Tag: social-media
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What Happens When Hate Goes Viral? A Mom’s Take on Racism and Social Media
You ever feel like the internet is just one giant middle school cafeteria fight… and nobody’s watching or trying to break it up? In reading the article “Racism, Hate Speech, and Social Media- A Systematic Review and Critique” by Ariadna Matamoros-Fernandez and Johan Farkas, I learned a LOT about how hate speech and racism spread…
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Why Are Online Political Discussions So Toxic?
The other day as I was procrastinating household chores I needed to do I began mindlessly scrolling Facebook. As I often do, I ended up on my neighborhood’s Facebook page, which is usually very entertaining. On this page full of people complaining about people not picking up their dog’s poop or kids fishing in their…
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Why TikTok Feels Different (and Kind of Important)
Like a lot of moms, I spend a solid chunk of my day in the school carline. Some days, I use that time to catch up on emails or have a Diet Coke in peace, but most of the time, I scroll TikTok. What started as a silly distraction has slowly become one of the…
The Carline Chronicles 