07 Jul Social Media
Outline —-
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Introduction
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Background
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Thesis statement: Despite its advantages, online platforms continue to encourage social and racial instability.
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Body paragraph 1: Social Media
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Facebook & Politics
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They not only keep track of all user interactions, but they also own all content, including conversations and images uploaded by users even if the person deactivates their account. The majority of users are unaware that the operator of the networking service stores this information and has access to all.
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The majority of the material is made public, where individuals may respond badly or support extremism. Terrorist acts may emerge as a result of such information.
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Storming the Capital
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2016 Election
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Feels Good Man/Pepe the Frog Meme
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^Transition into racism
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Body paragraph 2: Systemic Racism
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Online racial abuse
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Ring/Next Door – Paranoia of the racialized Other
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Lauren Bridges: https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2021.1909097
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The Bachelorette
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hmY1gSAuRk
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Algorithms
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Algorithms of Oppression
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Body paragraph 3: Mental Health
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Mental Illness and the Normalization of Sad States of Being
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Tumblr & Instagram
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https://mashable.com/article/anxiety-depression-social-media-sad-online
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Conclusion
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Brief summary of the topic
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Benefits to the reader
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Call to action
