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  1. Jun 2025
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    1. Janet Abbate. Recoding Gender: Women's Changing Participation in Computing. MIT Press, Cambridge, UNITED STATES, 2012. ISBN 978-0-262-30546-4. URL: http://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/washington/detail.action?docID=3339524 (visited on 2023-12-10).

      In this book, Abbate shows how women had to “recode” their roles in early computing. In this way they can against a rigged system. This book also reminds me a movie called Hidden Figures, which also shows how women earned respect through their exceptional professional abilities.

    1. If you could magically change anything about how people behave on social media, what would it be?

      I really want people to stop publish negative message without any reason. As I get familiar with phschology, I notice there are so many factors will impact someone's mental health, even a single word. When I see so many people are suffered because of potential damage, I feel truly sad about this.

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    1. Lev Grossman. Exclusive: Inside Facebook’s Plan to Wire the World. Time, December 2014. URL: https://time.com/facebook-world-plan/ (visited on 2023-12-10).

      This article mainly talks about Face book's international initiative plan tried to get more people online. They launched Free Basics to let users access Facebook and basic information apps without paying. However, critics argued this setup broke net neutrality, because Facebook was promoting its own apps.

    1. What if government regulations said that social media sites weren’t allowed to make money based on personal data / targeted advertising? What other business models could they use? How would social media sites be different?

      Once government regulate the target, social media's operation logic will change a lot due to lose of this high return rate method. There are some potential business model: Firstly, subscription is a common and stable way to receive money, and it doesn't need any data therefore protect privacy. However, there is challenges on subscription content. If user think the content is unworthy, social media will lose users. Other options can be Tipping and Paywall. For example, people can pay for useful course online or streamer they like.

  4. May 2025
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    1. C. Thi Nguyen. Twitter, the Intimacy Machine. The Raven Magazine, December 2021. URL: https://ravenmagazine.org/magazine/twitter-the-intimacy-machine/ (visited on 2023-12-10).

      This article mainly talks about Twitter's unique system create a performance intimacy (showing people vulnerability and personality to create connection). Although this conncection can create resonance, it also brings shallow relationships or misunderstanding.

    1. How would a user do the retraction? What options would they have (e.g., can they choose to keep or delete the original tweet content)? What additional information would they be able to provide?

      A user will right click the message, click the "retraction" button, and click ok to confirm retraction. There are multiple options: User can keep the original content with a "retraction" sign to help discussion. Other than that, user can choose to delete the whole content with a "user retract" sign. This can help user to fix wrong message.

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    1. Emiliano De Cristofaro. 4chan raids: how one dark corner of the internet is spreading its shadows. The Conversation, November 2016. URL: http://theconversation.com/4chan-raids-how-one-dark-corner-of-the-internet-is-spreading-its-shadows-68394 (visited on 2023-12-10).

      This article mainly talks about "Cyber-raiding" tactics (such as organizing a group of people to harass a live stream or social media account) are now being used more often on new platforms like Discord and Twitch. Some Discord private groups are now organizing campaigns to harass other people. These groups use computer programs and bots to collect information about their targets. The platform has introduced some tools to deal with these problems, such as blocking and temporarily restricting the speech of new users. However, the harassers also use VPNs and "trumpets" to bypass these tools.

    1. When do you think crowd harassment is justified (or do you think it is never justified)?

      I think online harassment is sometimes justifiable when it targets people who endanger society. Take a fugitive murderer, if the public pressure and shaming are aimed at bring that person to justice, and the pressure stops once the goal is met, then the harassment functions as a justice. However, harassment that's carried out for entertainment, or by people who slip into a righteous crowd and pretend their motives are positive are not acceptable.

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    1. Jim Hollan and Scott Stornetta. Beyond being there. In Proceedings of the SIGCHI conference on Human factors in computing systems - CHI '92, 119–125. Monterey, California, United States, 1992. ACM Press. URL: http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=142750.142769 (visited on 2023-12-08), doi:10.1145/142750.142769.

      This article mainly talks about that, techonology shouldn't be limited to replicate face to face communication. There is more space other than copy and paste. People can focus on utilize technology advantages to improve online communication and make it different from face to face.

    1. Do you think there are ways a social media platform can encourage good crowdsourcing and discourage bad crowdsourcing?

      Yes, there are multiple ways. I have answered some question on Chinese platform Zhihu, it is a crowdsourcing like answering question platform. People will post question and invite others in different industries to share their thoughts. In order to encourage good answers in this platform, Zhihu will put a "expert" or "significant" mark on the good answer.

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    1. Karen Hao. How Facebook got addicted to spreading misinformation. MIT Technology Review, March 2021. URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2021/03/11/1020600/facebook-responsible-ai-misinformation/ (visited on 2023-12-08).

      This article mainy talks about Facebooks' algorithm tend to promote content that will trigger people harder reaction. It cause misleading content spread easier on Facebook. Although people in Facebook tried soft interventions but they are all delaied by their growing goals. Somehow commercial benefit cover ethcial responsibility in this company.

    1. Have you ever reported a post/comment for violating social media platform rules?

      Yes I always do this in League of Legend, and I always get report feedback. Recently Riot are getting serious to any comment that is rude. I have been banned talking and typing in game, because I borrow my account to other people. They are less good at English and communicate more aggresively

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    1. Merriam-Webster. On ‘Doomsurfing’ and ‘Doomscrolling’. 2023. URL: https://www.merriam-webster.com/wordplay/doomsurfing-doomscrolling-words-were-watching (visited on 2023-12-08).

      Doomsurfing is a concept in this article. During uncertain time, some people will keep looking news for answers. Even though most of news are negative, and it makes people feel dpressed, people still scrolling and can't turn that off.

    1. In what ways have you found social media bad for your mental health and good for your mental health?

      I think social media will create anxiety in most time. People are actually won't be perfect as they sharing to others, because everyone is human but not a god. However there are lots of content will make people feel "I'm am behind" and "I'm not good enough". This is really bad situation for people have less self value concious.

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    1. owland Manthorpe. It's the attention economy, stupid: why Trump represents the future whether we like it or not. Wired UK, 2016. URL: https://www.wired.co.uk/article/us-president-donald-trump-attention-economy (visited on 2023-12-08).

      This article mainly talks aout attention become rare resources, some platform and social media earn money through catching people's attention. Trump win attention by using emotional action and words in such way. Also, comtemporary contents are more like "clickbait" to attract people. Some algorithms make content more aggrasive.

    1. How do you think attribution should work when copying and reusing content on social media (like if you post a meme or gif on social media)? When is it ok to not cite sources for content? When should sources be cited, and how should they be cited?

      Today I think people only cite source for those who unfamiliar with certain meme. In most cases, memes lose their fun if someone don't know this before people use it. For example, I say tung tung tung sahura, and my friends don't get it, so I have to explain it to them, no one feel funny in this process.

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    1. urt Wagner. Inside Twitter’s ambitious plan to clean up its platform. Vox, March 2019. URL: https://www.vox.com/2019/3/8/18245536/exclusive-twitter-healthy-conversations-dunking-research-product-incentives (visited on 2023-12-07).

      This article mainly talks about how twitter start to think how to hlep better conersation online. Jack Dorsey admits that twitter encouraged toxic things like dunking through its original design. To fix it, they start to define and measure conversation health.

    1. What responsibilities do you think social media platforms should have in regards to larger social trends?

      Social media should prevent the spread of harmful message and misinforamtion, help diversity and stability of new information. Besides, they should also monitor users mental health to prevent potential mental illness happening, and users need to aknowledge that they will see certain message.

  12. Apr 2025
    1. Making a tool adapt to users

      It reminds me some confused designs on iphone, are they really adapting or subdue user? Like putting nothing new or very useless function on new iphone, but still promote new version every year. I feel people notice this recent years and sales of iphone goes down a little bit.

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    1. Mayo Clinic Staff. Myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) - Symptoms and causes. 2023. URL: https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chronic-fatigue-syndrome/symptoms-causes/syc-20360490 (visited on 2023-12-07).

      This article is an introduction to ME/CFS. It is a longterm illness with extreme tired feeling. It is not relieved by rest and physical or mental activity will make it worse. Besides, it has symptoms like sleep disturbance, brain fog and post exertional malaise. Tha case of this illness is unknown, but there are many potential factors. It happens more in middle aged women and hard to identify

    1. Lyra Hale. New Book Says Facebook Employees Abused Access to Track and Stalk Women. The Mary Sue, July 2021. URL: https://www.themarysue.com/facebook-employees-abused-access-target-women/ (visited on 2023-12-06).

      This article talks about serious violation on privacy on Facebook. Some employees use internal tools to access, track and monitor female users without authorization. It reveals serious problem within internal data control and employees supervise in Facebook. And author mentions that such incidents are not isolated, there is broader concerns.

    1. What are your biggest concerns around privacy on social media?

      I think the most serious problem is people are losing control on their privacy. Today we are giving lots of information without choice, like location, interest preferences (Amazom), Browsing history, and contact list. Also, many websites put "Accept all cookie" as an mandatory option.

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    1. Jordan Pearson. Your Friends’ Online Connections Can Reveal Your Sexual Orientation. Vice, September 2014. URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/gvydky/your-friends-online-connections-can-reveal-your-sexual-orientation (visited on 2023-12-05).

      The article talks about how an individual's sexual orientation can be known through social media connections. It still can happen without their own disclosure, which raise serious concerns about privacy.

    1. What was accurate, inaccurate, or surprising about your ad profile? How comfortable are you with Google knowing (whether correctly or not) those things about you?

      It is mostly inaccurate, because I'm an international student, who has ramdom demand on online shopping. Sometime I choose jewelry for friends birthday gift, and sometime I buy internet stuff to make my pc game smoother. I feel comfortable with Google knowing this. I’m generally not interested in most of the advertisements I see while studying abroad. I usually shop based on my own needs, so I find most ads quite meaningless to me.

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    1. Is It Funny or Offensive? Comedian Impersonates FBI on Twitter, Makes MLK Assassination Joke. January 2020. URL: https://isitfunnyoroffensive.com/comedian-impersonates-fbi-on-twitter-makes-mlk-assassination-joke/ (visited on 2023-12-05).

      Jaboukie Young-White changed his Twitter name and picture as a official FBI account. He sent a controversies comment on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Some people think the comment are historical injustice and racism, and it could be inappropriate and offensive. People also have different views on whether it is funny or offensive.

    1. Have you witnessed different responses to trolling? What happened in those cases? What do you think is the best way to deal with trolling?

      I have seen lots of trolling on myself or others. The main reasons are difference in oponion or some discrimination. For discrimination I just ignore them because most of communications are lack of logic. For oponions difference, I usually try to communicate with polite and patience and try my best to understand both sides. If people are keep trolling then I will quit the conversation.

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    1. ext analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only theAndroid half was published on. Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half. August 2016. URL: http://varianceexplained.org/r/trump-tweets/ (visited on 2023-11-24).

      This article mainly talks about Trump are probably using Android to post but his team are using iPhone. The words he uses are more emotional, but post on iphone are more official, like some link or activity. Also, the time of posts are different between Android and iPhone.

    1. How do you notice yourself changing how you express yourself in different situations, particularly on social media? Do you feel like those changes or expressions are authentic to who you are, do they compromise your authenticity in some way?

      It happens when I notice how people are thinking differently, especially I'm talking with so many people.(the larger the sample size, the higher the possibility of encountering different people.). I don't feel compromise my authenticity, it is wise to save my energy on things that benefit me but not express myself to who don't understand me.

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    1. Mark R. Cheathem. Conspiracy Theories Abounded in 19th-Century American Politics. URL: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/conspiracy-theories-abounded-19th-century-american-politics-180971940/ (visited on 2023-11-24).

      conspiracy theories is not a modern theory. It emerge in the 19th century. For example, political parties in the United States used conspiracy theories to attack their opponents, such as the Democrats accusing elites manipulate economy and the Whigs worrying about Catholic immigrants against them.

    1. now called 8Kun) is an image-sharing bulletin board site that was started in 2013. It has been host to white-supremacist, neo-nazi and other hate content. 8Chan has had trouble finding companies to host its servers and internet registration due to the presence of CSAM, and for being the place where various mass shooters spread their hateful manifestos. 8Chan is also the source and home of the false conspiracy theory QAnon [e26]

      It reminds me Bilibili in China. It was a very friendly platform for people who like anime. However, with more traffic and people come to it, it become a very complex and chaotic platform filled with unhealthy memes and problematic content.

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    1. Shannon Bond. Elon Musk wants out of the Twitter deal. It could end up costing at least $1 billion. NPR, July 2022. URL: https://www.npr.org/2022/07/08/1110539504/twitter-elon-musk-deal-jeopardy (visited on 2023-11-24).

      This article mainly talks about Elon Musk try to stop the acquisition of Twitter. He pointed out that fake account in twitter is too large to be consider reliable platform. Also, Legal experts said Musk may have to pay at least $1billion in break-up fees and have risk of the deal enforced by the courts.

    1. Can you think of an example of pernicious ignorance in social media interaction?

      There are many posts in Red Note have a very attractive but selective quoting title, like "if you cannot stay alone then you have no ability of loving yourself". When I first see this, the most strong feeling is self doubt and anxious, which makes me want to see what content will include in this post. This is harmful to people's mental health if they can not think critically.

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    1. Steven Tweedie. This disturbing image of a Chinese worker with close to 100 iPhones reveals how App Store rankings can be manipulated. February 2015. URL: https://www.businessinsider.com/photo-shows-how-fake-app-store-rankings-are-made-2015-2 (visited on 2024-03-07).

      This citation mainly talk about app store can be manipulated. A women sit in front of lots of iphone and download then delete apps to increase download numbers. Moreover, app owner can use such way to increase their apps rank. Thus, the rank might be confused for user to get real information

    1. What bots do you dislike?

      I dislike autochat bot.I only use social media when I seek help, want to sublease, or have questions. Meanwhile, I will charge money to platform to promote my post to more people, thus my problems can be solve quickly. However, those bots will occupy lots of real person and waste my money on promotion :(. It's kind hard to distinguish real person or bot if they just like/collect the post.

    1. Have you ever paused to decide what to do in a situation, and found yourself wondering what would be the ‘right’ thing to do? Or perhaps you might think, as a good person, how should I handle this situation?

      I have read a method that related to ethic, which is what a person does must be good for him or her, and good in this condition means good for that person, not good in the broader sense. Also, no one will do something that is meaningless to him or her. Is this view justified?

    1. Ancient Ethics# Here are few ancient ethics systems. These examples are mostly about qualities of a good person.

      I read another ethic frameworks is called Adlerianism. It mainly discuss that a health people should have interest to help others, and people's actions are related to their goal, and people will grow with their inferiority complex. But it is not a traditional ethic framework, but more like a Individual Psychology.