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Another tragedy in the making?
News, Editorial, Published on 09/10/2022
» On Thursday afternoon in a small province in northeast Thailand, an ex-policeman killed 24 pre-schoolers and 13 adults.
Facebook, beware: the metaverse is really flat
News, Published on 26/09/2022
» In a few weeks' time, Mark Zuckerberg will announce a new virtual reality headset from Meta Platforms.
Real social networks coming to an end
Oped, Published on 09/09/2022
» Not only are billions of people around the world glued to their mobile phones, but the information they consume has changed dramatically -- and not for the better. On dominant social media platforms like Facebook, researchers have documented that falsehoods spread faster and more widely than similar content that includes accurate information. Though users are not demanding misinformation, the algorithms that determine what people see tend to favour sensational, inaccurate and misleading content, because that is what generates "engagement" and thus advertising revenue.
Forest fantasy
Oped, Postbag, Published on 04/08/2022
» Re: "Reforestation rethink required", (BP, July 24).
Let's open Facebook's black box
News, Published on 03/08/2022
» There's a perfectly good reason to break open the secrets of social-media giants. Over the past decade, governments have watched helplessly as their democratic processes were disrupted by misinformation and hate speech on sites like Meta Platforms Inc's Facebook, Alphabet Inc's YouTube and Twitter Inc. Now some governments are gearing up for a comeuppance.
Uniformly servile
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/07/2022
» Re: "The dress code conundrum", (Life, July 26).
Meaningful Music
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/05/2022
» Hip-hop group Thaitanium made a "comeback" with a song called Por Mueng (I'm Your Dad) earlier this week. I put a quotation there because the song has been met with harsh backfire as its lyrics, which are both in Thai and English, contains explicit lines, which can be construed as misogynistic and condescending towards the younger generation of hip-hop artists.
Google propaganda
Oped, Postbag, Published on 13/05/2022
» Re: "Plugging the gap," (PostBag, May 12).
Tuning in to the opening day of May
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/05/2022
» Well, here we are in the first 24 hours of the magical month of May. According to the dictionary, May Day is the time for "a celebration of the coming of Spring". Unfortunately, we don't experience Spring in Thailand and are still perspiring our way through the hot season, hoping Jupiter Pluvius might oblige with an occasional refreshing shower.
A Songkran sacrifice
Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/04/2022
» Re: "Revellers flout splash ban", (BP, April 15).