We have been studying constitutive choices that have faced all new communication
technologies and how those choices over the last fifty years have included filing antitrust
cases against technology companies past and present. But I also feel that it would be
good to take a step back from the legal battles to look at the social and personal
implications of social media in general and internet searching in particular. To frame our
discussion, I’d like to use the 2020 Netflix movie, The Social Dilemma, a film that
presents a particular point of view which you may or may not agree with.
After reviewing the needed sources, write a 200-word or more essay that considers the
following questions (and be sure to include a short direct quote from two sources):
? What concerns for individual users do the film and other sources describe in
terms of internet search and social media?
? What broader social concerns do the film and other sources describe in terms
of search and social media?
? What are some of the limitations of the film from other people’s perspectives?
? Do the film’s concerns about Internet search and social media resonate with
you from a personal perspective? There is no right or wrong answer to this
question–it’s your opinion.
? What else would you like to say, if anything, about the subject?
Sample Turabian audio/visual source formatting for The Social Dilemma trailer listed
below:
In-text Citation:
(Orlowski 2020)
Reference list entry:
Orlowski, Jeff. 2020. “The Social Dilemma–Official Trailer.” August 27, 2020. Video
trailer, 2:35. https://youtu.be/uaaC57tcci0.
Sources
The following suggested sources are grouped into four sections–but you are welcome
to find other relevant sources you find of interest as well.
Section 1: Video sources on The Social Dilemma movie
? The full-length Social Dilemma “documentary-drama hybrid” movie by director
Jeff Orlowski (Netflix website).
https://www.netflix.com/title/81254224
? The Social Dilemma Trailer. This is only the trailer of the movie since Netflix
is behind a paywall. But I recommend watching the full film on Netflix above if
you have access–and there are other clips of the movie available on
YouTube as well.
? How a handful of tech companies control billions of minds every day | Tristan
Harris
? (e Social Dilemma nveils Psychological Manipulation Used By Social
Networks | TODAY
Section 2: Other Perspectives on The Social Dilemma
? If The Social Dilemma Freaked You Out, HereàWhat To Know
? What (e Social Dilemma-isunderstands about social networks
? The Social Dilemma Fails to Tackle the Real Issues in Tech
Section 3: The Facebook Files
? Interview with whistleblower Frances Haugen and related Wall Street Journal
articles
Section 4: Algorithms of Oppression–How Search Engines Reinforce Racism.
The entire book is great but the introduction provides an excellent overview of the
author’s main points or arguments regarding the pervasive effect of algorithms.
? Noble, Safiya Umoja. 2018. Algorithms of Oppression: How Search Engines
Reinforce Racism. New York: New York University Press.

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