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Abstract:In pursuit of answering the question, “How prevalent is the act of nonconsensual sharingof explicit images and videos among persons engaged in exclusively monogamous, committedrelationships and are there identifiable motivations and consequences associated with thisbehavior?” I examine the concepts of technology-facilitated sexual violence, image-based sexualabuse, sexting, gender inequality, and performative actions. I hypothesize that men…
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The current economy has sparked countless conversations about jobs, inflation and artificial intelligence. I think there’s another conversation worth having. According to the Wall Street Journal‘s analysis of federal labor data, nearly two million Americans have been unemployed for six months or longer. Meanwhile, companies including Amazon, Meta, Microsoft, UPS, Verizon, Walmart and Disney have…
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An empirical study on the social motivations of Twitch users Introduction: The gaming industry continues to grow in popularity and has evolved from arcade machines and personal gaming consoles to include massively multiplayer online (MMO) platforms. Through MMO’s millions of players can connect to compete or collaborate with one another. In recent years a third…
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A review of the “My Stealthy Freedom” social movement in Iran Three years ago, while I was browsing through Facebook, a suggested page appeared on my timeline called “My Stealthy Freedom آزادی یواشکی زنان در ایران”. My Stealthy Freedom (MySF) is a feminist activist page where women protest against Iran’s compulsory veiling (hijab) law by…
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An ethnography of female Twitch streamers Abstract: With the introduction of the internet, social interactions have expanded past the barriers of the physical world and entered into virtual spaces. One industry that has seen an influx of virtual space utilization is the gaming sector. Video games are not just for players anymore; a growing trend…