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The end of forgetting: Is social media holding us hostage to our pasts?

American scholar Kate Eichhorn believes that forgetting has become impossible in the digital age, which documents all of our movements. Shadi Alaa Aldin reviews her book, "The End of Forgetting".

Shadi Alaa Aldin 16, Jun 2023

A portrait of Facebook ex-employee and whistleblower Frances Haugen. Illustrated by Jeannette Khouri

Massive Technical and Reputational Fall of Facebook

Described by some experts as “September 11 of the internet” and by others as “social media doomsday”, a number of the most important social media platforms: Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp which…

Khaled Makhlouf and Amany M. Salem 12, Oct 2021

The vast majority in Saudi Arabia have left the traditional advertising platforms such print media, TV channels, brochures and flyers, and turned to social media to communicate with their audiences. (Photo by Will Francis on Unsplash)

The Future is Digital

“I have not designed a press ad for any of our agency’s clients in the past five years. The design team rarely works on print ads. Clients are going digital. This means they prefer social media to…

Motasem Al Felou 01, Oct 2021

Apple and Facebook's Fight Isn’t About Privacy

It's no secret that Facebook has feelings about the upcoming changes Apple plans to introduce to iOS 14.5. Apple has said it will require developers to request permission from users before they can…

Jason Aten 26, Mar 2021

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg: How a College Project Connected and Changed the World

With a net worth of $70 billion, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is worth more billions of dollars than he has lived and is regarded as one of the most brilliant minds of his generation. …

Al Majalla - London 17, Jan 2020

Google, Facebook at Center of Escalating Political-ad Tension

Facebook Inc. and Google were drawn into an escalating battle of wills on November 20 over the use of political advertising on social media. Trump campaign officials pressured Facebook to…

Eric Newcomer Kurt Wagner and Mark Bergen 30, Nov 2019

National Security Advisor John Bolton (L) and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin (R) answer questions from reporters during a press briefing at the White House January 28, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Getty)

Iran Under Pressure From Multiple Vectors

NEW ROUND OF US SANCTIONSTARGETS IRANIAN COMPANIES On March 26, following weeks of warnings by senior Trump administration officials, the U.S. Department of the Treasury…

Joseph Braude 29, Mar 2019

Who Lives With You?

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The end of forgetting: Is social media holding us hostage to our pasts?

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