I want to talk to you for just a second about Data Dignity
If you don’t care that an Online site (Insta, YouTube, Twitter, the list goes on) is constantly pummeling you with “suggestions,” tracking you, and generally caring more about keeping you engaged (your eyeballs on the screen) than about letting you make your own decisions–think again! Remember what they say: if you are getting information for free, you are being used.
One way you can gain power in this “Attention Economy” is to create a better feed. Try getting what I call a Healthy Algorithmic Diet.
“FOLLOW” and “LIKE” sources that will then generate new input into your social-media feed. Once the bot sees sources like these, it will show you even more:
- https://twitter.com/mediawise?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Eembeddedtimeline%7Ctwterm%5Escreen-name%3Amediawise%7Ctwcon%5Es1_c1
- https://www.instagram.com/mediawise/
- https://www.tiktok.com/@mediawise Yes, EVEN on Tik Tok
- https://www.tiktok.com/@mediawise/video/7217859295113776426 a Tik Tok version of FC video!
- https://www.tiktok.com/tag/internationalfactcheckingday #factcheckFriday on Tik Tok
Hmm https://www.tiktok.com/@factsmatterng/video/7140007513122032902
- PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs: these kids take on Tik Tok better than Stanford!: Debunking Conspiracy Theories about the Denver Airport | Is This Legit?
You can’t fight back against social media from inside social media. However, you can train it to serve you more effectively. Treat social media like it’s a stupid dog that loves you. Teach it to perform some new tricks. : )
