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Culture of X/Twitter

As the presidential election approaches, I find myself seeing more and more political media on my social media timelines than ever before. Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter in 2022, I have been seeing an influx of political commentary that I was not seeing before. X, formerly Twitter, is one of my favorite social media platforms to use on the daily basis but it has turned into a cesspool of trolls and misinformation. I had to go as far as to block Elon Musk on the platform because I was sick of seeing his posts, as he is seemingly online 24/7; but this does not stop his friends from showing up on my feed. Most of the time I feel like these accounts are rage baiting to get engagement on their posts and Elon Musk feeds into it. I feel like I should not have to block or mute accounts that I have never, and would never, interact with.

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Great graphic that highlights different categories that could determine one's privilege.

Source: https://embeddingproject.org/resources/wheel-of-privilege-and-power/

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Interesting read covering the ongoing discussion surrounding autism representation in media.

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"Just 14% of Black Americans are highly confident that Black people will be covered fairly [in news media coverage] in their lifetimes, saying that is extremely or very likely to happen. Far more (38%) think that is not too likely or not at all likely to happen, while an additional 40% say it is somewhat likely."

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Jasmine Le TEDx Talks

Content creator, Jasmine Le, discusses the importance of intersectionality and representation in media. She discusses her role as an Asian-American woman with a young online audience.