Caucus for a Democratic Union
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Editor’s Note: A world without social media
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You may have read the title of this piece and been shocked – a world without social media? Unfathomable. Recently, I’ve been thinking a…
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Editors Note: How I’m Coping During Bill C-18
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A short time after I became editor-in-chief of the paper you are currently reading, Bill C-18 (or the Online News Act) was passed in Canada. …
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Feds ban TikTok on government phones
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On Feb. 28 the federal government finalized a decision to remove and block the TikTok app from all government-issued devices. While government officials using…
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Outside the binary of doom-scrolling and oblivion
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The mid-50-year-olds in my life always say that they doom scroll as soon as they wake up in the morning. It’s a habit that…
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BeReal and an era of supposed online authenticity
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Alas, a new social media has come into our lives once again and has become all the rage with Gen Z. And surprise, surprise…
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Anthony Potero: The last YouTuber
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YouTube is pretty big these days, and that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. There’s a channel for every niche, uncommon interest, and preference for…
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Looking into the mystery behind Spotted at Laurier
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The Spotted At Laurier Twitter account is perhaps the most influential social media account associated with Wilfrid Laurier University. It’s the place where the…
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YouTube has decided to privatize the dislike counter
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It was announced a week ago on one of their official channels that YouTube would be privatizing the dislike counter on all videos on…
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Donald Trump to launch social outlet company “Truth Social”
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Former President Donald Trump has announced that he will launch a new media enterprise, which will include a social media app named “Truth Social,”…
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Will Facebook’s name change be the makeover it needs to recover its reputation?
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Social media conglomerate Facebook will be changing its name, citing a shift in focus to the “metaverse” as the motivation. Critics of Facebook cite…
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