The Internet and Us
From novel concept to global infrastructure
What started as an obscure plugin allowing users to connect cross country via pre-existing phone-lines, has blossomed into the information highway that so many of us rely upon on a daily basis. In our modern age we are more connected than ever. However, the web has presented our modern society with its own sleuth of issues regarding user privacy, free speech and online harassment; in recent times the consequences of which have led to real world repercussions.
Film and Television
A brief overview The invention of the moving image – film, as it emerged in the late 19th century, is arguably one of the most important inventions of the past 200 years, and one that cemented the 20th century in a canon rich with cinematic history. The Lumière Brothers were among the first to commercialise…
Protecting Free Speech in an age of Hate
It’s now mid-2020 — it’s not uncommon to hear of social media companies such as Facebook and YouTube removing content and sometimes creators who go against their community guidelines and policies, with rules specifically targeting what they call ‘hate speech.’ In an attempt to appear more inclusive to stakeholders and to secure the funding required…
Facebook: the right to privacy in the Digital Age
The growth of social networking platforms in the early 2000’s drove such sites to expand their operations, increasing server capacity, ramping up the costs of service. But the development of a radically new business model saved Facebook from bankruptcy… and obscurity. Facebook makes money by selling the private information of its billions of users to…
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