In the summer of 2024, the UK saw some of its deadliest riots since the London Riots in 2011. The supposed cause of these riots was the brutal stabbing of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance workshop in Southport. The rioters said that they were protesting against immigration, the Islamic faith, and multiculturalism in...
Photo by K. Mitch Hodge on Unsplash Cancel culture has arguably become one of the most divisive topics on social media. While the term gained significance in 2020 with the increased use of TikTok, cancel culture has been around since the early 21st century. But what does it actually mean to “cancel” someone, and does it really work?...
Social Media and Reality TV go hand in hand in the crazed world of image and popularity. Can we learn how to be better human beings from a show like The Circle?
From music to social media, to binge-watching tv shows. What are the consequences of the 21st century's digital revolutionisation? Carrot puts a spotlight on social media activism and its place in digital humanitarianism.
Social media has reinvented the way we interact with, and look at, the internet. For all the good that it brings, though, there are huge privacy concerns that we just cannot look away from. If not for any other reason, the many scandals of Facebook – the current mother of all social media networks out...
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