Saturday, September 23, 2023
No topic is absent from social media, and feminism is one that receives a lot of attention, both positive and negative. The concept takes on so many different roles and is perceived in so many different ways on social media that it actually causes harm to the movement. Of course, […]
TikTok is a breeding ground for controversial trends to spread rapidly. These trends can range from an offensive dance to a dangerous act, including the blackout challenge, where users try to make themselves pass out by holding their breath. Recently, influencers have been breaching a level of confidentiality by recording […]
The Student Government Association (SGA) hosted a discussion panel on Monday to address the recent protest movement in Iran. The panelists included professor of political economy Dr. Behzad Yaghmaian, assistant professor of IT management Dr. Fariba Nosrati and special guest Atieh Babakhani, a Ph.D. candidate from the Criminal Justice and […]
On Tuesday, Ramapo hosted a discussion that dove into social media and practicing self-love amongst Eating Disorders Awareness Week (EDAW). Ramapo’s Counseling Services, Ramapo Psychology Professor Jessica Saunders and The Renfrew Center’s professional relations representative Nancy Graham aimed to help those who attended fight against eating disordered thoughts. EDAW, according […]
It has been a debate for the past few years on whether TikTok should be banned in the United States. The online social media platform gained immense popularity throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and has since grown in users. Concerns about TikTok have risen from its parent company, ByteDance, being based […]
I think we’d all be lying if we said we have not been persuaded to buy something from an ad or a video on the internet. On social media platforms like Instagram and Snapchat, ads are no stranger, but TikTok advertises in a different way. Of course, while scrolling through […]
Over the last decade and a half, social media has completely torn down and rebuilt the ways in which we connect and interact with each other. Soon, however, it’s possible platforms and their regulatory practices could open a new chapter after time on Capitol Hill. The Supreme Court will be […]
Anyone who was on the internet in 2017 knows of the Vlog Squad, a group of friends led by the head creator, David Dobrik. The squad released a lot of content throughout the year, constantly growing in popularity across all platforms. One member of the squad, Natalie Mariduena, more popularly […]
I remember when Tumblr banned adult content in 2018 in response to the iOS App Store removing it due to finding unlawful pornographic content. In 2019, Automattic bought Tumblr from Verizon and began trekking towards building a platform that neither promotes sexual exploitation nor submits to purity culture. A recent […]
Recently, BBC News reporter Marianna Spring faced some controversy as her social media disinformation experiment came to light. For her research, she created five social media accounts for five fake Americans with different hypothetical political views and personalities to see what kind of disinformation may come across their feed. While […]
