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  • Wired
  • 2020
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Hello, World! It is ‘I’, the Internet

In discussing the history of the singular Internet that many global users experience every day, this article reveals some dangers of digital technologies becoming transparent through repeated use and reliance. Namely, it becomes more difficult to imagine a world where there could be alternatives to the current digital way of doing things.

  • Wired
  • 2020
  • 3 min
  • Politico
  • 2021
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Library of Congress bomb suspect livestreamed on Facebook for hours before being blocked

Live streaming technologies are challenging to moderate and might have a negative effect on society’s perception of violent events. They also raise the question of how such content can be deleted once it has been broadcasted and potentially copied multiple times by different recipients.

  • Politico
  • 2021
  • 7 min
  • The New York Times
  • 2021
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Facebook and all of its apps go down simultaneously.

On October 4th, 2021, Facebook’s servers experienced an outage which left its apps, including the commonly used Facebook, Instagram, and Whatsapp, out of commission for several hours. The problem is said to be caused by a incorrect configuring of Facebook’s servers, which ultimately led to a Domain Name System error in which the numerical IP addresses determined by the computer became inaccessible. The myriad effects of this outage spread across the globe as businesses were effected by the lack of access to these social networks. Additionally, certain other internet services linked to Facebook became inaccessible.

  • The New York Times
  • 2021
  • 30 min
  • UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG GRADUATE SCHOOLS
  • 1982
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Cyberspace and Internet Imaginations: “Burning Chrome” by William Gibson

Hardware specialist Automatic Jack is roped into a dangerous hacking scheme with his partner Bobby Quine while they compete for the affections of Rikki. Their plan is to use deadly malware to infiltrate the protections of Chrome, a mysterious overlord of cyberspace who hoards massive amounts of wealth. They enact this plan by entering cyberspace within a program and visualizing the data held within this digital network which connects people all across the globe.

  • UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG GRADUATE SCHOOLS
  • 1982
  • 11 min
  • Kinolab
  • 2015
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Mars Rescue Part II: Global Alliances and Human Connection

During a manned mission to Mars, Astronaut Mark Watney is presumed dead after a fierce storm and left behind by his crew. But Watney has survived and finds himself stranded and alone on the hostile planet. With only meager supplies, he must draw upon his ingenuity, wit and spirit to subsist and find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. Communication between Earth and space happens primarily through data streaming methods, such as video chats or satellite broadcasts. In the second part of this narrative, countries across the globe, specifically the U.S and China, work together to engineer a plan to get Mark Watney back on board the Hermes ship. While there are complications, Mark is eventually reunited with his crew.

  • Kinolab
  • 2015
  • 5 min
  • Gizmodo
  • 2021
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Bots Reportedly Helped Fuel GameStonks Hype on Facebook, Twitter, and Other Platforms

Thorough investigation led to the conclusion that bots played a role in the economic disruption of GameStop stocks in early 2021. Essentially, the automated accounts aided in the diffusion of materials promoting the purchase and maintenance of GameStop stocks as a ploy to act as a check on wealthy hedge fund managers who bet that the stock would crash. The wholistic effect of these bots in this specific campaign, and thus a measure of how bots may generally be used to cause economic disruption in online markets through interaction with humans, remains hard to read.

  • Gizmodo
  • 2021
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