Emily Duever

We should all consider ourselves lucky to live in the U.S. and have the first amendment protecting our free speech. Uganda isn't so lucky. Recently, the Ugandan government implemented a "social media tax" which affects more than 60 online platforms, including big names like Facebook, WhatsApp, and Twitter. The tax is 200 Ugandan shillings a day. The government revealed their reasoning behind the tax to be that of wanting to cut down "idle talk" and raise revenue for the government and Uganda itself. The plan didn't exactly pan out, though, because, within three months, the number of Ugandan internet subscriptions fell by 2.5 million. I don't think the Ugandan government is going to be raking in the revenue that had hoped they would... While the government did outline they're apparent reasons for this social media tasks, outsiders think that there might be alternative motives. An election year isn't too far away for the people of Uganda and t

Recently I've been researching different kinds of lesser known social media and websites allowing people to connect with one another to see what kinds of things are out there. I came across something recently called Archetypes and it sparked my interest.  To get started on Archetypes, you first take a quiz that determines exactly what archetype you are. The options seem a bit endless with 12 different archetypes to end up with but if your's isn't quite clear-cut, they do tell you which of the 12 you're a mix of. The descriptions of the archetypes are super helpful as well since you can just scroll over them and get a better understanding of what each one is.  After you receive the results of your quiz, you're able to read stories related to your archetypes and even shop for perfumes, spritzes, and candles that are meant to be compatible with you. The site is still under construction and they're working on adding more features but when they do, you sh

While checking Facebook the other day, I came across a new video from Barbie's Youtube channel.  Launching in 2015, Barbie's vlogging videos opened up another dimension of the famous Mattel doll to children who were already seeing some of their heroes creating content on Youtube. Recently, however, Barbie has put out some content focusing on women empowerment, an important message for many of the young girls playing with Barbie dolls and tuning into her channel. The most recent video I saw was on what Barbie calls "The Dream Gap." In her vlog, Barbie comments on young women not pursuing their dreams or being discouraged from doing so by society. After a bit more research, I learned that Mattel launched The Dream Gap Project in 2018. This campaign aims to better empower the young girls playing with their products and show them that if Barbie is capable of doing anything.  We're all aware of Barbie's numerous careers. From president to teachers, socce