In today’s world, information is a valuable currency. While the age of social media has inarguably broadened our horizons and our accessibility to information, our…
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All social media companies operate around the same basic principle. You are not the customer of Facebook — you are the product. When we speak…
This publication, the Berkeley Political Review, is situated within the Bay Area, a section of California that is best known for its incredible innovations in…
UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee, upon reporting about the Rohingya crisis last March, concluded, “Facebook has now turned into a beast.” Indeed it has. In…
I like conspiracy theorists like Alex Jones and flat-earthers. I like them not because I believe in the nonsense they spout, especially when it’s particularly…
California dreaming is now looking more like California leaving, as recent data reveals an exodus of Californians is slowing the state’s rate of growth. IRS…
With new and emerging technologies including social media platforms and search engines, old problems are being brought to the forefront once again. One of those…
Double-Edged Sword: The Weaponization of the Digital Landscape and its Impacts on American Democracy
Double-Edged Sword: The Weaponization of the Digital Landscape and its Impacts on American Democracy
By Alexander Casendino Breakthroughs typically arise from strange beginnings. In his early years as a student at Harvard, Mark Zuckerberg had no clue that he…
The last time you used Facebook, it is entirely possible that like any normal social media user, you saw a cute picture or an interesting…
“Bright” is the word that might best describe the United States’ economic powerhouse: Silicon Valley. Yet while San Jose and Palo Alto sparkle in the…
“Fake News” — two words that have become synonymous with Donald Trump and his 2016 bid for the presidency. Some wholeheartedly believed it, some cast it…
“Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.” George Orwell in his dystopian 1984 warns that the mediums through…
Since its inception as the the hub of innovation, Silicon Valley has primarily been known as a bastion of promising startups, cutting-edge technology, and endless…