David writes about the thin line Big Tech tread in wanting to run platforms for free speech but at the same time consider themselves not liable for that same free speech [Substack].
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In this article, David discusses how the global pandemic brings out thoughts of a messianic future. [Times of Israel].
As the pandemic has struck the world, the world suffers from another social malaise of extremism and polarisation of opinion. He explains how it proliferates, and the possible antidote. [Times of Israel].
I stumbled across a wonderful article that deals with the intersection of two of my favourite topics: intergenerational issues and the impact of social media on society. It analyses the starkly different ways that Facebook is used by Baby Boomers, as opposed to Millenials. It comes from a web site called The Cheat Sheet, which is “dedicated to providing audiences the information they want in an approachable, entertaining way”. But looking at the content and the…
A judge’s job is one of the most difficult, thus in a democracy the judiciary is separated from other Government branches. David writes for The Times of Israel, dissecting the scenario when the role of a judge came into question after trial and appeals that were live streamed. He talks of the contrast between the judicial decision that isn’t questioned and judgement by social media where there is a constant influx of self-appointed judges and…
I stumbled across a wonderful article that deals with the intersection of two of my favourite topics: intergenerational issues and the impact of social media on society. It analyses the starkly different ways that Facebook is used by Baby Boomers, as opposed to Millenials. It comes from a web site called The Cheat Sheet, which is “dedicated to providing audiences the information they want in an approachable, entertaining way”. But looking at the content and the…
Is there anything worse than #fakeNews ? Yes. Fake #FakeNews. The #FakeNews phenomenon grew out of the large number of contrived and false articles purporting to be news that spread like wildfire on social media. I’m not talking about the satirical newspaper The Onion (although there are way too many people who think their articles are true). Rather, it’s about: completely fabricated stories (sometimes from real-sounding news sites) like the Pope supporting Trump, or Germany adopting Shariah law,…
As Charidy become the new online sensation, David talks about how this becoming an overused funding campaign. He pointed out that if this would go on, donors would be left in fatigue. [ COL Live, Blogspot, Shmais].
An Australian organisation – the Online Hate Prevention Institute (OHPI) led by Dr Andre Oboler – has been at the forefront of the ongoing battle against online hate. We celebrate Aussie technology startups making it on the world stage, so it stands to reason that we should also celebrate innovative Aussie not-for-profits who are facing up to modern challenges on behalf of communities all over the world. Read more here.
