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Tag: SOCIAL MEDIA

Why social media is more damaging than you think

July 5, 2019July 5, 2019 Lauren Masri

Adolescents and young adults are more dependent on their phones than ever before. Phones are no longer just a mode of communication; they have become an accessory which is always […]

Is Contemporary Feminism enough?

October 24, 2018October 24, 2018 Violet Daniels

With rising gender pay gaps, lack of women CEO’s, a weak Prime Minister who claims she is a feminist by just being a woman and the still ever dominant male led […]

“Let the Mad Dog Bark!” – On the Social Media Ban of Alex Jones and InfoWars

August 23, 2018 Sam Chandler

An issue which has been doing the rounds recently online, but which has so far failed to attract much mainstream media attention in the UK, is the decision by three […]

“Keep internal conflict private,” University of York Labour Club tells members

July 5, 2018July 5, 2018 Jack Harvey

Members of the University of York Labour Club have been reminded not to “argue in a public comment section” on social media by its committee. A post by Ned Gill, Press […]

It should have been the film for our generation – what went wrong with The Circle?

November 20, 2017November 20, 2017 Jack Harvey

Power, politics, surveillance, social media, privacy: The Circle (2017) had everything it needed to be a deep and critical commentary on the ethical dilemmas of today’s world. So why did it […]

Enjoy the Moggmania while it lasts

August 2, 2017August 2, 2017 Jack Harvey

Jacob Rees-Mogg has acquired something of a cult following. The uncannily old-fashioned Member of Parliament for North East Somerset could have been frozen in time at the turn of the twentieth […]

In the ‘selfie’ world, are we showing our best side?

January 4, 2017December 18, 2016 Jack Harvey

Did you take a ‘selfie’ today? Understood as a “photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smartphone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website,” the word […]

Misinformation online – is there anything we can do?

November 21, 2016 Jack Harvey

The online world is awash with inaccurate or false reporting, fake news and ambiguous stories that confuse, anger or bewilder millions of online users. For instance, a widely-shared quote from the President-Elect, […]

Social Media and the Cheetah Trade Crackdown

October 29, 2016 Becca Williams

#cheetahfortheinsta The ever increasing illegal pet cheetah trade is thriving because of wealthy owners flashing their ‘exotic’ pets on social media.  For centuries, kings and emperors would own cheetahs as […]

Generation “ME”: The Epidemic of Online Perfectionism

August 11, 2016August 17, 2016 Frances Carruthers

A friend recently told me she deleted her Instagram account in the run-up to exams. When I asked why, she retorted, “I felt like I was becoming a bit obsessed […]

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