Laura Antunez/Staff Writer After having spent years as one of the top social media companies in the world, Facebook met major backlash when it was discovered that they had illegally used millions of user profiles for information in order to influence the 2016 presidential elections. This year, they returned to their roots by creating an […]
Maria Duque/Contributing Writer Facebook has become powerful enough to sway elections and take the place of 24/7 news networks. With this position, they have a responsibility to regulate their content to ensure what is being spread on their platform does not lead to mass misinformation. When I initially heard why people were indignant at the […]
Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer The career fair is quickly approaching. A variety of companies will be attending in industries ranging from government and marketing, to media, health and technology. Internships are very important because they provide relevant work experience that helps build your resume. They’re also a unique opportunity to explore different career paths that […]
Clara Barros/Staff Writer Last Wednesday, July 18, Mark Zuckerberg found himself in the midst of a political turmoil after claiming that Facebook should not take down Holocaust denial posts because he didn’t believe their authors were “intentionally getting it wrong.” Though he later tried to soften the impact of his words by saying he finds […]
Gabriella Pinos/Staff Writer When I made my Facebook account at the age of 13, my mother was reluctant to let me input my personal information. She was afraid that my birthday, friends, likes and dislikes would be easily accessed by the platform. At the time, I thought her fears were irrational; there was no way […]
Gabriella Pinos/ Contributing Writer Mark Zuckerberg’s ten-hour congressional hearings were the equivalent of a teenager explaining to his parents how the Internet works. The Facebook CEO stood before the Senate Judiciary and Commerce Committees on April 11 and the House Energy and Commerce Committee on April 12. The hearings came in response to a scandal […]
Caroline Lozano/ Assistant Opinion Director As someone who’s been using Facebook since sophomore year of high school, I can vouch for how much the social media website has helped me and those close to me throughout the years. Apart from providing me with a way to communicate with friends—as was my initial use of the […]
Bianca Antunez/Contributing Writer If you didn’t post it, it didn’t happen. That seems to be a modern-day adage of the millennial generation. The stress for individuals, especially college students, to be #instaworthy or #goals these days is something that has taken this generation by storm. In a life behind photo filters, more people are sharing their […]
Esdras Lopez/ Contributing Writer As one of the most popular platforms for social media, Facebook has undoubtedly changed the landscape of the internet. Now, Facebook wants to lead a technological revolution of another kind with an upcoming psychic texting feature, an extraordinary feat of engineering with a laughably pointless market application if it weren’t so […]
Image by L’Amico del Popolo via Flickr Lauren Shade | Staff writer lauren.shade@fiusm.com For those of you who don’t know of the tragic event that happened just weeks ago in Kenya then put down your smartphone and perk up your ears; this is a discussion you might want to join. Thursday, April 2, 2015 147 students […]
