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Are technology and religion such unlikely bedfellows?
Tech and religion are intertwined … and, like all things in interaction, they impact one another’s evolution.
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Hey, I’m an art collector! How NFTs are changing ownership
NFTs reinterpret what it means to possess something of value. But it also marks an ideological shift away from an “open and free web.”
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You don’t own me! ‘Made For Love’ and our increasingly data-driven relationships
When the privacy partition is breached, the value and vulnerability of our data is immediately crystallised in our understanding. These powers—data, access, privacy, and rights—hold sway in our day-to-day lives. The HBO Max Original miniseries Made for Love foreshadows these unspooling virtual worlds we passively cultivate.
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A primer on the Metaverse (and whether Fortnite counts as one)
How does one define a metaverse, and does Fortnite constitute as one? (Second Life users may disagree.) This surprisingly important query is a shorthand for the virtual worlds we want to design, what we intend to do in them… and what it would take to ensure their success.
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Conviction, made to measure: Meet the virtual influencers
Virtual influencers, a new generation of “virtual celebrities,” are challenging our perception of fame, influence, and the ethics of manufacturing drama.
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Censorship by design: Emoji regulation and its implications for meaning
A tension exists between creativity and control, and it defines the relationship between users of digital technologies and the organisations that produce and manage them. This tension plays out on a variety of scales.
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Contemporary China negotiates with economies real and imagined
It is unclear exactly how much economic or innovative leeway tech companies and individuals operating in China really have. Is participating in a Taobao village considered innovative? What about the farmer peddling her wares via livestream? Is it possible to perceive, and thus safely navigate, government-accepted boundaries of invention and profit?
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Filters Empower Lolita Syndrome... But It's Not (Quite) Tech's Fault
In 2015, Snapchat released beautification filters, a seemingly benign way to enhance your look, but they wreak havoc on mental health. Why do these filters exist? What vacuum do they fill, and what do they say about technology and its implications for the lived human experience?