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  1. Last 7 days
    1. Anya Kamenetz. Facebook's own data is not as conclusive as you think about teens and mental health.

      Anya Kamenetz's article on Facebook's teen mental health data raises important concerns about the interpretation and use of the data. The findings from Facebook and its subsidiary Instagram may not be as clear-cut or as clear-cut as initially thought. This suggests that many teens are being influenced by social media. This ambiguity suggests that more comprehensive and independent research is needed to assess the true impact of social media on teen mental health. The article points out the complexity of drawing conclusions from internal data, emphasizing the importance of considering a range of factors that influence teen mental health. This includes the specific ways in which different individuals interact with social media, the context of use, and external influences.

    1. Many have anecdotal experiences with their own mental health and those they talk to. For example, cosmetic surgeons have seen how photo manipulation on social media has influenced people’s views of their appearance:

      Teenagers do not have a complete and thorough outlook on life, life and values, so they are easily influenced by the Internet. They see Internet celebrities or stars doing breast augmentation or plastic surgery to make themselves more beautiful and confident, so they blindly follow them. There are also popular posts on the Internet, which may be fake news, but teenagers will believe or forward them. Teenagers should not be exposed to a lot of information from social media, but unfortunately we are in the information age. Information can benefit us or destroy us. Teenagers are often full of curiosity and do not have a strong core, so they are easily influenced by the Internet. They will have psychological problems such as body anxiety, suicidal tendencies, etc. If they are attacked by anonymous netizens, it will cause teenagers to have great emotional fluctuations and distract their attention.

    1. Oliver Tearle. Who Said, ‘A Lie Is Halfway Round the World Before the Truth Has Got Its Boots On’? June 2021. URL: https://interestingliterature.com/2021/06/lie-halfway-round-world-before-truth-boots-on-quote-origin-meaning/ (visited on 2023-12-08).

      Oliver Tearle's article explores the origins and meaning of the famous saying: "A lie is halfway around the world before the truth arrives." This quote illustrates how quickly misinformation spreads, while accurate information spreads more slowly. This quote highlights the challenges we face in combating false information and disinformation. In an age dominated by social media and instant messaging, the ability of false information to spread quickly has only increased. The public is drawn to some fake stunts on social media. This reality highlights the importance of critical thinking and fact-checking in our daily lives. It also reminds us that combating the spread of lies and pursuing the truth is what we need to do. Don't be blinded by lies.

    1. There are ways of duplicating that are built into social media platforms:

      There is "duplication" on social media. For example, if I see a funny post on TikTok, I can forward it to my friends and they will see the same thing. There are also variations/mutations. Let's say my friends and I want to shoot a TikTok and upload it online. We will learn the background music or dance of other bloggers. On the basis of these, we will add some extra movements or other things. This kind of "borrowing" is very common on social media. We will find that after a background music or dance becomes popular, everyone will create or imitate it based on it.

  2. Apr 2024
    1. Zack Whittaker. Facebook won't let you opt out of its phone number 'look up' setting.

      Zack Whittaker's article about Facebook's phone number "lookup" setting highlights significant concerns about user privacy and control of personal information on social media platforms. By not allowing users to opt out of this setting, Facebook may expose individuals to privacy risks such as unwanted contacts, targeted advertising, and even harassment. Everyone is concerned about their online safety due to the "publicity" of their phone number. This decision by Facebook will erode the trust of its user base. In a world that is increasingly concerned about data protection and privacy rights, companies like Facebook must strike a balance between providing user-friendly features and respecting user privacy.

    1. What experiences do you have of social media sites making particularly bad recommendations for you?

      After accidentally registering on many websites, the websites basically push ads to me every day. When I was in high school, I would fill in the school email address when purchasing goods. The ads pushed by the merchants were all sent to the school email address, which made it difficult for me to find my academic emails. Now I have to create a new email address specifically for online shopping. In this way, my UW email address only contains notifications about the school or emails sent to professors, and I can find them as soon as the professor or TA replies to me. I accept discount ads sent to me by websites, but I don’t accept junk ads received every day.

    1. How to ADHD.

      This video tells us the basics of ADHD. Adults and children can have ADHD, which is characterized by inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. There are two types of inattention. The first is always making mistakes, and the second is having difficulty concentrating on doing things. Hyperactivity and impulsivity include fidgeting, interrupting others, or blurting out things. ADHD can be cured or controlled with medication and behavioral therapy. The brains of people with ADHD and most people work differently.

    1. There are many ways to think about disability, such as legal (what legally counts as a disability?), medical (what is a problem to be cured?), identity (who views themselves as “disabled”), etc. We are focused here more on disability as it relates to design and who things in our world are designed for.

      In my opinion, only people who have difficulty moving or living can be called disabled. In fact, disabled parking spaces in the United States cannot be used by people with myopia. It cannot be said that people with myopia have eye disabilities. Because myopia is a very common "disease", and now there are surgeries that can help us cure myopia and few people suffer from the sequelae. People who can walk normally, drive and communicate with others with normal logic are not considered disabled. There are also people with psychological problems that I think can be considered disabled people, such as people with depression, mania, etc. who cannot control their own behavior. They take prescription drugs for long periods of time and sometimes engage in behaviors that harm themselves.

    1. Lyra Hale. New Book Says Facebook Employees Abused Access to Track and Stalk Women.

      I think it's abominable that social media technologists or engineers have access to the privacy of both men and women through their profession. Their original job is to make social media work well and keep the Internet safe. But it is very shameful for them to contact women and deceive them after they have the information. I think social media companies should impose strict penalties on their employees for this kind of behavior.

    1. From a security perspective there are many risks that a company faces, such as:

      The security of our social media platforms and the confidentiality of information is important. The article exposes the vulnerabilities and risks associated with the handling of personal data by social media and other companies. Highlights a key issue in digital security practice, particularly the improper handling of sensitive information including passwords. It's one thing for us to set passwords, but managing our passwords on social media requires protecting our personal information from being leaked. Examples like Facebook and Adobe illustrate not only the potential risks, but also the actual situation where security protocol failures can lead to serious privacy violations. It also teaches us that social media and the Internet are not a completely safe place.

    1. Kurt Wagner. This is how Facebook collects data on you even if you don’t have an account

      Although I don't really mind disclosing my information to some apps, after all it's just my name and so on. But Facebook would shock me how much they can collect information about non-users. Facebook collects data on non-users in two main ways, from their browsing history and from their friends. Although this data will not be stored permanently, many people will consider it an invasion of their privacy. Sometimes I also feel that too many advertisements on many software or web pages will bore me. But we have to admit that Facebook's use of big data is very successful from a certain perspective. When we think of social software, we think of Facebook.

    1. Online advertisers can see what pages their ads are being requested on, and track users [h1] across those sites. So, if an advertiser sees their ad is being displayed on an Amazon page for shoes, then the advertiser can start showing shoe ads to that same user when they go to another website.

      When we browse many web pages and want to click closer, purchase or explore something on the web page, the website will collect our information. Most are email, name and gender. After I browse the products I want to buy or the places I want to go, hotel information or product discounts will be pushed to me within a few days after data calculation. Assume that when I finish purchasing any product, they will send me an advertisement via email when there is a discount. There are also some unsafe businesses that will disclose our personal information to others. This can cause people a lot of distress, and some may even fall victim to telecom fraud. Therefore, data confidentiality and security are what everyone needs to do.

    1. Spaghetti-tree hoax. November 2023. Page

      Spaghetti-tree hoax aired on April Fool's Day, showing a family in southern Switzerland picking spaghetti from a tree. Pasta was not popular in Britain at the time, so many people didn't know what it was made of. So that day many people called to ask about how to grow "noodle trees" and what they need to pay attention to. This was also called "the greatest scam" at the time. I think this was a compliment or a positive evaluation. Until now, I still think it is very funny, because it does not harm anyone’s interests and it also uses another way of thinking to popularize spaghetti to everyone.

    1. These trolling communities eventually started compiling half-joking sets of “Rules of the Internet” [g19] that both outlined their trolling philosophy:

      Although I sometimes watch prank videos on the Internet, after reflection, I find that the scale of pranks is difficult to control. Many times the trolling becomes offensive, as their “rules” comments below make me feel uncomfortable as a woman. I believe that many people will be hurt when they see a spoof video of themselves being made by some netizens or strangers online. Although we are an entertainment society now, it is still difficult to have a sense of boundaries when pranking others on the Internet. I hope that not many people will be maliciously commented and attacked, and that the atmosphere on the Internet will get better and better.

    1. Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only theAndroid half was published on. Text analysis of Trump's tweets confirms he writes only the (angrier) Android half. August 2016. URL: http://varianceexplained.org/r/trump-tweets/ (visited on 2023-11-24).

      David discovered that Trump himself would use an Android phone when tweeting and his team would use an iPhone when helping him promote. The first basis is that speech on an Android phone will be angrier than on an iPhone. Some benign announcements and pictures will be posted on the iPhone. Secondly, according to time statistics, we can find that Trump uses Android devices to tweet more in the morning, while the campaign team uses iPhones to post more in the afternoon and evening. It can be seen from his personal posting habits that Trump himself does not like to use pictures when tweeting, but his team will use pictures. And through vocabulary analysis, it will be found that negative words appear on Android phones, such as "badly, crazy, joke". The iPhone has more "correct, tomorrow, trumptrain."

    1. How do you think about the authenticity of the Tweets that come from Trump himself? Do you think it matters which human typed the Tweet? Does the emotional expression (e.g., anger) of the Tweet change your view of authenticity?

      I don’t think there’s any way to tell the truth from what people say on social media. Because social media is free, we can say whatever we want. But judging from the release of Trump’s Android phone and Apple phone, it seems that the tweets on the Android phone may have been written by himself. Because I pay more attention to my emotional expression, I sometimes post tweets that have nothing to do with the election. But it is not ruled out that this is the persona he and his team created for him on the Internet. He is a person who has a true temperament and is very active on the Internet. On the other hand, the Apple mobile phone sends some emotionally stable information about the election, which is most likely operated by his team.

    1. Comedy Central. Drunk History

      I love this video so much! It was a storyteller who told a story about the friendship of Thomas Jefferson and John Adams when he was drunk. They were good friends at first and drafted the Declaration of Independence together. Later they attacked each other over the president's affairs and humiliated each other in the newspapers. But many years later, a letter of greeting from John Adams changed their relationship, and in the 15 years of recorded correspondence, they became good friends again. On his deathbed, John Adams said, "I'm leaving but Thomas Jefferson survives." But what he didn't know was that Thomas Jefferson died on the same day as him.

    1. With these blog hosting sites, it was much simpler to type up and publish a new blog entry, and others visiting your blog could subscribe to get updates whenever you posted a new post, and they could leave a comment on any of the posts.

      When I see Blog, I think that our Twitter, Weibo or Instagram are all the "descendants" of Blog. Until now, we will also follow our favorite bloggers and read their vlogs or blogs. We can like their comments and express some of our own opinions. In the age of entertainment, we can use social media to follow some people we like or discuss current affairs news with people in the comment area.

    1. My last name is to long, what do I do?

      I came across this site because I thought it was an interesting question. I found this to be a page where you can post about your own tax issues and ask others to help you check your own tax filing issues. I saw some replies from the underground posts saying that you only need to write the first twenty letters of your name, while others said that you only need to fill in the first and last name and delete the middle name. But the one with the most likes still failed after many attempts.

    1. In addition to representing data with different data storage methods, computers can also let you add additional constraints on what can be saved.

      When we use some official software or in very formal situations, many software will ask us to use our real name. For example, some software in China will enable child protection mechanisms. We need to fill in the ID number or date of birth before using it. There are also many web pages or software that require us to include uppercase and lowercase letters, symbols, and password length when setting passwords. I think these are data restrictions.

  3. Mar 2024
    1. Buy TikTok Followers. 2023. URL: https://www.socialwick.com (visited on 2023-12-02).

      I found a promoted post on Chinese tiktok before. This kind of promotion will help you promote so that more people can see you. After many people have seen it, your exposure will increase. TikTok will help you promote it internally to groups that are interested in your posts. If they find you interesting, they will follow you. But in this link, you can directly buy tiktok fans or instagram fans. I think it may not be directly helpful to bloggers, but the account data will become more beautiful. Because the "people" who follow you may not read what you post and will not be helpful to the blogger's future posts.

    1. The social media platform itself is run with computer programs, such as recommendation algorithms (chapter 12).

      As a student majoring in communication, I am very interested in recommendation algorithms. Because we will find that many times Tik Tok or other software will push us things we like to watch or what we have searched for will always push us relevant content. Sometimes after browsing some clothing, you will even find discounts on the same items in other software. I think this is a good marketing tool but it may have some drawbacks. I am looking forward to studying chapter 12.

    1. Key figures: Confucius [b12]~500, China

      As a Chinese, I have been familiar with Confucianism founded by Confucius since I was a child. The core of Confucianism is benevolence and righteousness, consideration for others and self-cultivation. It is necessary to pay attention to etiquette, such as orderliness between elders and children, and etiquette when eating, etc. There is also filial piety. The Chinese say that "filial piety comes first among all good deeds." Filial piety is the basis for building a harmonious family. I think this value is moderate and suitable for promoting harmony and peace in society.

    1. “The Internet changes nothing on its own, but it can amplify existing forces, and those amplified forces might change something.”

      I think the Internet is not only for entertainment, but also for influence. Influence can be a positive impact or a negative impact. But good influence can help different people from all over the world. Help us discover delicious restaurants and teach us how to use some software. It will make life simple and convenient. Speech on social platforms can be seen by more people and get more responses. And now that people have entered the digital media era, people discuss the latest hot topics every day. Wherever there is good influence, there will be bad influence. Many online violence can make people depressed or even commit suicide. So we have been exploring how to balance this influence and make it go in a good direction.