The echo chamber refers to a form of bubble where people are only exposed to their own opinions and those who subscribe to the same ideas, while fake news refer to false stories that appear to be news, spread on the Internet or...
Category - Media
‘Right to be forgotten’ only applies within Europe for Google
The right to be forgotten allows for EU citizens to request that links containing personal...
Food Truck Owner Frustrated with Influencers Demanding Free Food
“Influencers Pay Double”. Joe Nicchi, the owner of a soft serve food truck in Los Angeles, is so...
Tackling gender stereotypes
Unilever – the company behind most consumer goods we use – did a DNA experiment to...
The value of content production and distribution
A new study from News Media Alliance claims that Google has made $4.7b in advertising from news...
Social media and political discourse
It is argued that social media is designed to hook you: feeding content after content to keep you...
The weight of online petitions
There has been an increased use of online petitions for individuals to champion various causes. In...
‘Gorilla selfie’ going viral: Animals mimicking...
Recently, a Congolese ranger, Mathieu Shamavu, captured a photo of two orphaned females at Virunga...
New laws tabled to combat online falsehoods in Singapore
This week, the Singapore government tabled the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation...
Netflix and the future of cinema
Netflix continually seeks to push the boundaries of the traditional cinema experience, and at the...