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07

Feb

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F3 (February 7, 2024)

F3: These are the facts and figures you need to know this week (February 7, 2024). Written by Bianca Ysabel Abrencillo Infographics by Alessandra Alinio

TikTok brainrot: The perils of excessive bite-sized media consumption

10

Feb

By Janssen Anne Versy Mendoza

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TikTok brainrot: The perils of excessive bite-sized media consumption

IDLE AND isolated, the college student robotically scrolls to the next ten-second thrill served to her on a silver smartphone. During the height of pandemic lockdowns, literature student Maxine (not her real name) was a constant user of the viral social media application TikTok. It allowed her to consume large…

13

Dec

By Patrick Miguel

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How far will #hashtags go?

WE LIKE the idea that we are contributing to the betterment of society. And when you are stuck at home during a pandemic, the best place to do this is in the expansive digital architecture of social media. A landscape that has become a dump of cancel culture, trolls, performativity,…

06

Apr

By The Flame Literary

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The Social Dilemma: From Screens to Real Scenes

By FATIMA B. BADURIA AS the 2022 national election draws near, the social media climate grows increasingly toxic. The polarization of political beliefs intensifies and ideas ranging from the logical to the conspiratorial find their way to the collective consciousness. Rather perplexing, online attacks can be similar on both…

Journ educator encourages youth to stay vigilant on social media

15

Feb

By Matthew Dave Jucom and Jenna Kaye Pandanan

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Journ educator encourages youth to stay vigilant on social media

JOURNALISM COORDINATOR and editor of PressONE.PH Felipe Salvosa II has encouraged the youth to be cautious in consuming news on social media, especially amid a pandemic through a podcast titled “Talakayan” on Saturday. Salvosa pointed that the youth are able to express, communicate and consume information through social media that…

Student orgs’ socmed posts to be monitored by admin

24

Aug

By Kristine Erika Agustin

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Student orgs’ socmed posts to be monitored by admin

THE UNIVERSITY has released a memorandum stating that all social media accounts of student organizations shall be monitored by the administration following the resumption of co- and extracurricular activities for academic year 2020-2021. UST Office for Student Affairs (OSA) issued a list of “guidelines in the responsible use of social…

The dangers of toxic social media content

28

Nov

By Mark Joseph Fernandez

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The dangers of toxic social media content

By MARK JOSEPH B. FERNANDEZ THE EXISTENCE of social media is revolutionary for the communication process. Consumers of the said medium (netizens) can easily connect with prominent people because of its boundless reach. These prominent people, who are called social media influencers, can also gain a multitude of followers in…

Social media, youth key to political mobilization, says educator

04

Feb

By Editor in Chief

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Social media, youth key to political mobilization, says educator

THROUGH THE proper use of social media, the youth can empower and raise social awareness in the society, a journalism educator told Thomasians in a forum held Thursday. Assoc. Prof. Danilo Arao of the University of the Philippines Diliman believes that the youth can serve as a tool in political mobilization…