PinnedJessica MaddoxThis isn’t a Creator Renaissance. Not even close.Depending on who you talk to, there’s never been a better time to be a content creator on the Internet. Many have described this current…6 min read·Apr 18, 2021--1--1
Jessica MaddoxWhen Requests to YouTube Creators Become Sexual HarassmentOn June 14, a YouTube creator in the ASMR community, or “ASMRtist,” by the name of Lily Whispers ASMR posted a video called “What is going…5 min read·Jun 30, 2021----
Jessica MaddoxWhat Everyone Is Getting Wrong About Vaccine SelfiesOn April 1, New York Times fashion director and chief fashion critic Vanessa Friedman published a piece in the paper titled “Enter the Age…5 min read·Apr 7, 2021----
Jessica MaddoxAmerican Politicians Of Both Parties Are Ill-Equipped To Handle Social Media’s ProblemsNote: I wasn’t able to watch the entire hearing due to a severe weather outbreak, but I did see the first two hours.5 min read·Mar 26, 2021----
Jessica MaddoxWe Need To Talk About Internet SleuthsAmateur detectives have been trying to solve crimes through the Internet since its popular inception. But over the last few weeks, a few…9 min read·Feb 16, 2021----
Jessica MaddoxinThe StartupWill the Gamification of Fact-Checking Work? Twitter Seems to Think SoToday, Twitter unveiled its latest attempt at curtailing misinformation and disinformation. The pithily named Birdwatch program is a forum…4 min read·Jan 25, 2021--2--2
Jessica MaddoxinThe Shadow1/6 and Popular Culture: Some ReflectionsI was eleven on 9/11/2001. It was a beautiful Tuesday morning, and my mom put me on the school bus like she did every morning. But it was…8 min read·Jan 19, 2021----
Jessica MaddoxinThe StartupWhy the Internet Loves the First Dogs-ElectIn case you’ve been living under a rock, Joe Biden is the President-elect of the United States, and people on the Internet ~have feelings~…4 min read·Nov 17, 2020----
Jessica MaddoxinThe StartupTwitter’s Move to Prohibit Retweets May Make Visual Misinformation WorseLast week, Twitter made a temporary change that added an extra step to the retweeting option. Now, when clicking RT, users would be…5 min read·Oct 23, 2020----
Jessica MaddoxinDigital DiplomacyThe U.S. should regulate TikTok — but it should clean up our own house, too.Recently, India banned 59 smartphone applications created by Chinese developers over security concerns. One of those 59 apps was TikTok…10 min read·Jul 14, 2020----