The Finch app has carved itself a welcome niche in a digital world full of constant notifications, algorithm-driven distractions, and pressure to succeed online. Finch, a self-care companion that allows users to accomplish wellness tasks to support the growth of a virtual bird, has swiftly evolved from a productivity tool to a model for what…
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Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler
Fake Accounts by Lauren Oyler is a perceptive, thought-provoking book that deftly analyses the fragmented realities of online existence. The story, which is set against the backdrop of the 2016 U.S. election and a culture that is becoming more and more driven by algorithms, centres on an anonymous narrator who learns that her partner covertly…
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow
Little Brother by Cory Doctorow is a compelling and thought-provoking techno-thriller that combines young rebellion with pressing political critique. The protagonist of the book is Marcus Yallow, a tech-savvy teenager who, in a near-future San Francisco shaken by a major terrorist assault, becomes an unlikely freedom fighter after he and his friends are detained by…
The Circle by Dave Eggers
The Circle, Dave Eggers imagines a near-future dystopian future in which a software business named the Circle unifies identity verification, social networking, search, and other functions into a single digital ecosystem. Mae Holland, the main character, starts working at the Circle and is progressively sucked into its culture of radical transparency, pervasive surveillance, and the…
Trolling, Cancel Culture, and Compassion Fatigue: Rebuilding Healthy Online Dialogue
Discussions that used to occur in coffee shops and classrooms have moved to social media sites, forums, and comment sections in the digital age. Diverse voices have been magnified by this global connectivity, but it has also brought attention to a negative aspect of online communication: the emergence of trolls, cancel culture, and compassion fatigue….
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