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China mass mining data and brainwashing our youths right under our noses
Recent classified info uncovers the true extent of china’s part ownership of Tiktok and its data- along with how its being used to manipulate a whole generation.
How this this happen and what can be done? Lee Gema investigates…
After new regulations were put in place regarding how foreign companies with certain amounts of users in the USA have to be transparent with the amount of data they collect, as well as their reasoning for doing so- it was revealed that ByteDance, one of Tiktok partial owners have been harvesting more than 2X what they had publicly admitted to users.
Millions of teenagers (and adults) using the platform are having their name, age, gender, location, friends as well as frequently visited sites and locations, current location, place of work, sexual preference etc. Not only was Tiktok found to be harvesting data about the user, it was also found that Tiktok was engineering trends such as challenges and filters which scan and analyse facial features creating a giant database of every user. This comes as no surprise as china is well known for using advanced facial recognition technology to track and monitor its citizens.
“We don’t know exactly how long this has been going on for- nor how much information China has on the user base or what they plan to do with it, meaning that this is a critical threat to national security and we urge users to stop using the service and remove it from your devices.” – Boris Johnson, UK Prime Minister
To some this comes as no surprise that the authoritarian province of China feels the need to monitor other nations as the country’s leader has been very open about his dreams (and plans) of China’s global domination- so could this be the first step towards global domination?
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One of the more controversial talking points among young people is drinking. When is the right time to start drinking? What are young teens’ attitudes towards drinking? What influences so many young people to drink? What are the health risks of drinking at this age? And how do underage drinkers get alcohol?
It is no secret that the majority of young people, aged 11 and upwards have consumed alcohol at some point in their life. The frequency in which they do this of course varies, with some drinking alcohol multiple times a day, some drinking alcohol around once a week, and some only drinking alcohol on special occasions. But still, one thing remains certain, almost all young people drink, and this is, for the most part, accepted by a large proportion of society. Where drugs are consistently frowned upon, drinking is accepted and sometimes even encouraged in young people. “Better to start them young” is a reason given by many parents across Britain when it comes to allowing their children to consume alcohol. And this is interesting given the known health risks which come with drinking at an early age. Young people’s typically lower body weight and limited ability to process (or ‘metabolise’) alcohol mean they can become dangerously intoxicated very quickly. This puts young people at increased risk of alcohol poisoning, which can be extremely dangerous, as alcohol poisoning seriously affects the parts of the brain that control balance and speech, as well as the nerves that control breathing and heartbeat. It can stop their gag reflex from working, putting them at serious risk of choking to death, especially if they vomit. Drinking at all ages is bad for health, although, drinking at an early age (teens) is especially bad, because it can negatively effect brain development and lead to long-term health issues such as, high blood pressure, stroke, pancreatitis, liver disease, liver cancer, mouth cancer, head and neck cancer, and breast cancer. Additionally, heavy alcohol use at an early age can cause individuals to crave that feeling of ‘escapism’, and this can in some circumstances increase the likelihood of issues regarding addiction in later life. This information is pretty much common knowledge. It is taught by schools, reverberated by parents, and even plastered on beer cans. Howver still, the rate at which young people consume alcohol remains incredibly high. The reasons for this are simple: experiences. A young person (who will remain anonymous) described drinking as ‘one of the things they look forward to the most’ and admitted that ‘some of the best memories of their life’ came whilst under the influence of alcohol. In addition, in a local survey of over 100 teens conducted by the Hautlieu Times, over 90% of them said they had a positive opinion of drinking, and the general consensus was that drinking is an activity which brings out more good than bad. The reason for this is that alcohol, despite its obvious health issues, does give people feelings of euphoria. People may experience a burst of energy and a boost in confidence. Others report feeling adventurous or even fearless. Often the positives of alcohol are ignored, and this gives an unfair reflection of alcohol as a whole. There is still a reason why around 60% of people aged 15-17 have drunk alcohol in the past month. Drinking is often seen as something which helps people form bonds and connections. Often, people claim that some of their closest friendships are ones which come as a result of drinking, and this makes alcohol an attractive commodity.
How young people get alcohol is always an adventure. Fake ID’s are as prevalent as ever, and it is estimated that around 75,000 fake ID’s are sold in the UK every year. Additionally, enhanced technology makes creating realistic ID’s easier than ever, and as a result, it is getting harder and harder to spot drinkers that are underage. Even without a fake ID, it is still hard to spot whose underage and who isn’t. This is shown excellently in a video by the YouTube channel, Jubille, which featured bartenders trying to guess who was overage or who wasn’t. They only had about a 55% success rate. As a result, often unerage drinkers are able to get served clubs and bars. Even when it is clear that a supposed drinker is underage, sometimes they will still get served. For instance, numerous teens that the Hautlieu Times interviewed stated that some corner shops would allow them to buy alcohol despite knowing they were underage.
In terms of answer the question posed in the title of this article… whilst unerage driunking is absolutely not ‘harmless’ fun, there is an argument to say that it is fun, and this makes determining the rightness or wrongness of alcohgol incredibly hard. Although alcohol at any ages (especially under 18) is actively discouraged, the memories and friendships gained as a result make it a hard to stop poeple from drinking it. The key of course is education. If teenagers (and adults) learn to drink alcohol more moderately (once a month treat or less), then the national alcohol problem will be much less severe. Young people know the negative effects of alcohol, but it is possible they don’t know just how negatively it can effect people. It is important they know.
Newspaper Essay
Ideology can be defined as a collection of values and beliefs. To what extent do media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world? You should refer to your newspaper Close Study Products, The i and The Daily Mail.
Media products target audiences by constructing an ideological view of the world. Media products such as newspapers create a view or opinion which transfers to the variety of audiences. For example, popular newspapers such as The Daily Mail and ‘The I’ feed audiences with opinions and critical views on subject matters to almost control the belief of each individual reading, potentially leading to a right- or left-wing audience. Left-wing is a political belief of social equality and egalitarianism. Those who follow left-wing politics are often in opposition to the social hierarchy and are seen as a libertarian. Libertarians seek to maximise autonomy and political freedom and minimise the state’s violation of individual liberties. Whereas right-wing politics support of the view that certain social orders and hierarchies are inevitable, desirable and regular. Right-wing typically supports this position on the basis of natural law, economics, authority, and tradition. Ordinarily, the supporters are authoritarians, meaning the strict rules and laws put into force by those of hierarchy and power to eliminate personal freedom of those with less freedom of speech.
The Daily Mail is a British newspaper, owned by the DMGT with the current chairmen and controlling shareholder Jonathan Harmsworth, 4th Viscount Rothermere. The Daily Mail presents itself as a neutral supporter of all political parties however, this is not shown through textual evidence. For example, on page 18 of the newspaper, the paper mentions, ‘The Truth is that Boris Johnson is by a country mile the best person to lead the Tory government’, this links to the theorist Noam Chomsky, also known as ‘The father of modern linguistics’. Chomsky claimed that the media is hand in hand with the government and supports the association that the government dominants the media, giving the media what the government wants the audiences to read. The five filters of mass media relate to Noam Chomsky’s claim and the quote through the first mass media filter known as ‘Structures of Ownership’, meaning media conglomerates are mostly owned by bigger companies with the same end goal such as profit. Profit controls and misleads companies into pushing anything that provides them with this resource. The Daily Mail and the prime minister, Boris Johnson may have a mutual agreement and could be the reasoning to why the newspaper speaks highly of the government.
‘The I’ is a British national morning paper which was originally owned by the JPIMedia, but since 29th November 2019, the JPIMedia sold the newspaper to The Daily Mail and General Trust (DMGT) and ‘The I’ is now published in London by the DMGT. ‘The i’ could be represented as the opposition to The Daily Mail and can be seen as a technique used to please those in belief of left-wing politics. In relation to The Daily Mail, on page 20 of ‘The I’, ‘The thought of Boris Johnson or someone equally embarrassing representing us as head of state’ suggests that the editors of ‘The I” may believe in the freedom from hierarchy’s and do not allow themselves to be controlled through government sources. On top of that, in the 2017 and 2019 UK general elections, ‘The I’ chose not to endorse a political party, showing audiences that the newspaper does not have a political view. Further to this, on page 20, ‘Thank you to Michael Day for saying what needed to be said about the oppressive Israeli state’, advocates that newspapers don’t mention critical and own views on subject matters, as well as speaking the voice of the readers. This shows, theorist, Jurgen Habermas, work on the public sphere, through the spread of communication. The German philosopher and sociologist work introduces communicative rationality and the public sphere. He argued that the growth in newspapers, journals, reading clubs, Masonic lodges and coffeehouses in 18th century Europe marked the gradual replacement of “representational” culture. In conclusion, both newspapers, ‘The I’ and The Daily Mail construct ideas and views upon the target audiences through the language and techniques used, specifically regarding political views.