After answering these questions, comment on two other people's posts. 1. Are actions in an online community (like slurs on a website) different than actions taken offline (like the notes left on Lyla's locker at school)? Why or why not? 2. How are anonymous actions (like posting on a website or leaving a note) different from things done face-to-face? 3. Imagine you were a bystander at this school watching the situation unfold. What do you think you would have done? Do bystanders have a responsibility to do anything?
After answering these questions, comment on two other people's posts. 1. Are actions in an online community (like slurs on a website) different than actions taken offline (like the notes left on Lyla's locker at school)? Why or why not? 2. How are anonymous actions (like posting on a website or leaving a note) different from things done face-to-face? 3. Imagine you were a bystander at this school watching the situation unfold. What do you think you would have done? Do bystanders have a responsibility to do anything?
Thoughts on our "filter bubble"- Do you agree or disagree with Pariser?
As web companies strive to tailor their services (including news and search results) to our personal tastes, there's a dangerous unintended consequence: We get trapped in a "filter bubble" and don't get exposed to information that could challenge or broaden our worldview. Eli Pariser argues powerfully that this will ultimately prove to be bad for us and bad for democracy.
