We all have our own unique addictions when it comes to our internet use. For me this usually takes the form of repeated refreshing of my Twitter feed, watching any and all stories on my Snapchat, or plummeting down a rabbit hole of useless YouTube videos about random topics that…

When I think of virtual or augmented reality, I think of that movie “Ready Player One” about the majority of humanity being entrenched in a virtual reality for most of their life. In other words, I have an unjustified fear and uncertainty associated with it (: . …

One thing I was able to learn this week in class was that I don’t do enough to fact check and verify everything that I read online, and that I should be doing more of it. However, I don’t always have time to look up every single piece of information…

The internet has been a really positive development for communication, especially during this pandemic, because while we are all self-isolating and trying to remain as cautious as possible, many of us are also experiencing the anxiety and loneliness of being away from our friends and loved ones. Without the internet…

The internet has provided the world with unprecedented access to information, which exposes us to both the good and bad in our society and forces us to think about ways to work towards improvements. It also has the ability to capture and highlight especially egregious (and potentially magnificent) events and…

When we talk about digital privacy, we’re really just talking about privacy. The implications of having your privacy violated online are similar to the ones we experience in the real world: an embarrassing moment leading to shaming or isolation, a sentence heard when you thought no one could hear you…

In their article titled Who am I Online, Wängqvist & Frisén discuss the implications of online spaces for adolescent identity development. The three key areas covered were identity exploration, self-presentations, and social interactions. In short, they highlight the ways in which the internet allows adolescents to express and explore their…

In many ways, the internet has revolutionized social interaction, but not in the same way or to the same extent for all people. We all have friends who can’t eat dinner without having their phone on the table (or we are those friends), but we also have older relatives who…