Facebook
  • 7 years 11 months ago

Ask before you tinker, Facebook

Whether or not it was technically legal, Facebook didn’t do good by their users when they conducted a recently released study.Continue...

According to Queen's Film and Media Professor Sidney Eve Matrix, putting down your phone to give someone your full attention has become a significant compliment.
  • 11 years 1 week ago

Rules of digital engagement

If we accept that we’re willing to be slaves to social media, then knowing the ground rules of etiquette in the digital forum seems necessary.Continue...

journalism ed
  • 1 year 8 months ago

To overcome hurdles to media access, we need to embrace publicly funded journalism

Facebook and Google have become the gatekeepers of our newsfeeds. But this is only part of a much larger problem. Access to unbiased journalism is vital, but so is funding that journalism. Going forward, we need to embrace publicly funded media to protect free, accessible journalism.Continue...
  • 1 year 9 months ago

Facebook’s environmental groups suspension error proves onus to fact-check is on us

As social media sites boom, online misinformation is becoming more prevalent—and harmful. Facebook has vowed to fight “fake news” on countless occasions, yet continually fails to target the right people. As social media consumers, we need to stop relying on businesses like Facebook to point out misinformation and take fact-checking into our own hands.Continue...
  • 2 years 4 months ago

University employee who ran misogynistic Facebook page has left Queen’s

The employee who ran the Kings of Queen’s Facebook page, which featured posts targeting Queen’s students and spreading anti-women messages, no longer works at the University.

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  • 2 years 5 months ago

Queen’s refuses to provide details about misogynistic Facebook page investigation

Queen’s confirmed on Wednesday it has investigated the misogynistic Facebook page Kings of Queen’s, but declined to provide any further details.Continue...
  • 2 years 5 months ago

University owes students answers about misogynistic Facebook page

Queen’s silence regarding a misogynistic Facebook page run by one of its employees is almost as hurtful to students as the page’s contents.Continue...
  • 2 years 7 months ago

Misogynist Facebook page was run by a Queen’s employee

A Facebook page called Kings of Queen’s, which featured posts targeting Queen’s students and spreading anti-women messages, was run by a Queen’s employee, The Journal has learned.

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  • 3 years 4 months ago

How ‘The Sims’ taught me the horrors of online shopping

Online shopping has made it simpler than ever to seamlessly acquire items you don’t need.Continue...
  • 3 years 5 months ago

What’s Facebook’s status after 2018 scandals?

Not too long ago, the #10YearChallenge would've taken over our newsfeeds for a few days before dropping out of cultural relevancy, as most internet trends do.Continue...

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