The impact and changes of TikTok on the Internet economy
Topic： Brief introduction As of 2023, TikTok has more than 1.677 billion users around the world, including 1.1 billion monthly active users, which is an…
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How is the sharing economy changing business models in established sectors, from hotels to taxis?
“Movie clapper with Sharing Economy text on red background” by focusonmore.com is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Introduction The term “sharing economy” has started gaining traction in the…
Lack of Diversity——Racial inequality
George Floyd protest in D.C., May 30, 2020 “BlackLivesMatter protest” by Victoria Pickering is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND Introduction:The Internet was originally created to create…
Digital Community: The Formation and Regulation of Weibo Super Topic Community
Digital Community: The Formation and Regulation of Weibo Super Topic Community © 2023 by Xuanyu Zhou is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Similar to other East Asian countries, China’s idol…
Chinese Social Media: Technical Challenges and Ethical Dialectics of Content Monitoring
CHEN CHENG Abstract Social media and online platforms have emerged as the primary means of communication and information transmission in the digital age. Chinese social…
FAKE PROMISES. Is It Time for Instagram to Rethink its Community Guidelines?
Featured Image Licenses: “Instagram” by Solen Feyissa is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0. and “Instagram logo on gradient header” by SmedersInternet is licensed under CC…
How Platforms Balance the Conflict Between Free Speech and Hate Speech, In Terms of Twitter’s Perspective
The internet in the digital age is gradually connecting everyone and people can communicate with the world very simply. And in the internet, online platforms…
Win-win Situation: Dynamic Relationship of Multi-sided Market in Sharing Economy
“From car-sharing and bicycle-rental schemes, to sharing stories, habits and tastes across social media, people are increasingly inclined to share.” —- John Nicolas Transform in…
Did you know the ‘Splinternet’ is taking over the world as we know it!
Why does the ‘Splinternet’ exist, and do I believe it should exist? Short answer… is no, the splinternet should not exist as it demonstrates governments…
How does Instagram enhance Beauty stereotypes and arouse young women’s body image concerns？
“Instagram and TikTok logos displayed on a laptop” by curemedia is licensed under CC BY 2.0. Instagram from Meta, as a social media platform, provides users the opportunity…