In this article, I explain why stricter and more proactive regulating of social media platforms such as the DSA and DMA are essential, and explain what aspects of this regulation are important.
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This is the first episode of a two-part podcast series about Twitch streaming. In this episode DutchTristan answers some burning questions about what streaming is all...
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No one really likes to talk anymore about the time period where Bo Burnham’s “Inside” came out. It came out on May 30th 2021 and was...
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It broke record after record after record on the top music charts and it would be almost impossible to find someone who was alive during 2020...
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I think most of us have already taken a look, but for those that are unaware, Spotify Wrapped just released again. It is always fun to...
Continue reading...What do Indonesians have to say about FIFA 2022 in Qatar?
I have been observing a certain mass media platform on Instagram, and I feel embarrassed sometimes when I read the comment section. Has Indonesian internet society...
Continue reading...Unnamed Podcast Episode 8: Tactical Social Media, and The Culture of Jamming
Hello and welcome to the eight podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this episode, Ceiba is host and continues the...
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epic video about TikTok and how they created an RPG using the algorithm of the app. also money
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Within the landscape of the RUssian-Ukrainian conflict, there is one more front at which soldiers fight… twitter. And they fight by posting memes? Come discover NAFO with me!
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The rise of the digital has brought us lots of weird terms, and cybersquatting is one of them. It is derived from the term “squatting” which...
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Almost all of us are aware of the current situation of Twitter. However, if you somehow have not heard of it, I’ll give you some context....
Continue reading...Unnamed Podcast Episode 6: Twitter’s drama and the concept of Mega-Apps
Hello and welcome to the sixth podcast episode made by Ceiba Dick-Read, Max Alexandre and Gijs Mesman. In this episode, Max is fortunately back! He is...
Continue reading...Podcast — TikTok the new Google?
Hi and welcome to this solo podcast by me Isabel your host! After reading the article written by Kalley Huang “For Gen Z, TikTok IS the...
Continue reading...Close, yet closer: Reality TV and social media
With the increase of livestreaming and the subsequent drama, it feels like reality TV is getting closer to me, more and more present in my own home. Or am I going crazy?
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I am a pre-homo sapien hunter, fearing for my life as I am chased by a sabre-toothed cat through the forest. I am a pillaging viking,...
Continue reading...“Burn Before Reading” How WeChat Censors Pictures and Videos
According to a study published by Citizen Lab, a research group at the University of Toronto, Canada, WeChat – the largest social platform in China with...
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Welcome to the second part of Trend Analysis: “That Girl”! Last week I conducted an experiment where I, true to the “that girl” routine, attempted to...
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Recently my Instagram Feed has been filled with reposts of all kinds of posts about the current protests in Iran. I am sure most of you...
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Who is Thessa and what did she do? In this podcast, I will tell you about a social occurrence that happened eleven years ago. Below this...
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