society

Boston Marathon bombing

Digital vigilantism and the Boston Marathon bombing

Article
Nataliia Vdovychenko
07/02/2020
16 minutes to read

The 2013 Boston Marathon bombing was a major event in the US. The tragic attack then became the subject of one the biggest manhunts in online history. 

Contemporary vampires: Should we be afraid of the dark?

Article
Savina Karneva
02/01/2020
12 minutes to read

Real vampires live among us. Who are they, what indexes a "real vampire", and are they a threat to society? This article delves into what shapes real vampires into a deviant social group.

Dr. Linnet Taylor

Dr. Linnet Taylor on data justice

Video
The Editors
13/03/2019

Would you like to live in a world with perfect discrimination? Probably not. That's why thinking and talking about data justice is important. Dr. Linnet Taylor from Tilburg University explains.

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What Sense8 teaches us about the network society

Article
Nadine Visser
01/02/2019
8 minutes to read

The series Sense8 is interesting in the context of globalization because it presents a lot of the aspects of a network society. This article analyses the link between the series and a network society.

Zuckerberg Facebook

#10yearchallenge conspiracy goes viral

Article
Nataliia Vdovychenko
30/01/2019
5 minutes to read

#10yearchallenge has conquered our timelines, but also face recognition algorithms and targeted advertising.

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Tumblr's ban of pornographic content

Article
Federica Morgandi
12/01/2019
11 minutes to read

Why does Tumblr have a new policy to ban all adult content? The general response of users is not positive, and this article will explore the reasons behind the decision, as well as the issue of content moderation that many platforms are facing

gender-neutral bathroom sign

Gender-neutral bathrooms: overkill or vital?

Article
Juliette Berndsen
19/12/2018
9 minutes to read

There is one thing we can find in every public place, school, university and workplace: bathrooms. But is it really necessary to introduce gender-neutral bathrooms?