Blog post #10

 EOTO Reaction #2

One EOTO presentation that I found both very informational and interesting was the one done on the attempt to ban TikTok.  TikTok is a social media platform, where you hav either a public or private platform and share videos with people. Something I didn't know is that TikTok is actually a threat to our national security and there was many privacy and data issues with that app.  Due to the possible threats the U.S is trying to make ByteDance sell them that app or else there could be a nationwide ban of TikTok.  There are many pros and cons to TikTok however even just talk of banning TikTok has caused a lot of controversy in the U.S.  Personally I enjoy scrolling on TikTok, and surprisingly it is where I find out a lot of my news while away at college.  I would be upset if TikTok was no longer allowed in the U.S however it might benefit me in the end because I probably spend to much time on the app. 

Another EOTO presentation that I found very informational was the one on cord cutting. Cord Cutting is something that I had never heard of before, but this presentation provided with a very good understanding of it. Cord cutting is essentially reducing or eliminating public funding for traditional media in favor of private platforms. There are many positive and negatives that go along with cord cutting. Some of the positive include cost saving, increased competition, and media diversity. While some of the negatives include bias increase, quality of journalism, and information fragmentation. The younger generation may be more open to the idea of cord cutting because we are much more technologically advanced then older generations and in a way we would have better access to private platforms. Older generations also tend to be more reluctant to change in general. A big factor to consider with the idea of cord cutting though is income, and taking into account the accessibility of these media platforms for both wealthy and low income households.