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    1. A comedian named Jaboukie Young-White pretended to be the FBI on Twitter by changing his profile picture and name, and commented a pretty offensive joke about MLK. Even though Twitter deleted the tweet and suspended his account, a lot of people took screenshots, and the joke went viral. One fun detail was he also changed his account into a white girl with blonde hair and blue eyes as the "gun girl". It seems that it wasn't the first time for him doing pranks.

    1. I think the best way to stop trolling is to give punishments, so people who want to troll will realize their actions have a price. If people know they’ll face real consequences, they’ll think twice before posting rude or harmful comments. For example, if someone writes something mean or offensive, they could lose the right to comment for a few hours. The more serious the bad behavior is, the longer the comment ban should be. This kind of rule can make people behave better online. It gives them time to cool down and reflect on what they did wrong.

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    1. I've always love thriller genres, so this science fiction definitely caught my eye. Lonelygirl15 was viral on YouTube and millions of people subscribed the author because they felt relate to the homeschooled girl who was just sharing her daily life until something went wrong. The story turned into the dark side. People were questioning whether the story is true or not until the truth was revealed that the whole people who appeared in the video were in a cast.

    1. I've noticed that whenever I post new pictures of myself, I aim to present a more positive image and show how enjoyable and delightful my life is, even though it may be the opposite reality in real life. For example, the styles of my Instagram post tend to be more delicate and gorgeous because that is my social card, but when I talk with my friends in the group chat, I become more down-to-earth and relatively more real. I don't really like this because it compromises my authenticity, as I feel it is dangerous to show your true side to a completely public area where all your followers can see. It's more like a social mask to protect yourself.

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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).

      This article is mainly about politicians being accused of having secret deals or engaging improper and shady behavior to obtain more reputation and win their elections. It was interesting that conspiracy theories was not an invention, people were already spreading them 200 years ago. It just shows that human nature does not change.

    1. What information can a user provide about themselves in a profile?

      I think it is based on the users' intention. If they want more privacy, they could just provide their name. But for working apps like Linkin or dating apps, it would be more appropriate to provide more information such as age, school degree or working status.

    1. For Nihilism, I find it to be a fascinating and controversial ethical framework. I understand some people prefer this theory more (even I believed this theory when I was a teenager), because in the end of life everything is gone, nothing matters in the end. But what I believe is that we create meaning through what we choose to value. So while Nihilism' core is objective morality, it might indirectly encourages personal responsibility.