Worrying side-effect of the internet ban there: people’s social media accounts are dropping to inactive status, with consequences for connections: As Kashmiri WhatsApp Accounts Go Inactive, a Reminder that Internet Ban Now in 5th Month
Making the most of a blustery day on the beach.
My daughter won the school limerick competition.
I’m trying not to literally explode with pride - but it’s touch-and-go.
Revolution Games, David Vaughan-Jackson: Beyond a Steel Sky – Release Update
Always disappointing when a game I’m looking forward to is delayed - but I’m happy to wait, given how good their games are.
Today’s Engaged Reading Digest is all about the memes - but not in a fun way.
(Bonus Baby Yoda content, tho’)
A pretty brutal examination of cancel culture, the psychological motivators, and its inherently polarising nature. And it’s from Psychology Today.
Chilling tale of how an ordinary teenager can be progressively radicalised by… memes.
And people wonder why I devote an entire lecture to mimetic culture.
Compelling — and troubling — dive into the weaponisation of memes.
Yesterday, the Reuters Institute published some research into podcasting and journalism. Here’s my thoughts on it: News podcasts: profitable and engaging — but have we got the format right?
