The Dark Side of Facebook Ads

https://youtu.be/o19JLQ_LFs0   My Digital Artefact addresses the controversial topic of Facebook's community guidelines, and lack thereof when money and advertising is involved. The dark side of Facebook advertisements is that hate groups are able to buy them and promote discriminatory propaganda, irrespective of Facebook's hate speech policies. In the Community Standards, Facebook specifies that they …

Australian Cinema Under Threat

  Over the last century, the Australian film industry has experienced a fluctuation of success and failure, contingent on Australia's media content policies and laws, financing and tax incentives, and consumer demand. However, I strongly believe Australian media content is imperative to uphold our sense of identity through projection of Australian stories and culture, generate …

Horticultural Solution: Part 3

If we, as humans, do not alter our lifestyles in favour of our earth's survival and longevity, such as becoming more ecologically- and self-sustainable with our eating and consumer habits, I speculate that in the long-term future (40-50 years), we may begin to see a noticeable decline in the state of our planet. If our …

The Horticultural Solution: Part 2

When we think about the medium term future, perhaps we are not yet thinking about flying cars and time travel, but we are enticed to consider where the state of our planet is heading. In the next 10-15 years, it is my speculation that the impacts of climate change, such as heavy rainfall, increased drought, …

Is Social Media the Solution to Saving the Environment? Part 3 – SCUBA Projects

The Trashtag Challenge is only one of many social media movements to circulate the internet and influence positive change. Reaching viral status alongside movements such as #MeToo, ALS Ice Bucket Challenge, Gillette: The Best Men Can Be, and Black Lives Matter, just to name a few, the Trashtag Challenge is another example of the positive change …