On Thursday, March 8, Instagram’s Vice President of Product, Vishal Shah, announced through an internal post (within the company) that Instagram will be looking into starting an Instagram for youth users.
Read MoreDavid Dobrik and his Youtube “Vlog Squad” are under scrutiny after sexual assault allegations have been made over the few past weeks. The 24-year-old Youtuber has 18.8 million subscribers and recently launched an app called Dispo; an app that resembles the same attributes as a film camera and allows users to capture moments and share them among friends. It could be said that Dobrik is one of the most successful YouTubers on the platform. Due to his high status in the influencer world, he can seem “uncancellable”. However, in March, it was made clear that this is not the case.
Read MorePayPal has announced it will be adding Bitcoin as an additional viable form of payment on their money transfer platform. Bitcoin is a decentralized currency that uses energy miners to solve highly complex equations that produce Bitcoins. Bitcoin has garnered a lot of attention in recent months as its price continues to climb.
Read MoreDigital art has been taken to a whole new level thanks to the umbrella concept NFT. Not only has this new form of cryptographic token allowed artists to make a remarkable amount of money, but it also has caught the eyes of those who believe it can make it a “get rich quick” scheme. However, NFT does come with concerns, such as not lasting forever or being stolen, which makes it difficult to have it be considered a long-lasting trend in the art collection world.
Read MoreOn January 27, 2021, GameStop’s publicly traded stock skyrocketed to a price of $347.51 per share, which was $328.51 more than the value of the stock only ten days before. In a matter of days, GameStop’s market cap reached $33.7 billion, up from $1.2 billion at the end of December. This massive surge was primarily due to users on the social media platform Reddit intentionally driving up the stock price. Reddit is an online community where people can meet to talk about their interests in forums, a plethora of these communities based around trading stocks.
Read MoreDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, individuals are receiving stimulus checks as a way to continue providing necessities, such as groceries and bill payments for their households as they did before the pandemic. This has been extremely helpful for those who have lost their jobs or for those who are facing financial difficulties because of the pandemic. However, there are companies that are utilizing these stimulus checks and COVID-19 related bonuses as advertising strategies to entice people to spend their newly received money on items that are not necessities.
Read MoreLiving in this ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has caused many individuals to crave the idea of normalcy. Traveling is an aspect of the pre-pandemic lifestyle that after a year, people are wanting to go back to. However, traveling during this time has been the cause of controversial conversations as to whether it’s safe or not. So, with the development of a vaccine passport, there may be a safe way to pave travel even during the pandemic.
Read MoreOn March 7, CBS aired a Primetime Special of Oprah interviewing Meghan Markle and Prince Harry. Prince Harry is a member of the British royal family who began ‘courting’ the American actress in 2016 and eventually announced their engagement in 2017. The interview was based on clarification of the relationship between the couple and the crown. Oprah set the stage for Meghan and Harry to disclose their experience when they decided to take a step down from the crown.
Read MoreBurger King UK caused an international uproar when they released a tweet on March 8 that stated, "Women belong in the kitchen." A plethora of critics immediately shamed Burger King UK for imposing sexist ideals. Others used the tweet as an example of primitive, old ways of thinking that need to be forgotten and unmerited.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, Dr. Seuss Enterprises announced that they will no longer be publishing six titles due to racist imagery that the late author’s supervisors do not agree with. NBC News details some of the disturbing images portrayed, including in “And to Think That I Saw It on Mulberry Street”, a white man is depicted as using a whip with a person of color in the illustration. Additionally, “If I Ran the Zoo” showcased a white boy holding a gun while standing on the heads of three Asian men. These stereotypes are not only harming people, but they are negatively affecting children’s perceptions of others, their developing morals and what constitutes right and wrong.
Read MoreContrary to what people believed earlier this week, Instagram is not removing “likes” from their platform permanently. Their team accidentally caused a glitch while attempting to run a test on a small portion of accounts. CNN reported that a spokesperson for Facebook said, "We unintentionally added more people to the test today, which was a bug — we're fixing this issue and restoring like counts to those people as soon as possible."
Read MoreOn Feb. 25, Hasbro, the toy company that manufactures iconic toys since 1923 announced that in order to reflect modern families today, they would be rebranding their iconic “Mr. Potato Head” to “Potato Head”. Hasbro would also be releasing a toy line in the Fall to reflect this change called the “Create Your Potato Head Family”. A toy from a movie has now become a debate on “cancel” culture” and has been politicized.
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