Tag: social media
Technology
10 November 2020
Whether it’s text, emojis, or pictures of your breakfast—it’s all content that is ready for the social media mill. Any activity online (especially that which involves forming new text or…
Social
29 October 2020
We discuss this question and more with the executive director and spokesperson for the watchdog group, FRIENDS of Canadian Broadcasting, Daniel Bernhard.
Social
13 October 2020
With the 2020 United States election looming—political ad campaigns featuring candidates have been circulating non-stop on the Internet. In the past, media platforms like newspapers, radio, and television were the…
Social
10 September 2020
Decentralization is no longer the future—it is the present. As discussed in this week’s episode—we are planning a migration to new and thriving decentralized social networks. The Fediverse will soon…
Decentralization
8 September 2020
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
25 August 2020
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
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.