STRIKING OUT – YOUTUBE’S SWING-AND-MISS COPYRIGHT ID SYSTEM

Faced with the dilemma of keeping their website free from unlawful activity, YouTube’s Content ID system works to keep copyright infringement at bay. Unfortunately, the automated system leaves small content creators voiceless at the whim of copyright claims from corporate entities. Is there a realistic solution for Youtube?… Read More STRIKING OUT – YOUTUBE’S SWING-AND-MISS COPYRIGHT ID SYSTEM

Inexperienced Investors and Unregulated Markets: The Truth Behind Bitcoin Market Scams

As more and more people find themselves falling for the hype of Bitcoin, Internet chatroom users are taking advantage of inexperienced investors by spreading false news in order to make quick money through a pump-and-dump scheme. Scammers are able to engage in conduct that would typically be considered illegal, but can get away with the fraud because there are no active regulations regarding virtual currency. … Read More Inexperienced Investors and Unregulated Markets: The Truth Behind Bitcoin Market Scams

Social Media: Once A Seclusion Device To A Tool For Social and Legislative Change

This blog is about the use of social media platforms to spread information and
invoke change. Knowledge is power, and when people have the correct information, they
feel a part of something bigger than themselves, and often will want to become actively
involved. I address the power of Snap Chat among our youth; specifically the recent
Stoneman school shooting, where students were videoing the horrific event and posting it
to Snap Chat. I also address the power of Facebook videos, again staying with the
Stoneman school shooting, to highlight the influential videos from the students and
faculty after the event and their call for legislative change. It seems as if the news has lost
its prestige in the last few years, and a message from real human beings who were there
has become more powerful and moving than reports from newscasters. Which is why I
believe we’re seeing more social change, because people are being touched with real
human experience through a digital screen.
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Am I Being Replaced by a Robot?

With technological advances come some repercussions. The fact that technological advances makes most people’s lives easier is a proven fact, however, not everyone’s lives are getting easier after technological breakthroughs. People whose jobs are being automatized are not pleased with the outcome of the technological advances. Cashiers at supermarkets, automotive factory workers and the like have families too. Their lives have become much harder after the implementation of new technology in the workplace. … Read More Am I Being Replaced by a Robot?

Smoking Stigma: How E-Cigarettes Perpetuate Stigma About Smoking in the Law

Electronic-Cigarettes, E-Cigarettes, Hookah Pens, Vaporizers, “Vapes” – whatever you choose to call it – are the devices that are taking the smoking industry by storm, and are estimated to have topped $10 billion in sales in 2017. Vapes are devices that heat liquid to a boiling temperature where the liquid becomes a vapor, and the vapor is then inhaled by the smoker. Vapes are excessively poplar in the younger generation, but they have also exploded (no pun intended) in the marijuana industry. Regulations thus far have been implemented among the fifty states, but the effects that these products have on the country in general are still yet to come to complete fruition.… Read More Smoking Stigma: How E-Cigarettes Perpetuate Stigma About Smoking in the Law