The TV show that I have enjoyed the most over the past few years has been Jane the Virgin. The show is produced by the CW network, a subsidiary of the CBS network in the US. Developed by Jennie Synder Urman, who also works as an executive producer on the show, and is based on a Spanish telenovela. The show averages around 1.40 million viewers per episode and each season holds 100% on rotten tomatoes. The show serves both comedy and drama in each episode allowing for viewers to both laugh and feel in the same episode. Each episode serves to almost everyone’s viewing preferences. The constant surprises and twists keep people wanting to watch the next episodes. The show also tackles important race issues and other issues that many face in day to day situations. By doing so, the show interacts with the media artifacts showing how these problems can be dealt with and how many people face them. The show helps people in some ways feel good about themselves.

There are ethics that exist to make sure you film in a sensible fashion. This meant not filming someone or something without permission because it can be considered invasion of privacy. I also learnt that it is important to set the mood with your documentary early in the film. You need to make sure your viewer knows that this is going to be a joyful or depressing film. We have a open internet environment. Although I am concerned about my privacy when using my data, I still use it without any concerns which worries me. I have no idea what is happening with my data and it’s quite scary in a way. Honestly, every time I do something online I get very scared for my privacy because you have no idea who is viewing this data. In our society, we have to create our own privacy settings. It’s not done by default for us we have to go in and do it ourselves which can be difficult for someone with very little technology experience. Facebook serves as a reminder that the things we share online can be used in ways we never consented to. Our information can be accessed and used for research that we didn’t give permission for. We don’t read the privacy policies often enough to know that we are willing making our information public for companies to use. In this post-truth era, our Facebook and Instagram are designed for us, not for sharing. Instead of sharing for others to see, we are bombarded by things similar to recent searches like click bait and fake news. What was once for sharing with close friends has now become access all areas for many.

Social media has become a platform for digital activism – where users mobilize, disrupt and express discontent about world matters. It proves to be a double-edge sword however, as the very tool that furthers a cause can also undermine it. The key actors are activists, the government, and the numerate (math elites who study and work with big data). Whilst social media can be a means to defy government censorship and influence public, the very openness of this activity can be weaponized and used by opposing forces. The data of public in movements can be used to form detailed profiles of behavior, beliefs and views, and thus be vulnerable to targeting.