In fact, I have always been puzzled about the collection of information such as "region" and "age". Is it really "necessary" for companies to collect such information? These pieces of information do not guarantee that the account is used by a real person - fake accounts can also randomly generate combinations of these pieces of information, but it will increase the risk of user information leakage

As an international student, I have experience with this. Many social media platforms display the posting time based on the time zone of the viewer, i.e. the device time zone, when the publisher posts. That is to say, if you view the release time of the same tweet in different time zones, you will find that their release time has changed

I dislike bot armies that are used to manipulate opinions or flood comment sections. In situations where people are supposed to think critically and make their own judgments, these bots create a lot of noise and confusion. They make it harder to tell what real people actually believe. Overall, they turn online discussions into a messy and unhealthy environment instead of a meaningful conversation.

Many bots on today’s video platforms are designed to recognize background music in videos and help users download audio or video clips. Even though these bots sometimes go against the rules of the platforms, they can be very useful for people who want to find songs or save content for personal use. I find these bots surprising because they can quickly identify music with high accuracy. I also like them because they make it much easier to explore and reuse media that would otherwise be hard to access.

I think this phenomenon is even more common on today’s internet, where almost everything—including suffering—is turned into entertainment. For example, in Sex Education, there is a storyline in which a school bully is revealed to be closeted and secretly in love with the gay student he targets. One scene, in which the bully publicly exposes his own physical insecurity as a form of “confession,” is played for humor and often provokes laughter. While the scene may be entertaining, I find it problematic because it turns school bullying into spectacle, overlooking the lasting psychological trauma experienced by the victim. The victim’s suffering cannot simply be erased or healed by understanding the bully’s motivations, even when those motivations are framed romantically.

Kumail Nanjiani reflects on his experiences visiting tech companies and expresses concern that many developers give little to no thought to the ethical consequences of their innovations. He highlights how powerful technologies—such as privacy-invasive tools or manipulated media—are often created with a “can we do this?” mindset rather than “should we do this?”. The lack of prepared responses to ethical questions suggests that these issues are rarely discussed within tech culture. Nanjiani ultimately warns that once technology is released, its harms cannot easily be undone, making ethical responsibility crucial.