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Identity

23 February 2021

Identity: the distinguishing character or personality of an individual Although I can barely remember what it’s like to socialize in person, I do recall how wonderful it was to connect with…

Social

26 January 2021

The WhatsApp Dilemma

On January 6, Facebook (which owns WhatsApp) issued users of WhatsApp an ultimatum—if they wished to continue using the messaging service, they would have to agree to share their personal information…

Social

6 October 2020

Reclaim Your Power: Decentralize the Social Networks

Douglas Rushkoff is an author, documentarian, and media theorist. He has written over twenty books on human autonomy in the digital age. In the article, “Why I am Leaving Facebook,”…

Decentralization

8 September 2020

How Internet Decentralization Benefits Society

We live in exciting times. Internet decentralization is no longer in the far off future. It’s here. But what exactly is decentralization and why is it a big deal? In…

Social

1 September 2020

Twitter is No Titan

Twitter has never been the tech titan that Facebook is. Facebook has a market cap of $836 billion, while Twitter’s market cap sits at $32 billion. By no means is…

Social

25 August 2020

No Twitter For You

Last Thursday, I woke up to a big surprise. Every Twitter account that I had created or operated over the last four years was suspended—even accounts that I haven’t used…

Social

13 August 2020

The Decentralists – Hot Topix: The TikTok Shotgun Wedding

On this episode of The Decentralists, we discuss how the U.S. wants to force a marriage between TikTok and the world’s largest software company, Microsoft.