Filter posts by:
robert baciu

affordances apps beauty commercialization communication technology Decentralization facebook governance neoliberalism platform power statism
What is Feminist-Monarcho-Primitivism?

What is Feminist-Monarcho-Primitivism?

Introduction A couple of years ago, the prospect of a wealthy TV star owning multiple corporations with no background in politics entering the presidential elections would not have been considered realistic. Fast forward to the end of his mandate,...
By robert baciu on 03/02/20 Comments Off on What is Feminist-Monarcho-Primitivism?
Dirty Greenwashing: How two apps cash in on the conscious consumer trend

Dirty Greenwashing: How two apps cash in on the conscious consumer trend

Hashtags like #cleanbeauty, #nontoxicskincare and #greenbeautyproducts are circling popular social media platforms, displaying a recent development of the beauty industry towards cleaner, more ethical products. Rooted in consumers’ “frustration over regulatory oversight of cosmetics and personal care products” (Wanner...
By robert baciu on 10/24/19 Comments Off on Dirty Greenwashing: How two apps cash in on the conscious consumer trend
United States of Facebook: new methods of online governance

United States of Facebook: new methods of online governance

As of June 2019, Facebook boasts almost 2.5 billion monthly active users (Company Info | Facebook Newsroom). If it were a country, Facebook would be the biggest in the world by a large margin. However, everybody knows that it...
By robert baciu on 09/22/19 Comments Off on United States of Facebook: new methods of online governance