#ccom315#315wikichallenge I’ve never edited anything on wikipedia, so that was a really cool assignment! I do think it is easy to do, but you have to know a lot about the subject to be able to edit things, it’s definitely a passion project.
regarding wikipedia gaps, there is little information on some people, such as the spouses of celebrities, but people become curious enough to make pages for them regardless! #315weekeleven
#315weekeleven what a semester its been! i’ve been thinking a lot about how memes spread through the internet, its been fun analyzing that through this class
#315fakenews I think the prevalence of fake news now is because of the many platforms like reddit, discord, and others where unchecked sources are more tolerated. state-sponsored fake news like political ads are more similar to the past, however.
aren’t originally there, like the « white power symbol ». I think this phrase has gotten too much political context in recent years, but maybe I’m just cynical…
#315fakenews my exposure to the term « fake news » in the donald trump era, but its definitely interesting how pervasive a term it has been in the years since. I think I would accredit it to giving more power to words and assigning meanings that -
#315fakenews when I think of “fake news”, Donald Trump is definitely the first figure who comes to mind, and his use of the term to condemn opposition. “Post truth” is a new term for me.
I chose the word « dance » and put it into gifs on twitter. it is mostly images and gifs of black bodies. self expression is good and being happy is good, but there has to be a more nuanced conversation -
- like this is definitely digital labour and affective labour, even if I don’t realize it. it shapes how you see yourself in your head by how non-black people use you. i’d like to highlight this video essay as an explanation of digital blackface! https://t.co/IjX7x7no18
#315weekseven Truong’s article is interesting ti me because I have had white family members use black or brown emojis to describes themselves and defend it as solidarity, when it has made me and my black family members uncomfortable many times