Oftentimes I hear people talk about how the internet is paved over and the companies turned it into a giant shopping mall. We go to Facebook...
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(In)Accessible Knowledge: Unpacking Google’s Power
In book “World Brain” H. G. Wells proposed the idea of World Brain, much like a big encyclopaedia which would be accessible to the majority of...
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In order to allow more people to experience the charm of video games, most games now have built-in filters for violent content, which means that if...
Continue reading...China’s game censorship and fragile national pride
I’m sure those of you who play video games regularly and are also interested in various humanities disciplines have noticed that video games can’t teach you...
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...
Continue reading...The Ruling of Social Media Censorship
Social media is ever-present in our lives, we interact with others and perhaps also encounter posts that go against our own views. At least, that is...
Continue reading...The phenomenon of censorship
This video gives a brief overview of the phenomenon of censorship around the world. Of course, the topic is so extensive that it couldn’t fit in...
Continue reading...Is TikTok a uniquely dangerous app?
This blog is partially inspired by Janessa’s blogpost on Tiktok, the most recent international, and fastest growing social media. Janessa’s blog/videos discussed the medium and gave...
Continue reading...Online harassment: how to protect freedom of speech online
Online harassment censors freedom of speech, how to protect freedom of speech and reduce online harassment without censorship?
Continue reading...Youtube censorship
In June 2019, YouTube temporarily suspended the account of the archive of Alkmaar. Their reason? The archive uploaded historical footage on their account, including a few...
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