Tag: Social networking

Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest

Tech giant fired number of people who protested against $1.2bn Project Nimbus, which supports Israeli military and government Michael Sainato Google has been accused of throwing a “tantrum” after sacking more than 50 workers in response to a protest over the company’s military ties to the Israeli government – firings that have shone a light… Read More Workers accuse Google of ‘tantrum’ after 50 fired over Israel contract protest

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The demise of Twitter: how a ‘utopian vision’ for social media became a ‘toxic mess’

Kate Lyons If anything is emblematic of the demise of Twitter, it is the rise and stall of the account of Oprah Winfrey. Oprah joined the platform in 2009, tweeting for the first time live from her wildly popular TV show: “HI TWITTERS. THANK YOU FOR A WARM WELCOME. FEELING REALLY 21st CENTURY.” It was “a breakthrough… Read More The demise of Twitter: how a ‘utopian vision’ for social media became a ‘toxic mess’

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The WhatsApp Mafia | Dhruv Rathee

In this video, we explore how “WhatsApp University” influences unwavering loyalty among some citizens towards political leaders, despite personal hardships or evident issues like inflation and misinformation. A poignant discussion on the pervasive impact of misinformation spread through WhatsApp. The video highlights the complex interplay of media, personal belief systems, and political loyalty, encouraging a… Read More The WhatsApp Mafia | Dhruv Rathee

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The ‘debate of the century’: what happened when Jordan Peterson debated Slavoj Žižek

First posted April 20, 2019 Stephen Marche The controversial thinkers debated happiness, capitalism and Marxism in Toronto. It was billed as a meeting of titans – and that it was not. But it did reveal one telling commonality. They needed enemies, needed combat, because in their solitudes, they had so little to offer. Both of these men… Read More The ‘debate of the century’: what happened when Jordan Peterson debated Slavoj Žižek

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In the Depths of the Digital Age: Five books on psychological life in the internet age / We Are Hopelessly Hooked by Jacob Weisberg

First posted June 19, 2016 Reviewed by Edward Mendelson Pressed for Time: The Acceleration of Life in Digital Capitalism – by Judy Wajcman Exposed: Desire and Disobedience in the Digital Age – by Bernard E. Harcourt Magic and Loss: The Internet as Art – by Virginia Heffernan Updating to Remain the Same: Habitual New Media… Read More In the Depths of the Digital Age: Five books on psychological life in the internet age / We Are Hopelessly Hooked by Jacob Weisberg

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openDemocracy appoints Aman Sethi as editor-in-chief

“I’m very excited and honoured to serve as the editor-in-chief of openDemocracy. I’ve long been a fan of openDemocracy’s global footprint and editorial commitment to rigorous investigations and incisive coverage of the biggest stories of our time. As newsrooms around the world are threatened by censorship, intimidation and economic disruption, the cause of independent media… Read More openDemocracy appoints Aman Sethi as editor-in-chief

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The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms

NB: The rebellion against reason, the cults of nostalgia or particularity are not new, these ways of thought have been with us a long time; and are a consequence of the divorce of reason from goodness, virtue, beauty and justice. Romanticism is a consequence of the elevation of scientific reason to a status above the… Read More The zeitgeist is changing. A strange, romantic backlash to the tech era looms

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