I got loads of attention on Facebook for this silly thing, so why not share it elsewhere?

#Satire #ExplainItLikeImFive #MemeCulture #OnlineDiscourse #UnexpectedAttention

Manufactured Voices, Real Impact

Artificial accounts aren’t just noise—they’re actively influencing conversations and creating division across social spaces.

AI educator Jocelyn Burnham discusses how AI is used at scale, why questioning assumptions is essential, and how individuals can form informed, independent views in a synthetic world.

🎙️ Hear the full episode → https://youtu.be/s3MkT8fCpgw

#AIethics #DigitalAwareness #OnlineDiscourse #SyntheticMedia #TechEducation

This Post (Wont Delete Now or Ever)

There’s a trend going around on the internet these days, one that’s so painfully obvious and, honestly, kind of pathetic, that it’s almost laughable. You know what I’m talking about. Folks post something, maybe something serious, maybe something dumb, and then they tack on a little note at the end, something like “will delete soon” or “might delete later.” And it’s everywhere. Social media, blogs, forums, even meme pages. Everywhere you look, someone is trying to say […]

https://jaimedavid.blog/2025/11/15/01/38/15/analysis/jaimedavid327/8151/this-post-wont-delete-now-or-ever/

If we don't want to say and do horrible things accidentally, reading comprehension is very important.

Especially on the Internet, where we could have nuance if we ever chose to make any space whatsoever for it.

#AntiRacism #Racism #SocialJustice #ReadingComprehension #Nuance #OnlineDiscourse #Discourse

The day I kissed comment culture goodbye

It started out harmlessly, a comment on hacker news roughly 16 years ago.

Sustainable Views

Why We Get So Defensive: A Personal Reflection on Identity, Belief, and Ego

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#beliefSystems #CriticalThinking #emotionalSelfAwareness #identityAndEgo #onlineDiscourse #PersonalGrowth #politicalDefensiveness #selfReflection #socialMediaReactions

🆕 New on :

Digital activism has transformed how we mobilize, resist, and demand change. But beyond tactics lies the challenge of not replicating the harm we seek to change. Drawing on insights from Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr., and Nonviolent Communication this article calls to rehumanize our digital interactions and reclaim empathy as a radical force for transformation.

Read more: https://digital-peace.org/empathy-in-digital-activism/

#Nonviolence #polarisation #onlinediscourse #digitalactivism #networkedactivism

When digital platforms reward hate, where does discourse go to survive?

This week on The Internet is Crack, we talk with Alice Marwick (Director of Research at @datasociety) about the toxic incentives driving online hate, incivility, and division.

🎙️ This clip explores how polarization has become a powder keg.
Listen here: https://youtu.be/VQvzxDak_Z0

#FediVerse #DigitalCulture #Podcast #Disinformation #OnlineDiscourse #SocialMediaHarm