Social media has become a part of daily life throughout the entire world due to advances in technology. Some of these platforms have begun to censor the posts of their users through different means such as banning their posts or even deleting/suspending their account. Each platform has their own rules and guidelines of what can… Continue reading Facebook Controversy
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
Finding a Balance Between a Safe Online Environment and Inhibiting Free Speech
There is a lot of controversy over the topic of speech regulation on social media. Everyone has their own opinion on whether social media sites are doing enough to keep offensive speech off of their sites. According to an article titled 'Regulating Free Speech on Social Media is Dangerous and Futile' written on Brookings, "79% of… Continue reading Finding a Balance Between a Safe Online Environment and Inhibiting Free Speech
Crafting social media policy is crucial
By now, almost every organization has adopted social media accounts into their plan for marketing and communications. Organizations have social media sites such as Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, and more. These social media sites allows companies to engage with their clients directly, through instant messaging, comments, or likes and also allows them to advance their… Continue reading Crafting social media policy is crucial
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?
Does Banning or Blocking Even Work?
With the huge growth in social media use amongst many different platforms from users of all different ages we now have to consider how to handle bans and blocking users more than ever before. Since most people now and days either have a smartphone, tablet or computer they most likely are on some type of… Continue reading Does Banning or Blocking Even Work?
Censorship Problems and Solutions
Media Censorship is still a big topic in Today's world. Many people have been getting in trouble because of old things they have said in the past and current things people in the national spotlight are saying today. For the second media analysis posting, I am going to switch things up and do a video… Continue reading Censorship Problems and Solutions
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
Can A.I. be the solution to social media censorship?
With social media becoming a predominant part of human culture, the concept of censoring that media grows in tandem. Media powerhouses such as Facebook, Google, YouTube, and Twitter are facing public pressure to control the content posted on their sites and protect users from hateful, offensive, or sensitive content; however, can these sites keep up?… Continue reading Can A.I. be the solution to social media censorship?
Bans, Blocks, and ShadowBans…
It's no secret that social media and the internet are more akin to something like the wild west instead of a prestigious classroom. With users saying whatever the hell want to whoever the hell they want. Posting inflammatory comments, pictures or any mixture they feel like sending out. Its a problem social media giants like… Continue reading Bans, Blocks, and ShadowBans…
Censorship and Consequences 
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