Essays about: "authenticity scandal"

Found 2 essays containing the words authenticity scandal.

1. 1. Private, secure, and censorship resistant document sharing : for individuals and groups based on distributed ledger technology

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Jens Röwekamp; [2018]
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   Abstract : The scandal around Facebook and Cambridge Analytica in 2017 showed drastically that new concepts to share andstore information need to be developed in order to minimize the huge potential for abuse resulting from centralized information stored at trusted third parties. This thesis analysed to what degree current document exchange systems (e.g. READ MORE

3. 2. “It’s like we’re all competing to make the best computer screen saver and the winner gets crowned most authentic” : An investigation of the idea of authenticity on the photo sharing platform Instagram.

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för informatik och media

   Author : Linda Gierich; [2016]
   Keywords : Social media; Instagram; identity; online identity; self representation; authenticity; mediated authenticity; authenticity contract; authenticity puzzle; authenticity scandal; parody; satire; Instagram culture.;

   Abstract : This study aims to contribute to the understanding of authenticity on the photo sharing service Instagram by analysing the two accounts @satiregram and @socalitybarbie. The two cases make use of parody and satire in order to poke fun at the dominant Instagram culture, which is according to media characterised by a lack of authenticity. READ MORE