SORM-2 is a system, which allows Federal Security Service (FSB) to monitor the telephone and Internet communication. Under the law of SORM-2, Russian Internet service providers (ISPs) are required to install a special device on their servers for FSB to…
Media Censorship in China
Since we talked about free speech in class, I thought it would be interesting to bring up media censorship in China. China, technically a communist country, has always enforced policy that restricts the freedom of speech on all media outlet. Everything that…
Alternative, activist, and new media
For Tuesday we will be discussing New Media, Activist media, Alternative media, and combinations of the three. While you are reading Leah Lievrouw’s Alternative and Activist New Media, pay attention to how she describes new media, alt media and activist…
End of week 4
The end of summer session is almost here. Are you excited…or just focused on your final? Here are the videos that Ned showed us on Thursday: Enemy of the State 1998 scroogled 1 Scroogled 2 Edward Snowden at Ted Enjoy…
Surveillance through Media at Workplace
In the high-developed media era, we subtly experience surveillance through media. I watch many videos on YouTube site. YouTube provides some recommended videos which are appeared on YouTube site, and I realized that the videos are related to a video…
Is free speech required a permissible range?
Is free speech required a permissible range? There are three major social media; Twitter, YouTube and Facebook. These media are in hot water because they have to handle inappropriate contents by lots of users. Lately, the video and pictures which…
MIT receives “Credit for Reddit”
While most people devote their procrastination hours on Reddit, undergraduates at Massachusetts Institute of Technology will received course credit for surfing this social media website. They are being offered a course called “Credit for Reddit,” taught by MIT researcher Chris…
“reedom” of Expression
When I saw these two breaking news, the shutdown of Beijing’s Independent Film Festival by Chinese authorities and China is sending military vehicles to Hong Kong ahead of expected protests, I could not help but wanted to write something about…
Is Facebook Free?
Even though Facebook users are not paying monthly fee to Facebook for using it, Facebook are making profit out of personal data of the users that they are tracking and collecting. The article stated that Facebook made about $7 per…
The YouTube Effect
YouTube is a video sharing website that allows anyone to upload any kinds of videos to share with a wide range of audience all around the world. Anyone that signs up for an YouTube account can easily have access to…