If you’re on social media, you might have heard of a “finsta.” If you’re scratching your head at what that is, no worries. On Sept. 30th, a short clip of Connecticut Senator Richard Blumenthal grilling Facebook Head of Global Safety Antigone Davis about “ending finstas” at a Senate Commerce Committee hearing went viral online. Out […]
The Effects of Social Media on Kids
According to Facebook’s own internal research, teenage girls who used Facebook’s Instagram app, suffered from increased concerns about their body image. Internal corporate presentations leaked to the Wall Street Journal stated that “We make body image issues worse in one in three teen girls” and “Thirty two percent of teen girls said that when they […]
The Internet is Becoming Gentrified
“The internet is increasingly making us less democratic, more isolated, and more beholden to corporations,” writes communications professor Jessa Lingel in her new book, The Gentrification of the Internet. Today on the show, she joins WORT producer Richelle Wilson for a discussion of how the internet is becoming gentrified, why it matters, and what we […]
Republican state lawmakers float “Tech Accountability Bill”...
A coalition of Republican state lawmakers are floating legislation targeting big tech companies. The “Tech Accountability Bill” is in response to unsubstantiated claims of censorship toward conserative voices and politicians on social media platforms. The bill would, among other things, compel tech companies to publish their moderation standards and allow users to opt-out of post […]
Facebook works with Israel to suppress the Palestinian narrative
Facebook and other social media are working with the Israeli government to silence Palestinian voices in the Middle East, according to Nadim Nashif, co-founder of 7amieh, the Center for the Advancement of Social Media, a group that is advocating for Palestinian digital rights. Since the start of 2020, over the Israeli government has made over […]
New Domains: Memes and Milk-Chugging Teens Shape Culture at UW Madison...
In 2017, one UW Madison student created a Facebook group for students to share their own comedic jabs at campus life through memes. Today, the group has grown to nearly 30,000 members – and the community is shaping campus culture and discourse. This week on New Domains, we hear from Shane Linden – the founder […]
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