Opinion: Tribulations, Trump and Twitter
At the end of May, President Trump declared that he would be signing an executive order to “crackdown on censorship” by limiting social media platforms’ legal protections from liability. The More
Misinformation and the Coronavirus: Narratives of Truth in the Digital Age
The recent outbreak of COVID-19, or the “coronavirus”, has captured the world’s attention. Officially deemed an international emergency in January, ceaseless reporting has been conducted on the potential implications of More
TikTok and Political Neutrality: The Current Conflicting State of Social Media Platforms
Initially launched in 2016, the video-sharing digital platform TikTok currently boasts over 500 million active users a month. It enables the spread of short 15 second videos, which are mainly More
Opinion: It’s Time for Cancel Culture to be #cancelled
At the Obama Foundation Summit event on October 29th, former president Barack Obama called on his audience to challenge the toxic cancel culture that has infected our social and political More
The Partisan Phenomenon: How “Fake News” Has Changed The Game
Rachel Maddow, host of the nightly Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC is at the peak of her career as a television host and political commentator. Since 2016, Maddow’s show has garnered More
Opinion: It’s Time to Rethink Social Media Content Regulation
As the social media era progresses, giants like YouTube and Twitter have begun demonetizing and de-platforming specific channels deemed to break user terms in some way, often for hate speech. More
Modern-Day Propaganda: What’s Being Done About Fake News in Canada
In recent weeks, Minister of Democratic Institutions Karina Gould has been working alongside government officials and social media companies to ensure the spread of misinformation online is prevented. Concurrently, a More
Opinion: Moral Grandstanding in the Age of Political Slacktivism
In an era where online social media are the primary platforms for moral activism, expressed as tweets and reposts, social media users must start actively questioning whether their use of More
Fake News, Real Consequences
In April 2018, a doctored video of a child being kidnapped circulated India through the Facebook-owned messaging platform Whatsapp. As a result of this video, at least 25 people have More