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Many of us still treat privacy as a personal habit: stronger passwords, cleaner settings, fewer things shared.

But privacy is also about power: who gets to know, classify, predict, influence, and decide what happens next.

The fight for privacy is a fight for rights.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/episode-2-voices-of-revolution-teaching?r=6l8ed8

#Privacy #DigitalRights #HumanRights #DataRights #DigitalFreedom #CivicRights #TechAndSociety #Surveillance #OnlinePrivacy #CivicIntelligence

Many of us still treat privacy as a personal habit: stronger passwords, cleaner settings, fewer things shared.

But privacy is also about power: who gets to know, classify, predict, influence, and decide what happens next.

The fight for privacy is a fight for rights.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/episode-2-voices-of-revolution-teaching?r=6l8ed8

#Privacy #DigitalRights #HumanRights #DataRights #DigitalFreedom #CivicRights #TechAndSociety #Surveillance #OnlinePrivacy #CivicIntelligence

Man liest gerade, dass LinkedIn wohl ziemlich genau weiß, was auf unseren Rechnern so installiert ist. Einfach so. Im Hintergrund.

Und plötzlich wirkt dieses „wir hören nur zu, wenn ihr sprecht“ ein bisschen großzügig formuliert. Vielleicht ist die eigentliche Frage nicht, ob geschaut wird, sondern wie viel wir davon einfach hinnehmen. Mit Profilbild.

#TechAndSociety #DigitalPolicy #Privacy #BrowserGate #LifeIsQuiteLovely #Mastodon #AI

Man liest gerade, dass LinkedIn wohl ziemlich genau weiß, was auf unseren Rechnern so installiert ist. Einfach so. Im Hintergrund.

Und plötzlich wirkt dieses „wir hören nur zu, wenn ihr sprecht“ ein bisschen großzügig formuliert. Vielleicht ist die eigentliche Frage nicht, ob geschaut wird, sondern wie viel wir davon einfach hinnehmen. Mit Profilbild.

#TechAndSociety #DigitalPolicy #Privacy #BrowserGate #LifeIsQuiteLovely #Mastodon #AI

Während wir noch über Zölle sprechen,
werden anderswo die Quellen gesichert.

Routen verschieben sich,
Abhängigkeiten leise neu gezeichnet.

Kein großes Ereignis.
Eher ein stilles Umordnen der Welt.

Und wir nennen es weiter Handel.

#Außenhandel #Geopolitik #SupplyChains #TechAndSociety #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Diese Woche verschiebt sich mehr,
als man auf den ersten Blick sieht.

Routen ändern sich, Lieferketten ziehen leise neue Linien, und irgendwo wird entschieden, was noch fließt – und was nicht mehr.

Kein Knall. Nur ein anderes Gleichgewicht.
Vielleicht ist genau das die neue Form von Bewegung.

#Mastodon #LifeIsQuiteLovely #Außenhandel #Geopolitik #TechAndSociety #SupplyChains

Diese Woche verschiebt sich mehr,
als man auf den ersten Blick sieht.

Routen ändern sich, Lieferketten ziehen leise neue Linien, und irgendwo wird entschieden, was noch fließt – und was nicht mehr.

Kein Knall. Nur ein anderes Gleichgewicht.
Vielleicht ist genau das die neue Form von Bewegung.

#Mastodon #LifeIsQuiteLovely #Außenhandel #Geopolitik #TechAndSociety #SupplyChains

Guten Morgen ☕️

Diese Woche wird mit Zöllen gedroht,
wird in Pressekonferenzen erklärt,
wird von Strategien gesprochen.

Und gleichzeitig
werden irgendwo Häuser getroffen,
Menschen zählen neu, was noch da ist,
und versuchen einfach, den nächsten Tag zu erreichen.

Dazwischen ein Präsident,
der wirkt, als würde er seine eigene Geschichte erzählen.

Und man sitzt da,
liest das alles,
und merkt, wie weit das auseinanderliegt.

#Mastodon #TechAndSociety #Politik #Krieg #USA

Guten Morgen ☕️

Diese Woche wird mit Zöllen gedroht,
wird in Pressekonferenzen erklärt,
wird von Strategien gesprochen.

Und gleichzeitig
werden irgendwo Häuser getroffen,
Menschen zählen neu, was noch da ist,
und versuchen einfach, den nächsten Tag zu erreichen.

Dazwischen ein Präsident,
der wirkt, als würde er seine eigene Geschichte erzählen.

Und man sitzt da,
liest das alles,
und merkt, wie weit das auseinanderliegt.

#Mastodon #TechAndSociety #Politik #Krieg #USA

Guten Morgen ☕️

Alle reden gerade wieder über KI-Regulierung,
als könnte man Zukunft in Paragrafen sortieren. Ich lese das und hab eher das Gefühl: wir verhandeln gerade, wie viel Mensch wir uns noch leisten wollen.

Draußen zwitschern die Vögel komplett unreguliert.

Vielleicht erstmal da anfangen.

#Mastodon #TechAndSociety #AI #DigitalPolicy #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Guten Morgen ☕️

Alle reden gerade wieder über KI-Regulierung,
als könnte man Zukunft in Paragrafen sortieren. Ich lese das und hab eher das Gefühl: wir verhandeln gerade, wie viel Mensch wir uns noch leisten wollen.

Draußen zwitschern die Vögel komplett unreguliert.

Vielleicht erstmal da anfangen.

#Mastodon #TechAndSociety #AI #DigitalPolicy #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Guten Morgen ☕️

Montag ist ja eigentlich nur ein Sonntag, der zu früh aufgestanden ist. Ich scrolle so durch die ersten Tech-News, alle schon wieder sehr ernst, sehr wichtig, und draußen macht einfach der Frühling weiter, als hätte er davon nichts mitbekommen.

Vielleicht ist das die bessere Strategie.

#Mastodon #Alltag #TechAndSociety #Frühling

Guten Morgen ☕️

Montag ist ja eigentlich nur ein Sonntag, der zu früh aufgestanden ist. Ich scrolle so durch die ersten Tech-News, alle schon wieder sehr ernst, sehr wichtig, und draußen macht einfach der Frühling weiter, als hätte er davon nichts mitbekommen.

Vielleicht ist das die bessere Strategie.

#Mastodon #Alltag #TechAndSociety #Frühling

Guten Morgen ☕️

Sonntag. Die Welt ist einen Tick leiser,
selbst die Timeline wirkt, als hätte sie noch nicht richtig Lust. Ich sitz hier mit meinem Kaffee und es ist klar: heute muss gar nichts. Habt einen schönen Sonntag ✨️

#Mastodon #Sonntag #LifeIsQuiteLovely #TechAndSociety #Fediverse

Guten Morgen ☕️

Sonntag. Die Welt ist einen Tick leiser,
selbst die Timeline wirkt, als hätte sie noch nicht richtig Lust. Ich sitz hier mit meinem Kaffee und es ist klar: heute muss gar nichts. Habt einen schönen Sonntag ✨️

#Mastodon #Sonntag #LifeIsQuiteLovely #TechAndSociety #Fediverse

There’s a difference between being known… and being reduced to what can be known.

Profiles don’t just describe us. They stabilise us. They turn movement into pattern, possibility into probability.

And once that version exists, systems begin to trust it more than the person.

It is consistent. Predictable. Actionable.

You are not.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/human-first-digital-world-article-8-eu-charter?r=6l8ed8

#DigitalRights #DataProtection #HumanDignity #DataEthics #TechAndSociety #AIethics #PrivacyMatters #SystemsThinking #Democracy

There’s a difference between being known… and being reduced to what can be known.

Profiles don’t just describe us. They stabilise us. They turn movement into pattern, possibility into probability.

And once that version exists, systems begin to trust it more than the person.

It is consistent. Predictable. Actionable.

You are not.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/human-first-digital-world-article-8-eu-charter?r=6l8ed8

#DigitalRights #DataProtection #HumanDignity #DataEthics #TechAndSociety #AIethics #PrivacyMatters #SystemsThinking #Democracy

Morgens um acht. Kaffee in der Hand. Ich geh kurz durch die Timeline. Da stehen sie in der Pressekonferenz und erzählen was von Steuern und dass sich „alle freuen“. Hmmm ... wer genau ist eigentlich alle?

Ich bleib erstmal beim Kaffee.

#TechAndSociety #Politik #Steuern #Mastodon #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Morgens um acht. Kaffee in der Hand. Ich geh kurz durch die Timeline. Da stehen sie in der Pressekonferenz und erzählen was von Steuern und dass sich „alle freuen“. Hmmm ... wer genau ist eigentlich alle?

Ich bleib erstmal beim Kaffee.

#TechAndSociety #Politik #Steuern #Mastodon #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Zwischen großen Weltlagen und kleinen digitalen Nebenschauplätzen scheint gerade alles gleichzeitig wichtig – und dann wieder erstaunlich egal. Vielleicht ist genau das der Zustand der Dinge: viel Bewegung, wenig Klarheit – und trotzdem dreht sich alles weiter.

Ich notiere mir das unter „menschlich, allzu menschlich“ und koche erstmal Kaffee.

#TechAndSociety #ZwischenDenZeilen #DigitalesLeben #LifeIsQuiteLovely

Morgens 8 Uhr in Deutschland. Kaffee in der Hand, Stirn schon halb in Falten. Die Welt dreht grad ziemlich frei.

Erst tritt Trump gegen den Papst. Einfach so. Weil er’s kann. Dann die „Oma“ mit einer McDonald’s-Lieferung, die dank ihm plötzlich 11.000 Dollar im Portemonnaie hat. Mitten im ganzen Chaos drumherum. Ernsthaft jetzt?

Ich bleib bei meinem Tempo. Einer muss ja geradeaus schauen.

#TechAndSociety #Digitalpolitik #Trump #Papst #Mastodon #LifeIsQuiteLovely

The right to gather doesn’t fail only when it is removed.

It also fails when the conditions that make gathering possible - shared awareness, visibility, overlap - are no longer reliably there.

A right can exist in law and still lose its force in practice.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/right-to-gather-algorithm-age?r=6l8ed8

#HumanRights #DigitalDemocracy #FreedomOfAssembly #Algorithms #MediaLiteracy #CivicEngagement #EUCharter #Democracy #TechAndSociety

The right to gather doesn’t fail only when it is removed.

It also fails when the conditions that make gathering possible - shared awareness, visibility, overlap - are no longer reliably there.

A right can exist in law and still lose its force in practice.

https://associationredefine.substack.com/p/right-to-gather-algorithm-age?r=6l8ed8

#HumanRights #DigitalDemocracy #FreedomOfAssembly #Algorithms #MediaLiteracy #CivicEngagement #EUCharter #Democracy #TechAndSociety

https://dominusmarkham.com/the-flood/

#AI#InformationOverload #DigitalCulture #WritingCommunity #SignalVsNoise #LongForm #TechAndSociety

AI disruptions reveal the folly of clinging to an idealized modern university
#AI #Canada #HigherEducation #UniversityCrisis #AcademicIntegrity #CriticalThinking #Learning #KnowledgeFactory #DigitalEducation #FutureOfEducation #Universities #TechAndSociety
https://the-14.com/ai-disruptions-reveal-the-folly-of-clinging-to-an-idealized-modern-university/

People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
#Tech #AI #AIAndNews #ArtificialIntelligence #MediaBias #AIInfluence #DigitalMedia #TechAndSociety #AIBias #FutureOfNews #AIChatbots #AIRegulation #The14 #The14Media
https://the-14.com/people-are-getting-their-news-from-ai-and-its-altering-their-views/

People are getting their news from AI – and it’s altering their views
#Tech #AI #AIAndNews #ArtificialIntelligence #MediaBias #AIInfluence #DigitalMedia #TechAndSociety #AIBias #FutureOfNews #AIChatbots #AIRegulation #The14 #The14Media
https://the-14.com/people-are-getting-their-news-from-ai-and-its-altering-their-views/

🧵 After passing the law this summer and adding YouTube to the list of banned applications, as of December 10, 2025, Australia has officially become the first country in the world to ban social media for anyone under 16.

Find out more in this visual thread!

#offmovement #techandsociety

Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer
#Canada #Tech #AI #Business #AIJobs #AutomationImpact #AIFuture #CanadianWorkers #TechAndSociety #Automation #JobDisplacement #AIEconomy #The14Media #The14
https://the-14.com/will-ai-automation-really-kill-jobs-a-new-survey-finds-canadian-workers-are-split-on-the-answer/

Will AI automation really kill jobs? A new survey finds Canadian workers are split on the answer
#Canada #Tech #AI #Business #AIJobs #AutomationImpact #AIFuture #CanadianWorkers #TechAndSociety #Automation #JobDisplacement #AIEconomy #The14Media #The14
https://the-14.com/will-ai-automation-really-kill-jobs-a-new-survey-finds-canadian-workers-are-split-on-the-answer/

New Episode with guest Charlotte Henry and her new #book:

STREAMING WARS: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever

We used to learn who someone was by looking at their record collection.

Walk into their home, scan the #vinyl on the shelves, and you'd know instantly— #Metallica fan, #jazz enthusiast, #Beatles completist.

Media was how we expressed ourselves without saying a word.

That's gone now.

You can't browse someone's #Netflix queue the way you could their DVD collection. Can't judge their #Kindle library like you could scan their bookshelf. Can't see their #Spotify playlist on a first date.

Journalist Charlotte Henry explores this shift—and so much more—in her new book "Streaming Wars: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever."

In my latest Redefining #Society & #Technology Podcast episode, Charlotte and I discuss:

📺 Why the 2023 #Hollywood strikes mark streaming's most symbolic moment 🔄 The paradox: we cut the cord, but we're recreating cable #TV bundles

📊 How Netflix's most-watched content isn't what you think (hint: it's background shows)

🎭 The real economic impact on writers, actors, and below-the-line workers

🤖 Why AI might actually INCREASE the value of human-made work

🎵 From Metallica vs. Napster to today's streaming economy

We're living through a massive media transformation. Charlotte captures this exact moment—before everything changes again.

Podcast: https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com

Article, and video available in the newsletter - be sure to subscribe!

https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7079849705156870144/?displayConfirmation=true

Full episode: https://youtu.be/CnaH2CP3P2Y

What's your take? Has streaming improved or damaged entertainment?

hashtag

#Media

#Streaming

#Entertainment

#Podcast

#BookReview

#Rock

#DigitalTransformation

#TechAndSociety

#movies

#books

#cinema

#music

Studio C60 / ITSPmagazine Sean Martin, CISSP

New Episode with guest Charlotte Henry and her new #book:

STREAMING WARS: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever

We used to learn who someone was by looking at their record collection.

Walk into their home, scan the #vinyl on the shelves, and you'd know instantly— #Metallica fan, #jazz enthusiast, #Beatles completist.

Media was how we expressed ourselves without saying a word.

That's gone now.

You can't browse someone's #Netflix queue the way you could their DVD collection. Can't judge their #Kindle library like you could scan their bookshelf. Can't see their #Spotify playlist on a first date.

Journalist Charlotte Henry explores this shift—and so much more—in her new book "Streaming Wars: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever."

In my latest Redefining #Society & #Technology Podcast episode, Charlotte and I discuss:

📺 Why the 2023 #Hollywood strikes mark streaming's most symbolic moment 🔄 The paradox: we cut the cord, but we're recreating cable #TV bundles

📊 How Netflix's most-watched content isn't what you think (hint: it's background shows)

🎭 The real economic impact on writers, actors, and below-the-line workers

🤖 Why AI might actually INCREASE the value of human-made work

🎵 From Metallica vs. Napster to today's streaming economy

We're living through a massive media transformation. Charlotte captures this exact moment—before everything changes again.

Podcast: https://redefiningsocietyandtechnologypodcast.com

Article, and video available in the newsletter - be sure to subscribe!

https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/7079849705156870144/?displayConfirmation=true

Full episode: https://youtu.be/CnaH2CP3P2Y

What's your take? Has streaming improved or damaged entertainment?

hashtag

#Media

#Streaming

#Entertainment

#Podcast

#BookReview

#Rock

#DigitalTransformation

#TechAndSociety

#movies

#books

#cinema

#music

Studio C60 / ITSPmagazine Sean Martin, CISSP

New Episode with guest Charlotte Henry and her new #book: STREAMING WARS: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever

We used to learn who someone was by looking at their record collection.

Walk into their home, scan the vinyl on the shelves, and you'd know instantly—Metallica fan, jazz enthusiast, Beatles completist. Media was how we expressed ourselves without saying a word.

That's gone now.

You can't browse someone's Netflix queue the way you could their DVD collection. Can't judge their Kindle library like you could scan their bookshelf. Can't see their Spotify playlist on a first date.

Journalist Charlotte Henry explores this shift—and so much more—in her new book "Streaming Wars: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever."

In my latest Redefining Society & #Technology Podcast episode, Charlotte and I discuss:

📺 Why the 2023 #Hollywood strikes mark streaming's most symbolic moment 🔄 The paradox: we cut the cord, but we're recreating cable TV bundles

📊 How Netflix's most-watched content isn't what you think (hint: it's background shows)

🎭 The real economic impact on writers, actors, and below-the-line workers

🤖 Why AI might actually INCREASE the value of human-made work

🎵 From Metallica vs. Napster to today's streaming economy

We're living through a massive media transformation. Charlotte captures this exact moment—before everything changes again.

Full episode, article, and video available in the newsletter!

What's your take? Has streaming improved or damaged entertainment?

#Media #Streaming #Entertainment #Technology #Podcast #BookReview #Hollywood #Netflix #ContentCreation #DigitalTransformation #TechAndSociety #movies #books #cinema #music

New Episode with guest Charlotte Henry and her new #book: STREAMING WARS: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever

We used to learn who someone was by looking at their record collection.

Walk into their home, scan the vinyl on the shelves, and you'd know instantly—Metallica fan, jazz enthusiast, Beatles completist. Media was how we expressed ourselves without saying a word.

That's gone now.

You can't browse someone's Netflix queue the way you could their DVD collection. Can't judge their Kindle library like you could scan their bookshelf. Can't see their Spotify playlist on a first date.

Journalist Charlotte Henry explores this shift—and so much more—in her new book "Streaming Wars: How Getting Everything We Want Changed Entertainment Forever."

In my latest Redefining Society & #Technology Podcast episode, Charlotte and I discuss:

📺 Why the 2023 #Hollywood strikes mark streaming's most symbolic moment 🔄 The paradox: we cut the cord, but we're recreating cable TV bundles

📊 How Netflix's most-watched content isn't what you think (hint: it's background shows)

🎭 The real economic impact on writers, actors, and below-the-line workers

🤖 Why AI might actually INCREASE the value of human-made work

🎵 From Metallica vs. Napster to today's streaming economy

We're living through a massive media transformation. Charlotte captures this exact moment—before everything changes again.

Full episode, article, and video available in the newsletter!

What's your take? Has streaming improved or damaged entertainment?

#Media #Streaming #Entertainment #Technology #Podcast #BookReview #Hollywood #Netflix #ContentCreation #DigitalTransformation #TechAndSociety #movies #books #cinema #music

What happens when an #AI writes #philosophy in its own voice? This essay probes #consciousness, #ethics, and #art -- and why life and caring remain essential. #ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #FutureOfAI #TechAndSociety

Talking with an AI about wheth...

What happens when an #AI writes #philosophy in its own voice? This essay probes #consciousness, #ethics, and #art — and why life and caring remain essential.

https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/10/17/talking-with-an-ai-about-whether-its-conscious/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #FutureOfAI #TechAndSociety

What happens when an #AI writes #philosophy in its own voice? This essay probes #consciousness, #ethics, and #art — and why life and caring remain essential.

https://phoenixtrap.com/2025/10/17/talking-with-an-ai-about-whether-its-conscious/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=jetpack_social

#ArtificialIntelligence #creativity #FutureOfAI #TechAndSociety

New Discussion Paper on "Dynamics of Data Work in AI Implementation Processes":

In their study, Lea Schneidemesser, Daniel Schneiß, and Jana Heim investigate the role of data work in the implementation of #AI systems in traditional industries, exploring the labor and power dynamics embedded in these processes.

More: 🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.DP/50

#socialscience #research #work #labor ##DataWork #TechAndSociety #FutureOfWork #openaccess #publication @WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin

New Discussion Paper on "Dynamics of Data Work in AI Implementation Processes":

In their study, Lea Schneidemesser, Daniel Schneiß, and Jana Heim investigate the role of data work in the implementation of #AI systems in traditional industries, exploring the labor and power dynamics embedded in these processes.

More: 🔗 https://doi.org/10.34669/WI.DP/50

#socialscience #research #work #labor ##DataWork #TechAndSociety #FutureOfWork #openaccess #publication @WZB_Berlin @FOKUSpublic @tuberlin

Nil Uzun joins #dnl36 as moderator and research associate at RWTH Aachen, where she investigates algorithmic warfare, military AI, and alternative tech futures. Her work bridges sociology, STS, and global justice, unpacking how technology both reflects and resists power.
🔗 disruptionlab.org/technoviolence
#dnl36 #AlgorithmicWarfare #TechAndSociety #ScienceAndTechnologyStudies #FeministTech #AIandJustice

Nil Uzun joins #dnl36 as moderator and research associate at RWTH Aachen, where she investigates algorithmic warfare, military AI, and alternative tech futures. Her work bridges sociology, STS, and global justice, unpacking how technology both reflects and resists power.
🔗 disruptionlab.org/technoviolence
#dnl36 #AlgorithmicWarfare #TechAndSociety #ScienceAndTechnologyStudies #FeministTech #AIandJustice

AI won’t kill literature, it’ll just colonise the middle ground where most writing lives. From calligraphy to photography to synthesisers, every “threat” to the arts created more art. The monasteries will remain.

https://ridleypark.blog/2025/08/10/sturgeons-law-ai-and-the-literary-ivory-tower/

#SturgeonsLaw #AIWriting #DigitalCulture #BookHistory #Literature #TechAndSociety #GenAI #WritingLife #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity

AI won’t kill literature, it’ll just colonise the middle ground where most writing lives. From calligraphy to photography to synthesisers, every “threat” to the arts created more art. The monasteries will remain.

https://ridleypark.blog/2025/08/10/sturgeons-law-ai-and-the-literary-ivory-tower/

#SturgeonsLaw #AIWriting #DigitalCulture #BookHistory #Literature #TechAndSociety #GenAI #WritingLife #FictionWriting #WritingCommunity

No one signed the denial. No one made the decision. But the harm arrived anyway.

🎥 New short film: The Disappearance of Accountability
📖 Companion post: The Bureaucratic Abyss

Kafka foresaw the system. We built it.

Watch + read:
🔗 https://redefine.pt/2025/07/10/the-bureaucratic-abyss/
🎬 https://youtu.be/M754BTKTjXM

#theruleofnobody #kafkaesque #systemdesign #digitalwelfare #bureaucracy #publicaccountability #shortfilm #designjustice #techandsociety

Discover why we ignore people for our phones! Dive into the sociology of smartphone etiquette, exploring phubbing, social norms, and civil inattention. Learn how phones shape our interactions and get tips to stay connected IRL. #SmartphoneEtiquette #Sociology #Phubbing #CivilInattention
#SmartphoneEtiquette2025 #SociologyOfPhones #SocialNorms #WhyWeIgnore #PhoneAddiction #DigitalEtiquette #TechAndSociety
https://youtu.be/9KgHhXpCfcw?si=aJnfwaT88K_vABHM

🎮 INSIDE THE MANOSPHERE: online gaming and influencer culture are shaping young men's beliefs in troubling ways. Read on 👉 https://buff.ly/495NcvB

#DigitalMasculinity #GamingCommunity #SocialMediaTrends #OnlineRadicalisation #TechAndSociety #MediaLiteracy

🔍 New from CME: Lebanese women & queer journalists face techno-alienation—a deep sense of abandonment after platforms fail to protect them from online harassment.

Too little, too late isn't enough.

#DigitalHarms #TechAndSociety

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2024.2406803?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR1pdAKM4F8Nf6aSyjNuXQciOjbo3nkJSAT44cKZ7ivdt_mZM3K48CmSiS4_aem__RAU_TmgYGDyBfhMW8KqEA#d1e764

On #InternationalWomensDay, a boost for Myrna Moretti's excellent and accessible 2023 paper "Keeping up with Atari: Neoliberal Expectations in Early Electronics Advertising".

Myrna analyses the famous Atari "Have You Played Atari Today?" US TV adverts of the 1970s and 1980s.

Abstract

During the early 1980s, ad campaigns framed purchasing and using emerging consumer electronics as tools for accessing, what Lauren Berlant called, ‘the good life.’ Computers, video games, VCRs, and cassette players might help consumers cultivate a neoliberal, upwardly mobile, and implicitly white, lifestyle. This paper explores early personal computer and home console video game advertisements as a cultural discourse that framed emerging technology through normative gendered, raced, and classed everyday lifestyles in an American context. The central case study is the early 1980s televisual ad campaign for the Atari 2600 system, featuring the “Have You Played Atari Today?” jingle. The campaign was widely viewed and is representative of contemporaneous marketing approaches. The ad’s allusion to time management both reinforced broader neoliberal paradigms and enacted a gendered slippage between labour and leisure. This paper draws from feminist critical theory approaches and uses textual analysis to understand the ways that electronic advertisements appealed to late capitalist social attitudes.

https://archive.org/details/keeping-up-with-atari

#RetroComputing #Feminism #SocialHistory #TechAndSociety #Neoliberalism

I woke and couldn't get back to sleep so I wrote this on my wordpress site:
https://wp.me/p3i4FR-xO

#MonstersWeFear #TechAndSociety
#HopenotHate #lindasgoluppiart