Tag: media

• What if Facebook goes down? Ethical and legal considerations for the demise of big tech

  August 16, 2020

  Society is becoming increasingly dependent on data-rich, “Big Tech” platforms and social networks, such as Facebook and Google. But what happens to our data when these companies close or fail?… more ›

• What ARGs Can Teach Us About QAnon

  August 9, 2020

  The far-right QAnon conspiracy theory is so sprawling, it’s hard to know where people join. Last week, it was 5G cell towers, this week it’s Wayfair; who knows what next… more ›

• For Whom the Tok Tiks

  August 8, 2020

  TikTok could persist in many ways in America. None is good. Updated at 11:15 p.m. ET on August 6, 2020. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2020/08/tiktok-microsoft-china/615007/ more ›

• Hajj 2020: A Hajj Like No Other for the Select Few Invited by Allah

  August 2, 2020

  Hajj 2020, small, scaled back and limited numbers, all diametrically opposite the descriptions and scenes we’ve witnessed year upon year. It’s very much a unique moment in history for Muslims… more ›

• TheirTube

  August 1, 2020

  Theirtube is a Youtube filter bubble simulator that provides a look into how videos are recommended on other people’s YouTube. Users can experience how the YouTube home page would look… more ›

• Why Protest Tactics Spread Like Memes

  August 1, 2020

  When items like umbrellas and leaf blowers are subverted into objects of resistance, they become very shareable. A video frame captured in Hong Kong in August 2019 shows a group… more ›

• How Trello Grew From A Scrappy Startup Into A Powerhouse Brand

  July 25, 2020

  It all started with a sticky note. And a long to-do list. And two developers. And a dream to make people’s lives more organized and productive, wherever they worked and… more ›

• The 80 Best Single-Operator Newsletters on the Internet

  July 24, 2020

  In 1971, MIT grad and computer engineer Ray Tomlinson sent the world’s first official email. For a long time, these were email’s two primary functions: direct peer-to-peer messaging (your friend… more ›

• Special Report: Drug cartel ‘narco-antennas’ make life dangerous for Mexico’s cell tower repairmen

  July 21, 2020

  MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The young technician shut off the electricity at a cellular tower in rural Mexico to begin some routine maintenance. Within 10 minutes, he had company: three… more ›

• Deepfake used to attack activist couple shows new disinformation frontier

  July 16, 2020

  WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Oliver Taylor, a student at England’s University of Birmingham, is a twenty-something with brown eyes, light stubble, and a slightly stiff smile. Online profiles describe him as… more ›