Does facial recognition software have a racial bias problem?
Over the past few weeks, maybe you’ve seen your feed fill up with art selfies: pictures of your friends matched…
Digital Citizen
A digital citizen refers to a person utilizing Information Technology (IT) in order to engage in society, politics, and government. People characterizing themselves as digital citizens often use IT extensively, creating blogs, using social networks, and participating in online journalism. Although digital citizenship potentially begins when any child, teen, and/or adult signs up for an email address, posts pictures online, uses e-commerce to buy merchandise online, and/or participates in any electronic function that is B2C or B2B, the process of becoming a digital citizen goes beyond simple Internet activity.
This is your brain on Wi-Fi
If you’re like most Americans, you sleep with your phone. You wake up on the internet, scrolling through a feed.…
10 Twitter bots that actually make the internet a better place
Twitter bots account for an estimated 15% of Twitter users. They’re fundamentally changing the politics of the platform, and the…
Boost your digital fitness with a data cleanse
Hello 2018! It’s January, which means that everywhere you turn, you’re bombarded with advice on eating better, improving your mental…
As real as you and me
On May 23, hundreds of thousands of public comments poured into the U.S. Federal Communications Commission in a matter of…
3 ways to spot fake Twitter accounts
Most website visitors aren’t human. They’re bots. Today, bots make up 52% of all web traffic. And these automated accounts…
IRL Podcast: Net Neutrality Emergency
On December 14, the United States Federal Communication Commission is scheduled to vote to end the internet as we know…
When it comes to the web, Nick Nguyen wants to make shift happen
If you’ve been feeling like a handful of technology giants have a disconcerting influence over your online life, Nick Nguyen,…
IRL status update: 1,000,000 downloads and a new episode
Earlier this year, we started IRL, a podcast about what it means to live with the Internet. Because online life…
A Data Detox for a healthier, balanced digital life
Are you in an unhealthy relationship with your data? That’s a question you might not have asked yourself not too…