Social media is harming our democracies and ads are just the tip of the iceberg November 14, 2019November 27, 2019 Kate Korte Politicians using money to gain influence is nothing new. But with Facebook under fire for refusing to fact-check political ads and Twitter deciding to ban them, any voter has to
How to (successfully) step back from social media’s influence over you August 20, 2019August 20, 2019 Emma Bishop It’s time we started paying attention — not only to how much we use social media, but also to how and why we use it..
Data disrupts democracy April 4, 2018April 6, 2018 Jack Seaberry The Cambridge Analytica files, which recently revealed the manner in which data analytics companies are able to influence elections, have caused stirs in many circles. Previous campaign strategies — which sought to...
Finding a place to cry on campus October 19, 2017October 19, 2017 Abby Neufeld It's that time of year again If you’ve ever been perusing the depths of Facebook in a spiral of procrastination, it is likely that you’ve come across the ever-growing Facebook page,...
EDITORIAL: Fake news has real consequences for media and the masses December 1, 2016December 1, 2016 Martlet Staff The Pope endorsed Donald Trump. An FBI agent investigating Hillary Clinton’s private email server was discovered dead in an apparent murder-suicide. And busloads of professional protesters were dropped off mere...
UPDATED: Evidence suggests Unite candidate was victim of impersonator March 12, 2016March 13, 2016 Myles Sauer New evidence has surfaced in the Martlet's investigation of an alleged Facebook conversation between an anonymous UVic student and UVSS Chairperson Brontë Renwick-Shields suggesting that someone impersonated the Chairperson in...
Reasons not to create Facebook accounts for your baby January 22, 2015May 27, 2016 Tanya Brooks We see it every day in our Facebook news feeds: someone is newly engaged and preparing for marriage, or someone is pregnant and preparing for parenthood. Old traditions created by...
New Facebook policy coming Jan. 30 January 8, 2015January 8, 2015 Adrian Paradis And why it is no reason to freak out
Editorial: Unfriending Facebook January 22, 2014January 30, 2014 Martlet Staff Facebook is falling the way of the phonebook. Originally, it was so instant and interactive that people were hooked. But, with more and more instant forms of communication and social...
Teaching Online Safety October 24, 2013November 7, 2013 Jenny Aitken It's 3:20 p.m. on a Wednesday in late February, and students file out of Oak Bay Secondary in Victoria, B.C. Just moments after the final bell, they pile out in...
