This is an example of the more typical social media that we see today. It can include interactions between people/users online.
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I found it interesting that anything can count as social media, since media can still exist even if it is not necessarily "social". For example, this can include books and writing.
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When we think about how data is used online, the idea of a utility calculus can help remind us to check whether we’ve really got enough data about how all parties might be impacted by some actions. Even if you are not a utilitarian, it is good to remind ourselves to check that we’ve got all the data before doing our calculus.
I agree with this piece of info, I believe that it is helpful to know the bigger picture. When completing calculations with data, it is vital that we have all of the correct data and information.
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which Twitter claimed was less than 5%
It is helpful to connect a numerical value to a ballpark amount. This is especially practical when figuring out the amount of spam bots out on Twitter.
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you combine pieces of the language together according to specific rules in order to create meaning.
I have very little coding experience, so I am unfamiliar with how a bot is structured. This section of the textbook was helpful in educating me on how to create a bot in Python, as well as other programming languages.
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Some bots are intended to be helpful, using automation to make tasks easier for others or to provide information, such as:
I was already familiar with harmful bots, but it was interesting to learn about friendly bots! I learned more about their abilities while reading this section, which I was previously unaware of.
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Imagine I am an English speaker who wants to communicate with someone else who speaks Arabic. Neither of us speaks the other one’s language. If we have access to people who speak multiple languages, it is possible for them to act as translators, taking what someone says and repeating it in another language, until we are able to get our messages back and forth.
I found this analogy very interesting. As someone who is multilingual, it was eye-opening to see a comparison that is familiar to me that explains a new topic.
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Virtue is a group effort. Individuals can’t be virtuous on their own because “the earth is slippery, slick” (meaning it is easy for an individual to fall into bad actions, they need support and moderation)
I found it interesting that virtue is seen as a group effort by the Aztec civilization. I realized that it can be common for individuals to fall into bad actions, and that they may often need support from others.
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