Michelle Cheung-Zheng

The counter cultural movement to influencers like the account Influencers Truth is interesting as it is really similar to the previous discussion on drama Youtube channels but geared towards demanding accountability for a socio-politically active generation #CUComm3200_26EH

It is interesting to read about how public spectacle and drama recapping can become its own genre of media. I grew up watching many of these drama reaction videos especially pertaining to beauty Youtuber dramas where these channels had millions of followers too. #CUComm3200_25EH

I’ve noticed how hiding likes has become a conscious choice for my friends and I (one I still don’t fully commit to) I wonder if there has been an internal study Instagram has done on the change in user satisfaction after rolling the hiding likes feature? #CUComm3200_23EH

Fandom culture has been an instrumental part of my childhood in the digital sphere. Platforms like Tumblr and MySpace defined how fans gathered to rally for a generation of musicians who had unique parasocial interactions through social media. #CUComm3200_22EH

*Eubanks’s

Eubank’s scale of focus from an individual to systemic lens on privacy is particularly interesting as the privacy paradox remains relevant among digital content creation. Policy and regulation change should therefore be centered when regarding privacy concerns. #CUComm3200_21EH

Misinformation remains rampant on social media which begs how fact checking information during political campaigns across different countries can remain algorithmically resilient beyond analyzing internal biases. #CUComm3200_20EH

Platform governance can be tied to labor exploitation and censorship. Whether it’s content moderators or creators, platforms control what’s seen often aligning with heteronormative standards while lacking emotional support services. #CUComm3200_18EH

What are the tech policy implications of congress members who may not have the technological literacy to understand how social media is used/profitable and ultimately governing how tech companies should be categorized and regulated? #CUComm3200_17EH

Is there a way for convenient activism to ever have the same impact as the protests Gladwell contrasts digital activism to in social media? Mobilizing TikTok has recently been used as a convenient but effective way of protesting as seen with political advocacy #CUComm3200_16EH

How does the networked public sphere affect the efficacy of hashtags and social media posts like Black Out Tuesday on Instagram where everyone accompanied the hashtag with a black square as a form of activism? #CUComm3200_15EH

TikTok creators capitalize off of trends that Black creators started as seen with how dances, songs, video ideas are taken and popularized. This has led to many white creators gaining monetary and social capital while Black creators cannot reap equal rewards. #CUComm3200_12EH

Self-disclosure can be approached in two ways: people either use context collapse to be palatable to audiences or use social media to be honest in a way they can’t be in real life. Can context collapse be considered a form of censorship for marginalized people? #CUComm3200_11EH

Preston notes how journalism today enables readers who are not highly informed but highly engaged. How can journalists write with both in mind while reconciling that many people source their news from social media that is prone to misinformation? #CUComm3200_10EH

In this digital era of the media economy, it is interesting to see how news becomes mass produced and consumed at increased rates for profit. I generally feel a sense of information fatigue being bombarded with the amount of news presented to me on social media. #CUComm3200_9EH

Content creators (journalism/social media) has sparked conversation of self-commodification in order to capitalize off your brand. What are the consequences of identity burnout when you constantly have to blur the lines between empowerment and digital capitalism? #CUComm3200_8EH

Sorry @EllieHomant I used the wrong hashtag! #CUComm3200_7EH

Media homogenization is interesting in the context of TikTok. Once something becomes popular on TikTok, it is often promoted in algorithmic alignment with the dominant perspective, leaving BIPOC creators with less opportunities to be apart of this digital monoculture