Space, people, and the digital extensions of protest

An essay by Ola Hassanain. Ola zooms into the urbanscape of Khartoum under the recent revolution in Sudan and speculates on the role of social media platforms in the collective reimagining of space.… Read More

These are the images you have to see in October 2019

Selected by Marie Lotte Hagen and Nydia van Voorthuizen from Damn, Honey.… Read More

TikTok: Copycat Culture as the New Cool

An essay by Linda Duits. Linda dives into the world of TikTok. She emerged with insights on the shifting definition of cool, copycat culture, and the transfer of global power.… Read More

A User’s Guide to Not Getting Used

An essay by Anna Reutinger. Anna offers tips and tricks to bypass the digital detox, subvert functionality, mess with your data, and shift power back to the user.… Read More

Before you were here

An essay by Menso Heus. Menso scoured the archives of wwwtext. org and textfiles.com to show that many of today’s most divisive topics were already being actively debated decades before.… Read More

The Simulated Real: Roleplaying Terrorism in Gaming

An essay by Salvador Miranda. Salvador explores the experience of roleplaying terrorism in gaming. Where does this desire come from and what does it say about how we construct our own identities? … Read More

Double tapping on the white walls of the museum

An essay by Manique Hendricks. Manique shares her views on the ways in which museums and their visitors make use of Instagram and the impact this growing social media platform has on the art world.… Read More

Is Article 13 really the end of the open internet?

An essay by Joe McNamee. Joe elaborates on the potential impact of the copyright law Article 13 on artists and content providers.… Read More