“By giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent,” wrote Mark Zuckerberg in a letter to the public in 2012. What the company’s founder and CEO failed to foresee, however, is that less than a decade later this ...
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“By giving people the power to share, we’re making the world more transparent,” wrote Mark Zuckerberg in a letter to the public in 2012. What the company’s founder and CEO failed to foresee, however, is that less than a decade later this ...
“George Soros backed the violence in Charlottesville.” “Liberal media threatens to violently destroy Mount Rushmore.” You have probably seen many sensationalist headlines and bogus claims like these propagated by the likes of Fox News, Newsma...
“George Soros backed the violence in Charlottesville.” “Liberal media threatens to violently destroy Mount Rushmore.” You have probably seen many sensationalist headlines and bogus claims like these propagated by the likes of Fox News, Newsma...
Daphne Keller ’95 is a law professor at Stanford University and is the director of the Program on Platform Regulation at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center. She teaches and writes about platform content moderation practices, Internet users’ rights,...
Daphne Keller ’95 is a law professor at Stanford University and is the director of the Program on Platform Regulation at Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center. She teaches and writes about platform content moderation practices, Internet users’ rights,...
Tensions between the United States and China, fueled by a combination of American enmity towards the global rise of China, President Trump’s years-long trade war, and most recently, the Coronavirus pandemic, are higher than they have been for decad...
Tensions between the United States and China, fueled by a combination of American enmity towards the global rise of China, President Trump’s years-long trade war, and most recently, the Coronavirus pandemic, are higher than they have been for decad...
In June 2016, an armed shooter opened fire in a gay nightclub in Florida, bringing international prominence to two words. The first was ‘Orlando’. The second was the Rainbow Pride Flag emoji: 🏳️🌈, which rapidly joined its geographic pe...
In June 2016, an armed shooter opened fire in a gay nightclub in Florida, bringing international prominence to two words. The first was ‘Orlando’. The second was the Rainbow Pride Flag emoji: 🏳️🌈, which rapidly joined its geographic pe...
“We’re going to change the world”, claimed Facebook executive David Marcus last May when Facebook announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency called “Libra.” Facebook announced that it aimed to embed Libra in Facebook’s platf...
“We’re going to change the world”, claimed Facebook executive David Marcus last May when Facebook announced plans to launch its own cryptocurrency called “Libra.” Facebook announced that it aimed to embed Libra in Facebook’s platf...
There’s no denying that we currently live in an age of social media, where Twitter serves as the main method of communication between the leader of the free world and his electorate; yet the White House press briefing remains the traditional channe...
There’s no denying that we currently live in an age of social media, where Twitter serves as the main method of communication between the leader of the free world and his electorate; yet the White House press briefing remains the traditional channe...
Across six time zones, Americans sit in traffic, wait on platforms, and squeeze between strangers. We spend an average of 26.9 minutes each way commuting to work, while 15 million of us take more than an hour. Our commutes are usually the unpleasant ...
Across six time zones, Americans sit in traffic, wait on platforms, and squeeze between strangers. We spend an average of 26.9 minutes each way commuting to work, while 15 million of us take more than an hour. Our commutes are usually the unpleasant ...
In the past twenty years, the face of the quintessential plastic surgery patient has changed dramatically. Women are more likely than ever to seek cosmetic procedures at an increasingly younger age, and, much like trends in fashion, these procedures ...
In the past twenty years, the face of the quintessential plastic surgery patient has changed dramatically. Women are more likely than ever to seek cosmetic procedures at an increasingly younger age, and, much like trends in fashion, these procedures ...
As 2020 approaches, demographers studying the US electorate have identified a significant development since 2016: the coming of age of the “Post-Millennial” generation. Often referred to as “Generation Z,” this group is comprised of young...
As 2020 approaches, demographers studying the US electorate have identified a significant development since 2016: the coming of age of the “Post-Millennial” generation. Often referred to as “Generation Z,” this group is comprised of young...
In the summer of 2015, a marine biologist posted a graphic video on YouTube of a sea turtle having a plastic straw extracted from its nostril, hoping to convince people to stop consuming single-use plastic straws. The graphic images catalyzed a drama...
In the summer of 2015, a marine biologist posted a graphic video on YouTube of a sea turtle having a plastic straw extracted from its nostril, hoping to convince people to stop consuming single-use plastic straws. The graphic images catalyzed a drama...
“We have been getting a million hits an hour all day.” Gab, a ‘free-speech’ oriented social media platform, posted this statement on Twitter after law-enforcement found that the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooter had posted anti-semiti...
“We have been getting a million hits an hour all day.” Gab, a ‘free-speech’ oriented social media platform, posted this statement on Twitter after law-enforcement found that the Pittsburgh Tree of Life Synagogue shooter had posted anti-semiti...