Mississippi will ban TikTok, a popular social media platform that the private Chinese company ByteDance owns, on state-issued devices and state Wi-Fi networks starting July 1.
“I don’t believe these schools are overreacting. TikTok captures user data in a way that is more aggressive than other apps,” Kshetri writes.
“I suspect Elon Musk’s desire in buying Twitter goes beyond a desire to control and shape public discourse, ” Media scholar Nolan Higdon writes. “Today’s equivalent of the Gilded Age oligarchs—the handful of super-rich Americans gobbling up increasing chunks of the media landscape—will have that, but they will also have access to a trove of personal data of users and news consumers.”
Being sick took a financial toll on me due to the amount of time I was out from work during quarantine. However, the time away from the daily rat race also gave me the opportunity to think and reflect on my goals in life, which got me back on track with the future I envisioned for myself and my family. I found renewed motivation for all of my endeavors, and now new opportunities await.
“The pen is mightier than the sword” is a metonymic adage created by English author Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839. Advikaa Anand agrees, saying that written words are a more powerful tool for communication compared to violence, and our language should be cultivated for love and inspiration, not to perpetuate profanity.
As consumers, we have the ultimate defense: credible news. We can find real news, follow it and support it. The good options are growing as we enter a golden age of grassroots, public service journalism.
Fearless Messengers is using its resources to endorse Joe Biden and Kamala Harris for the upcoming presidential election. Tik Tokers, like comedian and musician Rita Brent, has partnered with them this election cycle to support Biden’s campaign.
The TougalooTakesControl hashtag started trending on Twitter and other social-media platforms as students voiced their concerns with the plan to reopen during the COVID-19 pandemic and the raise in tuition.
J. Cole’s song “Snow on Tha Bluff,” caused controversy due to his critique of Noname’s tone after a tweet she made calling out rappers for their inactivity.
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