Culture & Technology

Anonymity
1. allows people to point out injustice and not be revealed as whistleblowers
  1. E.g people who know about terrorist attacks or rape
2. allows people to say socially unacceptable that may be illegal in their country
  1. e.g coming out as homosexual, speaking out against laws
3. people can pretend to be others and gain information from you
  1. e.g hackers pretending to be automatic bank concerns
4. spammers can send emails to a lot of people without receiving complaints
5. The government can track all your internet usage so your privacy is not protected
Social Media
1. can interact with people across the world
2. can share information with others for work
3. government can release updates on policies or concerns to everyone
4. can track missing people or criminals
5. can find information about possible students/employees/friends
6. False information and news can be spread easily
7. can negatively impact by distracting people from work or chores
8. can make people isolated by spending too much time on it
Health
1. doctors can keep up to date with medical journals
2. scanning equipment and new technologies can be produced to help remove diseases or help them
3. modelling techniques and programs can predict many things
4. can 're-wire' the brrain to become addicted
  1. reduces attention span
  2. increases need for instant gratification
5. increases chances of phisical ailments
  1. stress
  2. back pain
  3. headaches
  4. eye-strain
Journalism
1. anyone can speak their mind or report events via blogs
2. difficult to compete with free alternative media so newspapers have to increase the quality
3. lower production costs as everything is on a screen
4. higher response to current events as it is easy to learn about what happens each day in the world
5. isn't limited by the corporation, more individual opinion
Viral Videos
1. Memes
  1. draws attention from many people
    1. people can become celebrities overnight but not for long
    2. issues touched upon can encourage discussion in political spheres
    3. advertising companies try to advertise products for free
2. politicians' image can be negatively or positively changed

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