Living for the Algorithm: Why Our Best Moments Are Now Someone Else’s Content
Jiaxin Chen What is true? Is it the emotion you really feel now, or the screen in front of you?…
attention economy
When Livestreams Expose Intimate Areas, Can Medical Education Override Bodily Autonomy?
ZHANG Xiaoxue A livestreamed surgery about private parts of female patients were exposed to the camera without being coded from…
When Connection Becomes Compulsion: The Mental Health Cost of the Attention Economy
Leigh Jurd While social media platforms deliberately exploit psychological vulnerabilities to maximise profit, not all engagement is harmful, and awareness…
Unmasking the Algorithm: How Does Social Media Exacerbate Gender Inequality?
Annie Have you ever considered a question: Is technology truly equitable? As a female university student who frequently uses…
Ragebaiting: Profit, Polarisation and the Price of Outrage
imogen The Clicks That fuel Division The internet has turned anger into a spectator sport. Influencers bait the crowd,…
Freakin’ Lazy: Hollywood’s Obsession with Sequels
Kath Smart Last week Disney “blessed” us with a sequel to the early 2000s Freaky Friday. They reunited nineties child…