Data from Backlingo shows that globally, the average time a person spends on social media a day is 2 hours 24 minutes. 4.48 billion people
Category: Alternative Narrative
Fact checking
Starting from the assumption that “independence” is the very essence of information democracy, autonomy in judgments should be the first requirement of free information. But
What is Watchdog?
A watchdog is an autonomous, non-governmental organisation, person or group that is dedicated to holding governments, organisations and media outlets accountable and to assessing their
The quest for truthful news: fact-checking and watchdog journalism
What is fact-checking? Fact-checking is a journalistic term that indicates the work of ascertaining the events and the data used in a text or speech. This
To investigate more in-depth the importance of fat checking It is fundamental to move beyond recent narratives of “facts” and “fake news” and immediate political
The Echo Chamber
Have you ever had the experience of only recognizing relevant information that supports your way of thinking about the world while being distrustful of information
“Too Soon”… Limitless of Humor
This year has been significantly rich in episodes of violence associated with humour, and not only related to physical violence. Some people can be highly
The CHANs (part 1)
Suffocating eco-chamber The anonymous website 4chan was created in 2003 by the American internet entrepreneur Christopher Poole. The website was originally fashioned on the “mold”
The attention machine
Attention has been defined as the “notice taken of someone or something; the regarding of someone or something as interesting or important”. An object, situation
The implications of filter bubbles in social media and the impact on the society
Daily routine: We wake up in the morning, we have breakfast and we open our smartphones to receive daily news about the world surrounding us.
How “social media phenomena” influence social behavior: “pizzagate” conspiracy theory
Currently, in the IDare community, we are dealing with some phenomena which are occurring nowadays within social media and all kinds of online communication, and
Do Unto Others
America’s mood was going through a period of change during the 60s. Televisions could be found by then in a growing number of American households.
The dark web
The Internet is not just what we see, it mostly is what we do not see at all. It is estimated that while what we
Tor controversial history
Tor Project is a collaborative and open-source software that was born with the aim to create secure and anonymous connections for all the users looking