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Beware of social media, and remember that everything you see is not true

Kimmo Huosionmaa When we are talking about social media and the use of it as the propaganda platform, we must say that modern technology allows making very trustable propaganda in the very low budget. The open source rendering platforms allow to create the animated films, where are characters, what looks absolutely real. Those photorealistic characters are allowed to make the realistic propaganda animation, what cannot separate from real news film. Also, the use of social media allows making profiles of the persons, what are meant to target for propaganda. That means the propagandists can make propaganda, what is more, attractive and influential for targeted persons than ever before. Social media is the very good weapon in the hands of propaganda makers because that media can be used in targeted propaganda, what is meant for children of the leaders, who are working for police and military. And of course, also criminal organizations would use social media in their recruiti...

Bubble effect and what does it mean in sociology?

Japanese gang members, who is the leader of the gang (Picture 1) Kimmo Huosionmaa “Bubble effect” is the sociological theorem, where the person is only with the people like this person is. In this homogeneous group of people is only persons who act and behaves like others. And that would make illusion, that everybody on Earth has the same kind of thoughts and values. This is very often seen in the speaking of the members of some street gangs, what uses “uniforms”. “Bubble effect” is the sociological theorem, where the person is only with the people like this person is. In this homogeneous group of people is only persons who act and behaves like others. And that would make illusion, that everybody on Earth has the same kind of thoughts and values. This is very often seen in the speaking of the members of some street gangs, what uses “uniforms”. Those groups may also have own tattoo code or some other codes, what would show the rank and position in those gangs and Japanes...