This statement inspires me to approach social media with more thoughtfulness and responsibility. It reminds me that being informed helps me stay safe while also creating a more positive experience for myself and others. By participating mindfully and protecting myself, I can contribute to a better online environment for everyone I interact with.

What struck me the most was the content described in the chapter on harassment. It analyzes the characteristics of the internet that contribute to harassment targeting specific groups or individuals. This is an issue I rarely think about in daily life, yet it is incredibly common. Such incidents are undesirable for most people, so it's essential to take action to prevent them. Both companies and individuals need to work together to address this problem effectively.

The network effect means that once English became the standard, everyone had to learn it to participate in programming, making it very hard for non-English programming languages to gain traction. Even native speakers of other languages would face challenges, as they would have to relearn terms they already know in English. This makes me reflect on how deeply language and technology are intertwined and how this might create barriers for people who don’t speak English fluently.

Shareholders, who own parts of the business, have decision-making power based on how much money they’ve invested, meaning the rich have the most influence. From my perspective, this system seems unfair to the poor, who have little say despite being impacted by business decisions, like when companies prioritize profits over employee wages or environmental concerns.

Unlike traditional environments, where shaming is limited to smaller communities, online platforms can instantly impact millions of people with a single post or comment. For example, viral “call-out” posts can expose someone's mistakes to a global audience, often leading to lasting consequences far beyond the initial criticism.

The distinction between shame and guilt in childhood is fascinating. Shame often leads to isolation, like when a child avoids others after being scolded. For example, I remember a classmate who withdrew from group activities after being publicly criticized, which shows how shame can affect self-perception and social interactions.

I’ve noticed how social media can create new ways for crowd harassment to happen. For example, I’ve seen someone get dogpiled online, where hundreds of people sent hateful comments to them just because they shared an unpopular opinion. It’s like bullying or stalking but amplified because it’s done by a large group, making it even harder to deal with.

I’ve seen how social media can be used negatively, like when someone sends mean messages through private DMs. For example, a classmate once received cruel comments about their appearance, which really hurt their confidence. This shows how bullying can happen even in private spaces online.

When social media users collaborate, they often focus on solving a creative or communal "problem." For example, with some Tiktok Duet videos, the challenge might be “how to build a song around this original video,” with different musicians adding their unique parts to create a shared musical piece. This collective effort reflects how users creatively contribute to a common goal.

Different forms of communication suit different needs. For instance, I might email my colleague about a project update so I can keep a record of it. On the other hand, if I have quick feedback or a discreet opinion to share, I might use a direct message instead. Each method has its own purpose and can shape how we collaborate and gather input from others.

This must be the most efficient way to do content moderation, the only thing to consider is the company's operating costs, so many companies do not want to do this either!

Such messages are, I think, the most common on the whole site. Because everyone can publish any content on the Internet without any obstacles, when some extremists publish some potentially offensive messages, their remarks may make some Internet users feel “violated” and quit using the Internet, which is a result that advertisers do not want to see! This is an outcome that advertisers do not want to see, because it will make their advertisements less effective.

Self-harm is a harmful and dangerous way for people to express deep emotions or relieve stress. Some posts on social media can also be considered a form of "self-harm" online, as they may create or encourage negative communities, potentially leading to effects that are as damaging as physical harm.

With the rapid growth of technology and the social media industry, daily life is changing significantly. People are now more inclined to engage with their devices, even while walking, rather than staying idle. This trend amplifies the influence of social media on our lives.

Mentioning about the Chain letters in the past, this is the dominant way for people to transfer information and is also the most convenient way. However, using the chain letters wasting people's time and effort for make the letters transferred. That's the reason why people are getting rid of them when time goes by.

Imagine if every person who heard it felt inspired to put their own twist on it. In this way, memes aren’t just spreading unchanged; they’re evolving with each interaction, becoming richer or more varied as they pass through different minds.

I’ve experienced automated reminders going wrong when they bring up painful memories, like reminders about a missed event, a funeral, or even an old relationship. It can feel insensitive and make a tough moment even harder.

I've seen ads go wrong when they target only certain groups—like when only some people see housing ads, which feels unfair. I’ve also had ads reveal private information, like hinting at a pregnancy in front of family.

I've had social media recommend visual-heavy content without captions or descriptions, making it hard to engage. Sometimes, brief interactions with niche topics lead to an overload of similar content, ignoring accessibility settings and real preferences.

I once saw a woman in a handicapped parking lot accusing a seemingly “able-bodied” person of parking in a handicapped parking lot in a car with a “handicapped sign”, arguing that the driver was not handicapped, and that normal people were not handicapped. Parking in a disabled parking space is a use of public resources, which made the woman very unhappy, and at the same time caused an argument, which is the disadvantage of such a policy, the disabled need to self-certify that they are disabled in order to enjoy the right to be entitled to, which is not right.

For Internet users, the possibility of personal information leakage is always there, and there is no way for us as individuals to ensure that our information will be completely and thoroughly protected by companies and governments, so cybersecurity and cyber information leakage are both a concern for people.

Privacy is complex and that people might seek it for morally sound or questionable reasons. That's the reflection of how cautious and concerned people have on security of their private information online.

By learning about a range of users, social media platforms can precisely push information and content to users' preferences, a practice that can go a long way toward ensuring that users spend time using social media while increasing advertising revenue.

After a series of learning, a machine can infer people's race by using some relevant data. For example, the race of a social media user can be easily determined based on the common language used in a person's online posts

All of the ones mentioned below could be the purpose of trolling, but such a purpose is more about fulfilling certain desires of the publisher, such as wishing to make themselves more popular through this.

Trolling has always existed, especially in the last few years, and the recent increase in internet surveillance has only made it less common, but before that people were trolling for their own specific purposes, so people need to be on their guard.

Long-standing social relations have led to the result that direct communication between people and cooperation is based on honesty, so that society can develop in the long term, therefore, when one of the two parties has a problem with honesty, it will immediately lead to a breakdown of the relationship and the transaction stops, which is why the society has to make rules to restrain people.

When people have realized that the girl's behavior is acting, virtual and not real, why do they continue to watch while allowing the girl's channel to continue to explode in popularity, my personal opinion is that on the internet, the line of judging authenticity has become relatively blurred as most of the views are that most of the content on the internet is virtual, and that when the girl's behavior doesn't live up to the fraudulent When the girl's behavior does not amount to fraud, people will choose to forgive her.

In today's society, the social media platforms we use have strong social attributes. People utilize social media to showcase themselves, share their lives, and network with others. Platforms like YouTube, as a form of social media, take a more innovative approach by delivering information through videos, offering a more dynamic and multifaceted way to convey content.

The Bulletin Board System (BBS) is still a popular way to transmit information today. Unlike the monotonous bulletin boards of the past, when we visit any modern popular website, we often find such message boards present.

Using social media nowadays becoming the cautious behavior since so many spam bots are hiding behind the internet potentially. That is also the drawbacks of identity verified social medias. We need to stay cautious and clear.A

As students studying data science, there are many situations where we cannot come across perfect databases, missing data, bias or uncertainty are very common data issues and we need to be alert at all times, and when we encounter these data issues, we need to perform a series of data cleansing to solve the problem

This sentence simply summarizes how computers run algorithms to compress the memory of an image, sound or video, its saves memory but loses quality, the following icon is a more graphic representation of this feature and is very interesting

Seeing how antagonistic bots can create fake support or spam ads makes me more aware of how automation can be misused, and it reminds me to be cautious when interacting with online content.

I was attempting to use code to automate publishing tweets on Reddit, but the website detected my activity, and my account was banned. I'm now wondering how I can prevent this in the future when running a bot. How can I make the bot’s actions more discreet and avoid detection?

I really like this definition of referring to platforms involving computers, the internet, communication, and connecting people as "social media." This approach highlights its strong social nature, as people use these mediums to exchange information and enhance social interaction, much like another version of society, but existing online. Therefore, "social media" possesses the same societal attributes.

Based on the general patterns in the history of world religions, most religions tend to have exclusivity. However, Confucianism emphasizes placing others at the center, even advocating for self-sacrifice to benefit others. In contrast, Taoism resists this idea and focuses on the importance of individual life, taking personal values as its foundation. Taoism explores how to achieve spiritual happiness and the immortality of life, rather than putting others first.