Social Media Archives – The College View

Montana is first U.S. state to ban TikTok after CEO’s congressional hearing

April 19, 2023

The U.S. state of Montana has become the first state to passing legislation to ban TikTok on personal devices. The app has already been banned by more than half of U.S. states on official government

Tech Layoffs: A Great Correction?

November 23, 2022

Recent tech layoffs provide indigenous industry an opportunity to flourish. Following the pandemic world leaders of every stripe and colour had one message: ‘Build Back Better’. This pledge pervaded the airwaves of various governmental bodies

Since the Beginning of the Pandemic, Misinformation Has Spread Like Wildfire

November 24, 2021

Since the pandemic began, misinformation has been spreading like wildfire. There were posts on social media claiming that the Covid19 variant was actually made in a lab in Wuhan and that the Chinese government ‘deliberately’

Trump’s ‘Truth’: What it could mean for the spread of misinformation

November 6, 2021

Truth is being presented by its developers, the Trump Media and Technology Group (TMTG) as a retaliation against “big-tech”, in service of facilitating conservative thought, due to their belief that the existing social media platforms favour liberal-leaning expression.

Global Media Outrage: An Eye-Opener

October 27, 2021

We never realise how much time we spend on social media until its gone, we consume so much networking daily that when it disappears we do not know how to react.

Pedal to the metal: how TikTok and cheugy culture have accelerated toxic trend cycles

September 29, 2021

“Cheugy” has not only wormed its way into the everyday vernacular of Generation Z, but added fuel to the fire of the trend cycle that is searing its way through the fashion industry.

Cancel culture and the “be kind” movement can’t co-exist

April 14, 2021

Soon after the tragic news of TV presenter, Caroline Flack’s death people flooded social media with the message ‘Be Kind’. T-shirts, phone cases and endless quotes were made, shared and bought.

Pretty Little Thing ad banned for being “overly sexualised” July 12, 2020

April 12, 2021

A recent “Pretty Little Thing” advertisement was banned after being deemed as being “overly sexualised”. The retailer argued that it had not intended to create an advertisement that was “offensive and irresponsible” but rather intended to

Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris joins Tik Tok

March 25, 2021

The Minister for Further and Higher Education, Simon Harris has joined Tik Tok and has amassed hundreds of thousands of views within a day

Social media campaign launched to help deal with the disclosure of sexual assault or harassment

March 18, 2021

An 8-week campaign aimed to help education students and staff in higher education institutes to deal with the disclosure of sexual assault or harassment was launched last week by Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science.

The Social Dilemma shows the unsocial aspects to our digital lives

October 14, 2020

The new docu-drama on Netflix, The Social Dilemma, doesn’t tell us anything new: social media is bad. We knew this and we’ve known it for a while. But what it does reveal, is why we don’t stop.

Are phones ruining the concert experience?

April 18, 2018

Concerts are places where you go to forget about everything happening around you, embrace that moment because it’s one you’ll never experience again, no one concert will ever be the same as another.

Could Cambridge influence the 8th?

March 28, 2018

When social media drives the agenda of campaigns to support worthwhile charities, like the ‘no make up selfie’ for cancer, or the ‘ice bucket challenge’ for ALS, the reaction from the masses is generally one

DCU students get Twitter accounts suspended under new rules

March 21, 2018

Twitter is going through a process of suspending accounts that they believe have stolen content from others in order to go viral or generate a larger following. Twitter are aiming to reduce spam on their

Lifestyle

Life through rose tinted filters

February 7, 2018

Instagram aesthetics have been around for a while now, but in recent years they’ve become almost vital to the success or brands and bloggers worldwide. Rachel Farrell explores the reasoning behind a perfectly curated social media feed.

The danger of normality

February 7, 2018

It’s no secret that young people are incredibly impressionable, especially young girls. With the growing dominance of social media in young people’s lives, influencers need to recognise this as they are a big part of young people’s lives. These photoshopped images have a lasting impression on young people, they see these images and perceive them as normal.