"the most unethical thing." The article discussed about an ex Twitter software engineering exposing the companies practices of how user's data are being collected and what kind of data. I was really surprised with the data being collected because it feels like my private life is violated.

Learning peoples patterns and how social media work is important and a concept that is very valuable. You can take what you learned from this class to almost any field of work because social media is a big part of modern society. Now when i see a post, i always question the intent, emotions, and impact associated with the post.

I love Apple! I wasn't suprised by the number of Apple's earnings because Apple is in my eyes a monopoly that isn't a monopoly due to their competition. They have created an ecosystem with all of their products to where when you buy one item you got to buy the others to get the full apple's ecosystems. In addition, their privacy policies is one of the reason why consumers will gravitate to Apple products.

Social media in a way plays a big role in capitalism/ social media can sway a person's decision and has crucial impact in different sector, most notably in politics. Social media often make decisions and policies that will be in their favor, law makers knows that and have to find a balance between profitability and what's ethical.

"Shame is a part of healthy human development however the experience of it within the context of trauma and abuse is very different." The article talked about how shame is part of human development and is actually good for you. In the context of trauma however is different. I thought the starting sentence to be powerful because everyone has trauma one way or another, and learn differently through their truama.

It is important to recognize the difference the difference between shame and guilt as it can produce different outcomes of how one handles a situation. Even myself as a 21 year old sometimes can't differentiate between the two in certain situation because of my adolescence years.

"When it comes to Twitter — or to Facebook, or Instagram, or Snapchat — blocking is relatively uncontroversial." The article discusses about the needs of blocking features. However, I wonder how affective are these blocking features as there are more complexity to it and its hard to track online activities.

I do agree with the statement that individual harassment has always existed, but social media added onto it. Its crazy to think how bullying, cyberstalking and tracking is more common within the social media space. It is also tricky because what you post is basically a history of your life in a way and it's all public information even if your account is private.

I have seen Patreon before linked in creator's bios but never checked out their website. The UI looks really nice and its clear that its made for creators. The website states that "Patreon provides a space for artists to sustain themselves by connecting them directly to their own communities." which also found interesting because its a direct call to action in a way.

I found this very interesting because I see it all the time on different social media platforms. For example, if you take a look at any page, the account might have high followings with a few people that often interact with the post and the other portion of the followers sees it but does nothing.

It's interesting to read about how there are MILLIONS on false copyright claims and it has been an on going issues for years. I have been following this issue on my own for some times now because it is interesting to me how major companies/corporations can false copyright claims with little to no consequences while the smaller creators deals is who's most impacted.

Although these are all good platforms control, in my opinion I feel that there is one big feature they are missing out. Social media typically recommend feeds that are trending. Blocking accounts, and etc wont prevent trends from popping up on your timeline. For example, there is currently a big rap beef between Kendrick and Drake, and its been trading everyday across all platforms and some people might not want to follow their beef. Even if a user blocks, mute, etc. the trend is so massive to avoid with memes being made of the beef and etc. I wonder what are some other ways social media can allow users to be on a different "side" of their social media account.

“People can take a photo of themselves and, in an instant, manipulate it." I found this to be very interesting because as technology is advancing, it is easier for people to do deep fakes, filters to make you look younger, older, etc. I feel like these filter creates a false image of someones persona which can be very problematic in many ways.

I also have a tendency to do this at times. I mainly do it to see different perspectives or gain enough information to formulate my own conclusion and etc. However, when it comes to really sad news, I try avoid it because it messes with my overall mood and the more I interact with sad content, it will recommend me more relating content.

This article discussed about Pyramid schemes and how the business model work. It states how as more and more people are entering the schemes, it gets harder for them to be profitable and majority of the time to be illegal. I seen many Pyramid schemes during covid, crypto scams and etc. I always knew that there was some sort of hidden secret to them and always wonder how they work. However, I did not know they were illegal.

I believe that it is okay not to cite sources or content when you are making your own version of the content that is very distinct, or when you drawn inspiration but formulate your own creation. However, I still believe that it is still common courtesy to cite your inspiration or source. I believe that sources should be cited from you are pulling information, use clips or any form of content relating to your content, or when you use something that needs to be credited such as samples and etc.

This is an interesting tweet by Elon because now I am starting to understand the meeting of any publicity is good publicity and how it correlates to algorithm. No matter what the interaction you have with that post or account, it is still an interaction and is boosting its algorithm. I use to trash accounts and put not interesting and etc. but more of those accounts would just pop up so now what I do is i just scroll past it quickly so they get no interaction and I found that better than trashing accounts.

This is interesting to me because most of the time when you first download an app it will ask if they can have access to your bluetooth, contact, etc. Most of the time I allow them to because I know there will be a feature in the future where they will ask me again to access said feature. However, I'm starting to question if giving them access to my personal information such as contacts and who I know.

This article discussed about how most people lack knowledge and understanding around autism and "Social Model Of Disability." The article also talks about how we should rethink what a disability is and how society throws up that term as different disability need different support.

I feel that having accessibility features will not only benefit the users but it will also make the web application more competitive advantage against others. I recently learned that Alt text on same apps such as Instagram and Tiktok can help with search engine algorithm as well which I thought was pretty cool.

The article talked about how there was a security concern of how Facebook stores their user's passwords. The article opens up by stating "Facebook says it stored millions of Instagram users’ passwords in plain text" which is alarming to hear as Facebook holds millions if not billions of users. Although facebook says that there was “no evidence of abuse or misuse" it is still scary to think that about 20,000 employees have access to such information.

I recently learned about this a couple of months ago when I started doing graphic design work for my job. When dealing with sensitivity information or any information retaining to the company, the device that obtains that information is now an asset of the company. I was aware of this and asked my boss if he could order me an SSD drive for me to store whatever assets they want me to use onto that SSD drive. Most employees are unaware of certain privacy rules and knowing them can save you from trouble. In a workspace, you may be utilizing different tools such as excel, word, etc. and always assume that your personal information is not safe is always a good rule of thumb.

The article talked about how your data can still be collected on certain platforms without needing an actual account. The term is called "shadow profile" and companies such as Facebook can create a version of what they think would be your profile based on the information they have already collected by you. This is scary to think because these companies can collect your data without loopholes to get around with consenting.

I find it interesting but not surprised on how social media platforms benefit from collecting users data. It's scary to think about because you never know what information is being collected from these social media platforms. However, this can benefit you if you are a business owner because certain data can help you obtain higher conversion rates. I wonder though, how can social media companies maintain ethical practices when targeting certain demographics because recently I won a class action settlement against Facebook for them selling my data. I feel that these companies should be more transparent of what they are doing with the information they are collecting since these companies are generating alot of revenue from the data.

In this wiki page, it talked about the famous FBI-King suicide letter and how it was used by the FBI to "blackmail Martin Luther King Jr." The letter was meant to be targeted at MLK Jr. and was a threat to him as a "suicide letter" to scare him. The wiki page also talked about suspicions on the FBI's involvement and other relevant documents.

Hearing this is disgusting. I can't imagine someone going out their way just to troll a deceased person or their loved ones. It is even more sad to think that, it is common enough to where they have a name for it. I wonder how different this is or if it is in the same realm of rappers talking about other rappers losts ones in songs. Both are terrible but I wonder the motivation behind actions like these.

In the article "How Code-Switching Explains The World" from NRP, they talks about how different people "code switch" depending on the scenario. In the article, they showed famous celebrities such as Obama, Beyonce and other YouTube videos changing their tone of voice while still being themselves. This is because code switching can help benefit you depending on where you are and what situation you are in. The article also states that code switching is how we can "try to feel each other out." Code switching is a valuable skill to develope as it can give you an advantage in certain scenarios.

I never knew this act was called Sockpuppet. This is very interesting to me because I can't imagine someone going out of their way and creating a burner account to argue. I wonder what category fan pages are under. I find it interesting how different people use social media, and how much influence it has on our society to where people create certain types of accounts.

This source talked about the impact of social media and how it effects college students mental health. This source also discussed how social media can increase the feeling of loneliness and depression. I found this interesting because social media to me is meant to help you connect with other people and share experiences with others. However, I can also see how that might make someone feel lonely or even put them in a depressive state.

It is crazy to see the early stages of social media. Back then it would be so simple, I did not know that emails were a form of social media. With how complexed social media is today, I wonder if it changed the standard for how social media should be. I find this very interesting because growing up I was already exposed to the new social media side and never learned about their early stages.

There are many document formatting files with all being different uses. I found it interesting how html is the most used. I would of thought Word or txt would be the most used since it is used for more work like project but I was wrong. I wonder though if there will ever be a file type where it combines all components of different file documentations.

It is crazy to think about the amount of data you can get from a simple post. Metadata is powerful and can be used by many people. If put in the wrong hands I feel that it can be very harmful. Criminals can use the information from post to do crime. An example of this was, the late musician artist Pop Smoke. Pop Smoke was in LA and posted a picture where it displayed, the time and location of where he was. Under 48 hours, a group of criminal was able to locate him and sadly took his life.

This website was quite interesting to me because they offer different types of engagements type across different platforms. It's crazy how they offer a "Like" bot for post which I find pretty funny. One thing I found really interesting was their way of marketing. They are selling you this product/service in hopes of you buying into the dream of becoming famous. I can see how this can help different pages in certain scenarios. I feel that the idea of buying fake interactions defeats the purpose of authenticity and in a way you are buying a fake reality.

I find the idea of botting and buying fake followers to be very interesting. I never understood why people would want to buy fake followers if their interactions are going to be poorly ratios. However, I understand that it can create a perception of "clout" but long term wouldn't that hurt their branding/account. I have followed the rise and fall of many musicians and seen many industry plant go through struggles that are created by this fake perception. An artist could have 3 million followers but can't get 5000 views on their music videos. I wonder what the return on investment would be for buying fake followers and how common it is across different industries.

When seeing a controversial post like this, I never really thought about the behind the scene of it. I feel that social media platforms benefits tremendously from post like these because it gets people talking about the post, interactions are high which leads to more exposure of the platform. It's like the saying "any publicity is good publicity." If you think about it, when a controversial post like this gets mainstream, different news outlet has to source their sources which may lead to new users to various platforms.

I find this very interesting as it still apply to the way some people think today. Part of this I do agree with Taoism but part of me also disagree. Yes, sometimes there are instances where I do believe that what will come will eventually play out but I also believe that sometimes you will need to force stuff to get the outcome you are catering towards. For example, if you want to land the job that you want, you will have to practice, seek the opportunity, connect, etc. Perhaps, I intaked the information incorrectly but this is my stance on this framework.