‘Metaverse Boot Camp’ draws intrigue and ire
Metaverse experts and NYU students convened to chat about virtual reality, NFTs and the blockchain at a two-day event sponsored by the School of Professional Studies.
Katherine Williams, Contributing Writer
• Oct 19, 2022
Ranked: Our own Ranked articles
This one’s for the fans.
Joey Hung, Sabrina Choudhary and Trace Miller
• May 6, 2022
Can social media app BeReal deliver on its eponymous promise?
NYU students have mixed feelings on whether the BeReal app provides its users with a truly genuine social media experience.
Derek Kamakanaaloha Soong, Staff Writer
• Feb 24, 2022
Ranked: NYU meme pages
Don’t let your memes be dreams <3
Joey Hung and Sabrina Choudhary
• Dec 6, 2021
Opinion: Social media companies should hire more moderators
In light of Frances Haugen’s congressional testimony, Facebook and similar companies should hire more content moderators to filter out harmful content.
Caroline Thoms, Staff Writer
• Oct 18, 2021
Facebook disables accounts used by NYU political advertising researchers
Accounts and pages associated with the Ad Observatory project at Tandon were disabled in a move researchers called ‘disgraceful.’
Arnav Binaykia, News Editor
• Aug 4, 2021
Facebook’s Need for Reform
Facebook’s refusal to take a firm stance against misleading and fake news on their platform has long been controversial. Their recent decision to allow advertisements for the bail bond industry is definitive evidence that they need to fundamentally restructure their policy.
Mitch Bedows, Staff Writer
• Feb 28, 2020
Will Twitter’s Ad Ban Change Political Discourse? NYU Professor Says It’s Hard to Tell
The social media company announced it will ban political ads starting at the end of November, in sharp contrast to Facebook’s statement that it would continue to allow such ads on their site.
Julia Santiago, Staff Writer
• Nov 8, 2019
‘It’s Going To Be a Culture War’: Journalists Discuss Fake News Ahead of the 2020 Election
Journalists and academics reflected on the recent rise of fake news a year away from the 2020 presidential election.
Meghna Maharishi, News Editor
• Apr 19, 2019
Work for Instagram — In Class
Real World classes give students the opportunity to show their projects to companies like Instagram and Facebook.
Marie-Louise Onga Nana, Contributing Writer
• Feb 25, 2019
Students Meme BobChat — and BobChat Memes Back
BobChat, a chatbot intended to answer questions about NYU, initially led to concerns and memes, but NYU has since ironed some of those kinks out.
Akiva Thalheim, Social Media Editor
• Feb 14, 2019
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Alejandro Villa Vásquez, Deputy Managing Editor
• Dec 6, 2018
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