As social media serves to transform free speech the world over, a pervasive infiltration of the information highway is underway by individuals and entities using bots and human agencies to invade our privacy and channel extremist, hateful speech in propaganda-like campaigns bent on undermining democratic institutions.
Tag: Social Networks
Shakespeare, Social Media, and Social Networks
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion
Shakespeare has a lot to say about social media and social networks. In a quick review of the literature, we… Read More
Social Network Neutrality, Anyone?
By Guest Author on June 29th, 2017 in Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles, Societal Impact
Having recently relocated to a country where I know very few people, I tried looking for a local branch of… Read More
ICTs and Small Holder Farming
By Janet Achora on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Editorial & Opinion, Magazine Articles
Building on how the communications revolution could transform the lives of hundreds of millions of farmers in developing countries is… Read More
The Reinvention of Social Capital for Socio-Technical Systems
By ieeessit on June 29th, 2017 in Communication Technology, Editorial & Opinion, Human Impacts, Magazine Articles
Social capital has been defined by Ostrom and Ahn [1] as “an attribute of individuals that enhances their ability to… Read More