PinnedJessica Maddox·Apr 18, 2021This isn’t a Creator Renaissance. Not even close.Depending on who you talk to, there’s never been a better time to be a content creator on the Internet. Many have described this current…A response icon1A response icon1
Jessica Maddox·Jun 30, 2021When Requests to YouTube Creators Become Sexual HarassmentOn June 14, a YouTube creator in the ASMR community, or “ASMRtist,” by the name of Lily Whispers ASMR posted a video called “What is going…
Jessica Maddox·Apr 7, 2021What Everyone Is Getting Wrong About Vaccine SelfiesOn April 1, New York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman published a piece in the paper titled “Enter the Age…
Jessica Maddox·Mar 26, 2021American Politicians Of Both Parties Are Ill-Equipped To Handle Social Media’s ProblemsNote: I wasn’t able to watch the entire hearing due to a severe weather outbreak, but I did see the first two hours.
Jessica Maddox·Feb 16, 2021We Need To Talk About Internet SleuthsAmateur detectives have been trying to solve crimes through the Internet since its popular inception. But over the last few weeks, a few…
InThe StartupbyJessica Maddox·Jan 25, 2021Will the Gamification of Fact-Checking Work? Twitter Seems to Think SoToday, Twitter unveiled its latest attempt at curtailing misinformation and disinformation. The pithily named Birdwatch program is a forum…A response icon2A response icon2
InThe ShadowbyJessica Maddox·Jan 19, 20211/6 and Popular Culture: Some ReflectionsI was eleven on 9/11/2001. It was a beautiful Tuesday morning, and my mom put me on the school bus like she did every morning. But it was…
InThe StartupbyJessica Maddox·Nov 17, 2020Why the Internet Loves the First Dogs-ElectIn case you’ve been living under a rock, Joe Biden is the President-elect of the United States, and people on the Internet ~have feelings~…
InThe StartupbyJessica Maddox·Oct 23, 2020Twitter’s Move to Prohibit Retweets May Make Visual Misinformation WorseLast week, Twitter made a temporary change that added an extra step to the retweeting option. Now, when clicking RT, users would be…
InDigital DiplomacybyJessica Maddox·Jul 14, 2020The U.S. should regulate TikTok — but it should clean up our own house, too.Recently, India banned 59 smartphone applications created by Chinese developers over security concerns. One of those 59 apps was TikTok…
