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Are memes good or bad?
Log onto social media and a cheeky meme is likely to greet you within seconds. It might be a provocative, often ironic headline framing a breaking news item.
TechTalks: Lessons from the design of $100 CDC digital vouchers
Prof Lim Sun Sun writes for the Straits Times in a monthly column on technology and society.
IN FOCUS: Beyond diversity quotas and anti-discrimination laws, can Singapore embrace gender equality at the workplace?
With gender inequality among the issues set to be tackled by initiatives laid out in the White Paper on Singapore Women’s Development, CNA …
Half of 1,000 S'poreans polled have experienced online harms
Nearly half of over 1,000 Singaporeans polled have personally experienced online harms, the bulk of whom were aged 15 to 35, a survey has …
Online harm is an urgent issue for women
Three in 10 Singaporeans have been personally affected by gender-based harm online, a recent survey found. Acts of aggression and harassment are encouraged by the veil of anonymity of the online world.
Get machines to fire workers? But they lack intuition, consciousness
The science fiction trope of artificial intelligence (AI) going against human beings has been creeping into real life, with some businesses …
Beijing’s ‘invisible’ Olympics: Muted but watched online
Zhou Jun remembers the run-up to the 2008 Summer Olympics, when it seemed like everyone was learning English to be able to communicate with …
Book review: Stark images reevaluate colonial culture in Dutch East Indies
How best to bridge divides and strengthen a common national identity?
The issue of tribalism and identity was discussed at a conference this week. Insight looks at why the subject has come under the spotlight and why it matters.
The Big Read: Screen time all the time — the unspoken effects of COVID-19 on digital addiction
SINGAPORE: When social media sites Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp were temporarily down on Monday (Oct 4) night, it was the first time …
