Reading time: 2 minutes The internet was banned by the Taliban in Afghanistan during their reign in the late 90s. Yet, the resurgent Taliban has heavily relied on Twitter to promote and execute their successful [ … ]
Tag: social media
To Scroll or Not to Scroll – That’s the Dilemma
Reading time: 5 minutes What is the impact of social media on our mental health, democracy, and sociability? The Social Dilemma helps us to start answering those questions. Have you ever spent your entire [ … ]
Notification: Let’s Be Alone Together
Reading time: 5 minutes In a world where “happiness” is an app away… why is it that records of mental health disorders are at their highest ever? It may seem convenient to blame technology [ … ]
Determining the Unpredictable Future of the Media
Reading time: 3 minutes By Katya Mavrelli For the first time, tech-giants Twitter and Google have announced that a ban on political advertisements will soon take effect. During one of the most politically – [ … ]
Economic growth and inequalities: an interview with Michael Spence
Reading time: 3 minutes di Andrea Pradelli e Francesca Sofia Cocco On November 19th we attended the event “Economic Growth and Inequalities: any place for ethics in a multi-speed world?” organized by the Bocconi [ … ]
Social media consolidators you have been logged in lately
Reading time: 3 minutes Quite frankly, I would not think of Facebook as a social network or Google as a search engine. Obviously we can interact and search information through them. This is not my [ … ]