Not to brag about being a ~big timer~ on main, but I officially have an h-index of 2!
Emerson Victoria Johnston
@idenarch.bsky.social
currently researching the social history of the early internet (think algorithms, architectures, and archives) tech policy @ stanford / comms and membership @ AoIR masters x2 @ stanford / bachelors @ northeastern first gen 🎓 | 🏳️🌈
not to brag on main but I am now a ~cited~ author
I've writing something on education/immigration, and DHS has so conveniently deleted the data I was using from their website 🫠 and i checked the wayback machine its not there either
of course i decide to update my website at the same time github's servers are down :(
the nyt paywalling the mini is a recession indicator
thankful everyday there's not a doordashed wrapped
It will be interesting to see how Canadian TikTok influencers respond to the news about TikTok. Will they maintain a presence on both apps (probably not), or will they abandon the "International version" and set up camp on the "new" American version? #cdnpoli
[Breaking] TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX. The deal is expected to close on Jan. 22, according to an internal memo www.cbc.ca/news/busines...
TikTok inks deal with investors to keep operating in U.S. | CBC News
TikTok has signed a deal to sell its U.S. business to three American investors — Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX — ensuring the popular social video platform can continue operating in the United States.
cbc.ca
I've unfortunately fallen off my bluesky grind as of late, but a few updates to share: I published not one, but TWO papers!!! Not only that, these are the first two papers I've ever published!! crazy, I know! what a world we live in some might say my career as an academic™ has begun!
why is it when i use an add on to bulk open 113 tabs on google chrome they make me do 113 recaptchas 😔
ai has gotten out of hand my girlfriend and i were really torn up over the death of what we now know is an AI generated obese sphynx cat that became a little bit of a mascot on r/sphynx because of his “recovery” and subsequent “turn for the worse” smh
so i delete tiktok and somehow miss the memo that the rapture is coming tomorrow?!?
controversial take - am starting to love Instagram reels. something about the algorithms seems less addictive and more relaxed than TikTok
The only semi-good coffee shop to work from that isn't on campus has instituted a two-hour wifi limit per device wtf is this life what happened to love
wdym the department of war what is this the 1940s??
watching the presidential address and the youtube comments are hilarious would recommend checking them out
pay walling the mini is the worst thing the NYT has ever done
i don’t think i really ever sat down to mourn the death of the em dash
life as a grad student is being recommended a book and adding it to the list of books you need to read but can't because you have a book that you need to read that was recommended before it but you cant but you have another book you need to read that was recommended before that but you can't because
am at a conference rn waiting for my session and the amount of people i’ve seen with chat gpt out on their laptop is crazy
you: uses chat gpt to idk write an email idk me: uses chat gpt to give me the best city/school solutions to my/my girlfriends emerging two body problem as she finished up her phd in a science field and i apply for mine in a nonscience field
having to be a linkedinfluencer is the worst part of being a phd hopeful
crazy things are happening on r/MyAIBoyfriend re: the removal and revival of chatgpt 4o
my git commit history includes wonderfully detailed comments such as "push" "pushing" "trying again" and "pls i'm just a girl"
New from the Verge: A survey by Global Witness reveals that over 90% of environmental defenders have faced online harassment, with Facebook being the most cited platform, prompting calls for Meta to enhance its measures against such abuse and misinformation. #Icsfeed
Facebook ranks worst for online harassment, according to a global activist survey
The stats “were so much higher than we expected them to be.”
theverge.com
🚨 Pakistan moves to ban social media for under-16s! A new Senate bill proposes fines up to Rs5m & jail for violators. It aims to curb cyberbullying & online harm, and to start, the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority intends to delete all underage accounts. Read more:
International News, Latest News, Breaking News | The Express Tribune
Latest Pakistan news, World News, breaking news updates on Pakistan, Politics, Sports, Business, Technology, Education, lifestyle & Weather on eTribune.
tribune.com.pk
Where data fails, hashtags speak loud: China’s youth are saying more with “beauty in the time of economic upturns” than any official report ever will. Read more about the trending hashtag in a great piece from the WSJ #icsfeed
Chinese Social Media Hashtag Signals Growing Frustration With Job Market
The phrase “beauty in the time of economic upturns” has been trending on Chinese sites for months, a nostalgic reference to the 2000s-2010s when it was common for fresh graduates to field multiple job...
wsj.com
A new study from the Centre for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) indicates that social media platforms are more effective at spreading climate-related conspiracy theories than disseminating emergency alerts about climate issues. Read more at counterhate.com/research/ext... #icsfeed
Extreme Weather — Center for Countering Digital Hate | CCDH
CCDH’s new research shows that X, Meta, and YouTube let false claims about extreme weather events spread unchecked, putting lives at risk.
counterhate.com
