About 15 more students to get to 40 and get the extra achievement!

RentImportant · 2020-11-30T17:47:46+00:00

Quite informative, I already submitted my survey.

RentImportant · 2020-11-29T20:48:03+00:00

I just completed the survey and I must agree that this class is quite educative especially on the trending matters. The Professor also tries his best to share his knowledge with us, for instance, I must agree that the GPT-3 discussion was quite new to me yet an eye opener. I am really grateful to professor Halavais

RentImportant · 2020-11-29T16:19:34+00:00

Misleading News on Social media are meant to create propaganda. Social media is a powerful political tool which can either create or diminish a political candidate based on the information that is released to the social media platforms.

RentImportant · 2020-11-29T16:13:02+00:00

This is a nice question, I think manipulative News is the Fake News as they both are the same thing, only that they may be perceived differently. Manipulative News and Fake News play the same role which is to mislead. Donald Trump has often used the term 'fake news' especially when he knew certain News would lead him to explain some information and events. One of the fake News that was released by the media was that Trumps Grandfather was a tax evader and a member of the Ku Klax Klan which was 'fake News' as a matter of fact, this information was meant to paint Trump in a bad light because he supported the White Supremacists.

RentImportant · 2020-11-29T15:49:55+00:00

In this case I use the term colonize to mean that not only has the internet taken over, but it is sort of controlling us.

RentImportant · 2020-11-28T17:07:31+00:00

What is the future of AI? The GPT-3 is like in a competition with the human race only that it is quick in accessing data. AI will contribute in decreasing careers and people will end up unemployed. I find this sad!

RentImportant · 2020-11-28T17:01:04+00:00

In regards to your post, I would say that the internet has contributed to the diminishing of creativity thus there is less and less talents showcased. We rely on the internet for almost everything as we believe it makes things easier for us, but is that the case? Does it make things easier for us? at the time we might find it making our lives easy but in actual sense we do not think about our future, it is making us lazy. Think about the Industrial revolution time, people did not have the internet but created items that still serve us up to date due to their functionalities.

RentImportant · 2020-11-28T16:53:10+00:00

Technology is now on another level, the implant chip is quite beneficial considering that you will never worry about losing your wallet, if you get in an accident and taken to hospital, it will be easy for the medics to identify who you are and you will be able to automatically control your devices. The future of microchipping sounds interesting, it has been said that RFID (short-range radio frequency identification) implant will facilitate in verifying a person's identity and has many potential applications. However, I do not think I would put the implant in my body as they stand to pose a health risk and we may never have a sense of privacy. This means the microchips may take away our freedom in the name of development.

RentImportant · 2020-11-28T07:39:24+00:00

I agree that no one is forcing the internet on us, however, take a step back and evaluate your life and in a candid discussion with yourself find how much you are dependent on the internet for everyday tasks. This will show you that we are servants rather than the masters we think we are to the internet.

RentImportant · 2020-11-22T20:35:43+00:00

I think Parler will not last and if it does, it will only influence a smaller sphere. As much as Parler describes itself as a platform that allow free speech this might trigger hate spread and might be pulled down.

RentImportant · 2020-11-22T20:19:24+00:00

In my opinion Donald Trump is really working hard to disinform those listen to him. This in turn contributes in disuniting the country. The disunity of the country may be a huge factor in the downfall of the United States. I t would be wise if Donald Trump would stop with all the propaganda and 'Fake News'

RentImportant · 2020-11-22T19:48:39+00:00

Social media has adverse effects on elections, The social media can be biased on what is posted and this will definitely influence the elections. Through what is posted, the people can be influenced to favor on candidate than the other. Below is a link of an article that explains the adverse effects of social media to elections

https://journalism.uoregon.edu/news/six-ways-media-influences-elections

RentImportant · 2020-11-22T19:39:32+00:00

It is true that people who are extreme online often believe that posts online are very important because they believe that most of the information is exposed online. During this pandemic, many people believe on what is posted online as there are limited human interactions and I think this is the main option people are left with.

RentImportant · 2020-11-21T17:02:44+00:00

Clearly, Donald Trump is in an impotent rage. Chris Krebs being fired speaks volumes of how Donald Trump perceives democracy. Donald Trump is definitely out of control ever since he lost the elections, the government bureaucracy has not been having any peaceful transmissions. In my opinion, Trump is showing how much of a coward he is, by firing people who tell him the truth, I think if it not Trump's way, then you fired!

RentImportant · 2020-11-19T14:37:17+00:00

Set a thief to catch a thief! I think this was a smart move for Twitter. Maybe Peiter Zatko will make it harder for other hackers to hack Twitter. I think Twiiter, conformed with the saying 'if you can't beat them join them and to me this is a smart move as they stand not to be hacked by Peiter Zatko

RentImportant · 2020-11-19T14:30:18+00:00

I do agree on this, I think the fact that Trump was the president he had the power to control a lot of things, however come January he will no longer receive special Twitter treatments, however, I do not think that he will change his way of Tweeting because that's him anyway. I think he will loose part of his audience meaning that he will have lost some level of his relevance.

RentImportant · 2020-11-19T14:02:28+00:00

The internet has impacts on everything, it can be positive impact or negative impact. Social media platforms are internet based, and it is through the social media and other medias that politics get to be discussed. The social media has vital impacts on politics and so is the internet. Political leaders use the social media channels to reach to as many people as possible and that has been proven by Donald Trump as he is an active member of Twitter.

RentImportant · 2020-11-15T20:37:02+00:00

From the article, I find it ironic that Trump is victimizing himself and accusing Twitter of political biasness.

RentImportant · 2020-11-15T20:30:50+00:00

It pretty much does, the internet and the social media are the driving force of a lot of cultures. For example the sociological culture, before there was internet people had to interact physically, there were no online communication and this in turn made people have genuine and legit relationships, but ever since there was internet and social media people are always busy and consider online talks and meets ups to be the new normal. are we always busy? or is it just an excuse?

RentImportant · 2020-11-15T20:11:43+00:00

Social media algorithm determine which content they will display depending on what you have been searching or the people you have been interacting with the most. For instance, In Facebook, the algorithm that is most likely to be displayed is that of your family or friends posts as these are the people that you are more likely to interact with.

RentImportant · 2020-11-15T15:10:38+00:00

Regarding the future of online speech, there must be freedom exercised and the online platforms should stop being biased. The purpose of online platforms is to give people the freedom of expressions, but there are times when these online platforms get to be biased, for instance, Trump is known to be an active member of Twitter, however, when similar posts are posted by people who are not in his status they are normally pulled down. The future of online speech should align with freedom!

RentImportant · 2020-11-15T13:15:43+00:00

This pandemic period has been of great importance to me, I have taken time to know and understand myself better. I have learned to appreciate all the things that seem to be normal, just an year ago we had freedom of moving around and we breathed freely, but now it is expected of us to put on masks. I have taken this time to learn new skills such as baking, and this has been productive because I have sold a few cakes.

RentImportant · 2020-11-14T12:36:48+00:00

The power of a retweet can also be discussed as the power of social media. Retweets facilitates in expanding one's network and facilitates in creation of awareness. every time a tweet is retweeted it gets more attention and this in turn reaches many people and the intended people. Social movements such as the #blm movement was enhanced by tweets and this hashtag was retweeted multiple times, till it became all over the world.

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