By Arohi Gadagkar In November of 2020, Instagram rearranged its homepage, replacing the posts tab with a shop tab. Now, Instagram users can shop without leaving the app, which probes the question “How does this impact users?” For one, users may feel more inclined to spend more time on the platform, engaging with this new […]
By: Katie Raynes The platform of TikTok has tremendous reach, with about 1 billion monthly users, and has an especially strong following among adolescents and young adults. When quickly swiping through these short clips, you may not even realize that your interactions taken from the “For You Page” (FYP) directly contribute to its algorithm and […]
By: Lekha Pillarisetti The climate crisis is considered to be a global threat that is slowly encroaching on our way of life. Yet, many are seemingly unbothered by climate catastrophes, like the California fires that destroyed over 4,359,517 acres, displacing thousands of families. As a Californian myself, it is heartbreaking to see mass destruction on […]