O metaverso do Facebook entregará o prometido ou não passa de “ouro dos tolos”?

Por Paulo Silvestre Abstract:Eleven months after the announcement of Mark Zuckerberg's vision of the metaverse, the CEOof Meta works on changes in the company and pressures his teams to make his revolutionarydigital platform come true as soon as possible. The delay in presenting any plausible result thatcan be accessed by most people has made the … Continue lendo O metaverso do Facebook entregará o prometido ou não passa de “ouro dos tolos”?

Redes sociais: um capitalismo sem sonhos

Por Patricia Huelsen ABSTRACTThe text narrates how commodity capitalism is still present today. While we are aware that technology is bringing us closer to informational abundance, it is also opening ever-widening chasms — deep social differences and social chaos. Our least sin is watching the posts on social media and becoming addicted to it. The … Continue lendo Redes sociais: um capitalismo sem sonhos

A lei das Fake News: o árduo caminho de monitorar, respeitar a privacidade e educar para a liberdade

Por Patricia Huelsen ABSTRACTThe text follows the debate on fake news, given the dimension and importance that the topic gains at this moment in the country. The impact of false news in the social and political context is contextualized. It then presents the requirements of the European Commission's Code Against Disinformation and the requirements of … Continue lendo A lei das Fake News: o árduo caminho de monitorar, respeitar a privacidade e educar para a liberdade

Hashtags: batalhas simbólicas na política

Por Cândida Almeida Hashtags: symbolic battles in politics The 2018 presidential elections in Brazil have gained a new political actor: the hashtags (#) used in social media posts. In reaction to the polls that project the right-wing extremist candidate, Jair Bolsonaro, as the preference of Brazilian voters, a group of thousands of women on Facebook has … Continue lendo Hashtags: batalhas simbólicas na política

Uma tragédia para chamar de minha: empatia e solidariedade nos tempos da inteligência artificial

Por Cilene Victor e Kalynka Cruz A tragedy to call my own: empathy and solidarity in times of artificial intelligence The collapse of a building in Largo do Paissandu, in São Paulo’s downtown area, during the Labor Day Holiday (May 1st), occupied by about 150 families, 25 percent of whom being immigrants and refugees, exposed … Continue lendo Uma tragédia para chamar de minha: empatia e solidariedade nos tempos da inteligência artificial