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Category Archives: "social media
Surveillance and Freedom of Speech: Should the U.S succumb to an 1984 type of Society?
Put simply, surveillance is a systematic way of searching for a flaw in a pool of data and when a camera is pointed at somebody, they knowingly change the ways that they act and even think while they are being watched. The idea that you are being watched is suggestive that you are already guilty […] Continue reading
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Social Media provides more gaps between parents and teens
“Social media has introduced a new dimension to the well-worn fights over private space and personal expression.” Have you ever hide part of your school life as secrets from your parents through social media? Shared with your friends that you played a trick with your teacher in high school but hide it from your parents? Well, […] Continue reading
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Communicating in Plain Sight
One passage from It’s Complicated by danah boyd that caught my attention was, “Many teens are happy to publicly perform their social dramas for their classmates and acquaintances, provided that only those in the know will actually understand what’s really going on and those who shouldn’t be involved are socially isolated from knowing what’s unfolding. […] Continue reading
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Privacy of the Teens in Social Media
Teens are increasingly sharing personal information on social media sites, a trend that is likely driven by the evolution of the platforms teens use as well as changing norms around sharing. While there is now increasing awareness of and hence established defense protocols to protect against overt dangers of social media such as bullying and […] Continue reading
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All Eyes on Us
“Although teens grapple with managing their identity and navigating youth-centric communities while simultaneously maintaining spaces for intimacy, they do so under the spotlight of a media ecosystem designed to publicize every teen fad, moral panic, and new hyped technology” Who dictates how long mistakes last? Do they linger for a few embarrassing weeks or days […] Continue reading
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In Public but Unpublic
In It’s Complicated, boyd wrote: “there’s a big difference between being in public and being public… mere participation in social media can blur these two dynamics.” I especially like the author’s analogy between a subway conversation and a social media post online. While both contents are in public, neither is being public. A subway conversation, while audible to those around, is meant to be […] Continue reading
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Social Media as Proof Surveillance Affects Behaviour
“In his book Discipline and Punish, philosopher Michel Foucault describes how surveillance operates as a mechanism of control. When inmates believe they are being watched, they conform to what they believe to be the norms of the prison and the expectations of their jailors. Surveillance is a mechanism by which powerful entities assert their power […] Continue reading
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Teens, like adults, Make Their Own Choices Reguarding Privacy
In the section, Privacy as Process, boyd identifies a new argument that, “In a world in which posting updates is common, purposeful, and performative, sharing often allows teens to control a social situation more than simply opting out. It also guarantees that others can’t define the social situation.” She introduces the idea of the choice […] Continue reading
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Why Are Adults so Bad at Social Media?
“Controlling a social situation in an effort to achieve privacy is neither easy nor obvious. Doing so requires power, knowledge, and skills… Second, people must have a reasonable understanding of the social situation and context in which they are operating.” In this part of the chapter, boyd discusses how privacy can be achieved by taking […] Continue reading
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Alicia’s Definition
‘I just think it’s different. . . . I think privacy is more just you choosing what you want to keep to yourself’ says seventeen-year-old Alicia. Now I have heard many scholars and experts try to pin a definition on privacy, but this, by far, is the best one in my opinion. Without trying to […] Continue reading
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