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When you post something on Instagram, how many “likes” do you get? If you don’t get as many as you did on your last photo, what do you do? Today in The Conversation Canada, Kane Faucher of Western University looks at the phenomenon of the competition for social media likes, a “ruthless behaviour … (that) seems to undermine the social aspect of social media.”
We’ve got another analysis of the Ontario government’s recent announcement to sell cannabis through private retailers. Samuel Trosow of Western University said the policy reversal by Doug Ford’s new government will allow people to buy pot online, but in doing so, they could open themselves to privacy concerns.
And finally…civil disobedience has a long history in Canada, including the ongoing protest against the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion. Three academics – David Tindall of University of British Columbia, Joanna Robinson of York University and Mark Stoddart of Memorial University – have studied environmental protests for 25 years and the history about past protests may tell us about how effective the Trans Mountain demonstrations will be.
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Hannah Shaw (Kitten Lady), with Instagram influencer BriAnne Wills (@girlsandtheircats) at a marketing event in New York, Feb. 2018.
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Kane X. Faucher, Western University
Although some social media users are able to monetize their social media "likes," much of the pursuit of popularity amounts to nothing and instead turns us into pawns for political and commercial uses
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Will U.S. border officials have problems with Canadians who purchase weed online when they try to enter the country?
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Samuel E. Trosow, Western University
As Canada moves to legalize marijuana and online sales become commonplace, privacy concerns can’t be an afterthought; they must be built into the system from the outset. That's not happening.
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A protester opposed to the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline expansion is lowered to a police boat after spending two days suspended from a bridge in Vancouver in July 2018.
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David Tindall, University of British Columbia; Joanna Robinson, York University, Canada; Mark CJ Stoddart, Memorial University of Newfoundland
Based on the success of the Clayoquot Sound protests 25 years ago, we can expect the TransMountain pipeline expansion protest movement, and its related civil disobedience, to continue.
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Culture + Society
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Carolyn M. Warner, Arizona State University
An expert explains how a complex set of canon laws and trials are the major obstacle to holding priests accountable. The power to take action is often vested in the Vatican.
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Health + Medicine
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Duane Mitchell, University of Florida
John McCain was known as a tough fighter and patriot, refusing to yield to his captors' torture while he was imprisoned as a POW. In the end, cancer claimed him. Researchers say progress is coming.
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Yasmine Probst, University of Wollongong; Ruth Crowe, University of Wollongong
It's not just about getting kids to eat their greens; they should be eating fruits and vegetables of all different colours. Here are some strategies to make it easier.
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