikTok: Thierry Baudet

A few weeks ago were the national elections in the Netherlands, with all the corresponding campaigning and preparations from the parties in all media. It was...

December 12, 2023 by wvanderavoird Children Media Media Maesters Politics Social Social Media TikTok 6

The amazing rebranding of Spotify Wrapped

It arrives in the beginning of December and takes over my entire Instagram story feed and rest of social media for three days: Spotify Wrapped. Every...

December 11, 2023 by wvanderavoird Data Media Media Maesters Music Social Media Spotify Streaming Media 4

How celebrities ‘normalize’ normal things?

We all know how big influence celebrities have on society. They can determine what we buy and when we buy it. Basically, they are trend setters. ...

December 11, 2023 by zuzanna TikTok Virtual Visionaries 5

Get yourself out of the Filter Bubble

My scrolling activity looks very similar each day. I open Instagram with muscle memory, even though it is in a separate folder,(The goal was to have...

December 11, 2023 by Hania Algorithms Digital Dynamos Social Media Uncategorized 4