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Written by Nahomi Deltombe, Delia Graetz and Luca Teres Loytved Although some influencers have been advocating for the lockdown guidelines, some of …
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On January 8th 2021, the social media platform Twitter decided to permanently suspend the realDonaldTrump account bringing about a new precedent regarding …
Co-authors: Florian Bachmann, Nahomi Deltombe Part 1: Introduction The global spend on Influencer marketing is expected to reach $15 Billions by 2022, and …
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In agony, many US citizens were awaiting the night of November 3rd when the first voting results for the US presidential election were …
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written by Marie-aime cochet and luca teres loytved Nowadays, the prominent role social media has in our society cannot be denied, plenty …
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10.607.227. This is the number of surgical procedures performed worldwide in 2018 according to the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery. Additionally, …
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This summer, we used Mireille Hildebrandt’s ‘Law for Computer Scientists and Other Folk‘ book to introduce computer science researchers to law. Here …
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Welcome to our new blog! We will be using this website to share updates on our projects, and present research findings and …
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