Solution to Censorship on Social Media

The past couple of weeks we have discussed in our online class all about censorship and the correlation between social media. So many people, celebrities, companies and brands find themselves in hot water due to the words or pictures they post on these social media channels that are considered extremely inappropriate or hate speech. I… Continue reading Solution to Censorship on Social Media

Is Government Regulation Inevitable?

google Social media is a vast place where billions of people are able to share their own content, becoming an integral part of everyone’s lives with thousands of platforms available to use. Social media has shaped the way we receive information, and over the years it has evolved from people being consumers of information and… Continue reading Is Government Regulation Inevitable?

Why we need to Censor our Social Media Posts

The last few weeks I have had the opportunity to examine different instances of censorship on social media and how certain offensive language can affect individuals, celebrities or companies. Instead of just looking at singular instances of censorship on social media it is important to also analyze proposed solutions to the problems we are so… Continue reading Why we need to Censor our Social Media Posts

Using Artificial Intelligence and User Judgement to Filter Content

Social media networks rely on multiple different forms of censorship in order to filter the content on their websites and to remove the offensive content. Each social network has its own "style" of achieving this goal, whether it be solely done by artificial intelligence, by users themselves, or through a combination of the two. In… Continue reading Using Artificial Intelligence and User Judgement to Filter Content

The internet can be a scary place

The internet can be a great place, a place where every one can share their ideas and thoughts. While many times this can be wonderful for people to explore different views, sometimes this can become a problem. When people have a platform where they can say whatever they want, without their identity being revealed, this… Continue reading The internet can be a scary place

Pewdiepie and YouTube

YouTube is one of the largest platforms on the internet. Not only are hundreds of thousands of hours of content uploaded everyday, but its become one of the largest media and social culture hubs the world has ever seen. My generation has essentially grown up with YouTube, and its heavily reflected on my generations culture.… Continue reading Pewdiepie and YouTube

Kevin Hart and the Oscars

Photo by: Medium Corporation Social media can be used to express yourself to friends, family, the public, and even strangers. However, with being able to post whatever you would like and express yourself comes with some dangers. A social media post can resurface any time even if you deleted the post. These post can be… Continue reading Kevin Hart and the Oscars