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for him. To his credit, he quickly apologized and seemed earnest in recognizing and learning from his ignorance at the time. This is a quality that I can really appreciate as he could have easily doubled down on his stance but instead he vowed to better himself as a result.

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@EmergingSocial1 #co575 This week's reading about the controversy surrounding a meme that targeted disabled people highlighted how our society still has much progress to be made with regards to showing compassion towards people of all groups. What I found interesting was the

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controversy surrounding George Takei where he faced backlash over reposting the meme as it was deemed insensitive and somewhat ironic because he's such a huge proponent of spreading awareness and acceptance of LGBTQ people but making fun of disabled people was not a big deal

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but beyond that, the tools are way too dangerous to be put in the hands of the general public with rampant online harassment taking place with no end to it in sight.

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@EmergingSocial1 #CO575 RE: This week's readings about the ramifications of digital tools like Deepfakes and Deepnude, it's impressive to see how the technology works but I'd be hardpressed to see how there could be a legitimate use case for such tools that aren't for

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nefarious reasons especially when it's released for public usage. I could see how Deepfakes may have its use in the entertainment industry to help de-age celebrities in certain roles, like portraying a younger Luke Skywalker while still using Mark Hamill as an actor

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@thomasqphung @EmergingSocial1 Hey Thomas, I agree that the article was reaching a bit. I feel it's more a matter of people with light skin tones not feeling compelled to deviate from the default as it more than suffices. @EmergingSocial1 #CO575

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towards changing the skin tone to better portray themselves. #CO575 @EmergingSocial1

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Re: "Why White People Don’t Use White Emoji" This was an interesting read as the boon of social media coincided with a time of social unrest resulting from the racial divide in the United States that has been put at the forefront with social media

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more than suffices when it comes to conveying what they are trying to get across. With the default skin tone of emojis, the difference between how accurately it represents white people versus how it represents people that possesses darker skin tones would drive the latter

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@IsThatMike36 Hey Michael, you make some good points about how Google uses our data and it is unfortunate that many "free" services come with a hidden cost such as the collection of user data.

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and it seems like a relatively small price to pay unless they go overboard with it. As for their work culture, I have no issues with it as those people made the choice to work for Google and those that stick around are probably fine with that kind of environment anyways.

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#CO575 @EmergingSocial1 With regards to Fuchs' article about Google, it's pretty insane to think just how ingrained their products are in our lives. For me, it would be pretty hard to find non-Google alternatives for all of the services of theirs that I use in my daily life

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that are just as good and integrated without falling into another ecosystem that also collects user data for advertising purposes. I've got no issue with giving up some data in exchange for access to their services like Gmail, YouTube, or Maps as they're quite essential to me

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@MarvynTweets @EmergingSocial1 Hey Marvyn, you make some great points and I feel like I can relate. Finding communities full of people that are passionate about the same things as you provides a sense of satisfaction that you may otherwise not experience if the people around you have different interests

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any of them in real life, but participating in the forum provided me with a sense of connection as I had met others that were just as passionate about that anime as I was.

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@EmergingSocial1 #CO575 Re: Friending, Dating, and Relating was an interesting read, specifically "'Chemistry' and Synchronicity" as it reminded me of the online forums I used to frequent as a kid. One forum, in particular, was centered around the anime, Initial D, a series from

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the 90s that was about street racing on the mountain roads of a region in Japan. As anime was not that mainstream in the early 2000s and not many kids around me at the time knew about it in elementary school, I felt like I found my people in that online community. I've never met

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@MarvynTweets Hey Marvyn,
You make some excellent points regarding how powerful a tool a platform like Instagram can be for people. Sharing moments of one's life is just one of the uses the platform provides but corps and people are taking advantage of the reach it has to build their brands.