The Urban Legend

Finding community in the cyberspace

Eliot Solomon, Staff Writer • January 21, 2022

The internet is seen as both a safe-haven and a dangerous place. Despite the threat of catfishers, porn messaging bots and doxxers who leak IP addresses, people still look to online spaces to find communities...

Whistleblower raises concerns about Meta’s ability to regulate misinformation

Kyle Young, Staff Writer • November 18, 2021

Meta Platform Incorporated, formerly known as Facebook Inc., has been under constant pressure in the past couple of years due to user privacy issues. The Bay Area tech giant now turns to face a new challenge...

Students reflect on anti-sexual violence social media movement

Zoe Sokatch, Staff Writer • May 10, 2021

On March 3, Sarah Everard, a 33-year old marketing executive, was murdered by a male police officer on her 50-minute walk home to her apartment in London. Following this tragedy, a wave of outrage swept...

Atlanta shootings simply revealed a longstanding truth

Maya Campbell, Arts and Culture Editor • March 30, 2021

The shootings near Atlanta, Georgia which took place on March 16, 2021, and claimed eight lives, were a harsh reminder of the rise in anti-Asian sentiment within the United States. COVID-19 and...

Social media addiction, fake news and the Social Dilemma

Clementine Daniel, Editor in chief, Print • November 19, 2020

“If you’re not paying for the product, then you are the product.” That’s what former Google design ethicist and co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, Tristan Harris, said about social...

Controversy continues to surround the Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

Zoe Lusk, Caboose Editor • February 24, 2019

In 2015, after being known as the San Francisco General Hospital for more than 100 years, the institution was renamed after Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Dr. Priscilla Chan, who donated $75...