After a groundbreaking lawsuit against Match was filed this past Valentine's Day, our usage of and dependency on dating apps has found itself in flux. Yesterday it felt like we were singing the praises of the relative ease in digitally connecting strangers for pleasurable pursuits. How did we get here?
Les merProfessor of Participatory Culture at Tallinn University and Professor II at IMK, Katrin Tiidenberg, hosted a talk in november called: Pleasure, Pain and Politics - Let’s Talk About Sex On Social Media. Based on findings from her book Sex & Social Media, Tiidenberg discussed how social media platforms both afford certain behaviour and moderate us.
Les merUten forelesninger, fest og noe særlig spennende fritidsaktiviteter møter jeg - som alle andre single studenter - sjelden på nye folk å flørte med. Dermed har skjermtiden på diverse datingapper gått betraktelig opp i jakten på en romantisk relasjon av noe slag. Likevel, føler jeg ikke at jeg får noe mer ut av dem. Hvorfor?
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