Twitter’s post on Wednesday announcing the test has been hit with thousands of replies that illuminate just what users think is wrong with this idea — namely that exclusive public conversations will just magnify echo chambers by stifling diverse conversation.
Like mythical beasts that seem to be unstoppable, trolls continue to plague social media. This isn't new of course. Long before Facebook existed, trolls were the scourge of Usenet newsgroups, web-based forums and message boards.
Even in 2020 trolls continue to be a problem.
It would seem foolhardy to ignore or downplay the voices of students, as they are the very reason for the existence of our nation’s colleges and universities.
Hot on the heels of the Google Chrome Privacy Lawsuit, Parler CEO John Matze called for the tech giant and search engine creator to reveal the facts of its spying allegations.
As is often the case with Anonymous, what got hacked this week was our minds
(or at least our attention spans) more than IT systems operated by the Minneapolis Police Department.
Last week news circulated that a Chinese influencer and her friend were called out for apparently "catfishing" their followers on the Chinese social media platform Xiaohonghshu.