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How Momo shows us that anyone can dig in our data

Article

Nataliia Vdovychenko

11/09/2018

4 minutes to read

Momo has been said to be a curse, a hacker and even a maniac. What is it and how does it know everything about us? What should we do if it appears in our WhatsApp?

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Towards a global language policy for emoji?

Paper

Jan Dijsselbloem

05/06/2018

26 minutes to read

Emoji are becoming an increasingly important part of people's repertoires for online text-based meaning making. From their history towards the possibility of a language policy, this article diggs into the characters that are so frequently used.

How to appear authentic in a digital world

Paper

Miah Moos

03/04/2018

23 minutes to read

How authentic are we really? The increase of digital influencers and the pressure on users to reach a certain following or look a certain way before posting a photo, questions the idea of online authenticity.

Don’t stop thinking: the key to a well-functioning public sphere

Interview

Gabriela de la Vega

05/03/2018

Professor Odile Heynders (Tilburg University) discusses the changes in the public sphere due to digitalization and our responsibilities as individuals

Vero's virtual reality: a social media revolution or more of the same?

Column

Ico Maly

Margaret Steenbakker

Ruben Bastiaanse

Jan Blommaert

Anne-Marie Sweep

19/03/2018

3 minutes to read

Vero is social media's new kid on the block, and it announces an ad free environment. Diggit Magazine subjects its promises and claims to critical scrutiny.