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«Le mobile est le meilleur ami des Milléniums»
("Mobile phone is Millennials' best friend")
Newspaper | 24 heures
Date | 16.3.2017
Language | French
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | addiction, pornography, smartphone, youth
Summary | Céline Cabourg and Boris Manenti answer some questions related to Millennials and their digital world. They say that today, the gap between teenagers and adults is getting more important. For instance, one teenager told Manenti that adults have different Facebook profiles; they only post pictures of their family and their vacation. In sum, they don't use social media the same way as young people. Moreover, teenagers view their smartphone as their best friend and not as a tool. What about "You Porn Generation"? It is true that children as young as 10 can have access to porn. Parents have an important role to play in their relationship with their children, and they should have open discussions with them.
Image Description | Photograph of three teenagers (one girl and two boys) on their smartphones
Image Tags | female(s), male(s), smartphone
Zeit der Handy-Verbote geht zu Ende
(The time of cell phone bans is over)
Newspaper | Der Bund
Date | 8.3.2017
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | childhood, digitized education, school
Summary | Bernese city schools want to purchase one laptop or tablet for each student. The new cantonal curriculum wants new technologies to be integrated in class work projects. It is important that students learn to work with new technologies from an early age because they are becoming increasingly important. The only problem is that such a renewal would be hugely expensive.
Image Description | Keystone image of two pairs of students using one laptop each.
Image Tags | computer/laptop, female(s), male(s)
Whatsapp macht das Abhören unmöglich – auch für sich selbst
(WhatsApp makes interception impossible – even for itself)
Newspaper | Der Bund
Date | 5.4.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | privacy, WhatsApp
Summary | WhatsApp has incorporated end-to-end encryption so that nobody can under no circumstances see the content of any message sent through the app. This was done so as to avoid problems with federal investigators. Recently, Apple did not allow federal investigators to break into a suspect’s phone because then the government would keep approaching them with such demands. Because WhatsApp wants to protects its users’ privacy, they have added end-to-end encryption to their service.
Image Description | Photograph of WhatsApp founder, Jan Koum.
Image Tags | male(s), WhatsApp
Nonstop #Gerigate: Ein unpolitisches Komitee will Geri Müllers Rücktritt erzwingen
(Nonstop #Gerigate: An apolitical committee wants to enforce Geri Müller's resignation)
Newspaper | Watson
Date | 30.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Conservative political parties are pressured by many citizens to force Geri Müller's resignation and hold votes for a new mayor. They do however not have no political right to do so since Geri Müller’s misconduct was not illegal and did not interfere with his work as a mayor. Now they are trying to opt out of political action and instated an apolitical committe which is the examine possibilities of forcing Geri Müller out of office.
Image Description | A sad Geri Müller riding a bicycle while being recorded from behind.
Image Tags | camera, male(s)
#gerigate: Geri Müller denkt über Rücktritt nach
(#gerigate: Geri Müller considers resignation)
Newspaper | Watson
Date | 9.9.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | politics, sexting
Summary | Member of parliament Geri Müller first appeared at the Federal Palace in Bern since his recent sexting scandal broke in the media. He claims to be considering resigning his political positions but ultimately to be happy that he has not made a significant mistake but only a minor, personal derailment. For the moment, he is physically doing well and excited for his work in the parliament and he will be available to answer questions about his recent scandal.
Image Description | Geri Müller being interviewed for television.
Image Tags | male(s)
Geri Müller: Nackt-Selfies aus dem Stadthaus
(Geri Müller: Nude Selfies from City Hall)
Newspaper | Schweiz am Sonntag
Date | 14.10.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Summary | City mayor of Baden, Switzerland, and member of the Swiss parliament Geri Müller is involved in a sexting scandal with sexts and nude images sent during cabinet meetings. The article very dramatically depicts how Geri Müller’s sexting partner was allegedly lured into a police ambush set up by Geri Müller after she would not destroy all evidence of their intimate texting relationship. She testified that he had urged her to destroy the traces of their sexting relationship because he would suffer “disappear” from politics if that ever became public. Müller defends himself by saying that he had called the police because he had reason to believe that she was suicidal.
Image Description | Portrait of Geri Müller at his desk.
Image Tags | male(s)
Per SMS-Alarm ans Obligatorische
(Text message alarm to remind of compulsory (shooting practice))
Newspaper | Tagblatt (Thurgau)
Date | 21.5.2015
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | texting
Summary | Frauenfeld’s shooting club president, Damian Schlatter, has launched a text message alarm service to remind military recruits of their obligatory shooting practice. Because fines for missed shooting practices are very high, this text message alarm is very popular. This is also a good way to better the shooting club’s image as being for old people only and transporting it into the 21st century.
Image Description | Photograph in black and white of Damian Schlatter.
Image Tags | male(s)
Jungbürger verzweifelt gesucht
(Young citizen seeked out desperately)
Newspaper | Tagblatt (Thurgau)
Date | 15.1.2016
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | WhatsApp, youth
Summary | Swiss towns traditionally invite all of their citizens who turn 18 to a young citizens’ celebration to initiate them into the life of their town, meet the town council, find out about their right, and to mingle with fellow young citizens during some fun activities. Less and less youths however responded to such invites and so the town of Sirnach decided to send their invites via text message and WhatsApp. This is meant to create a group dynamic so that young citizens would animate fellow young citizens to attend the celebration.
Image Description | Photograph of a group of teenagers playing curling.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
Tablets und Twitter –darauf stehen Junge
(Tablets and Twitter – that’s what young people like)
Newspaper | 20 Minuten
Date | 30.10.2014
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | research/study, smartphone, social media, youth
Summary | A study conducted by the Zurich University of Applied Science shows that of 1000 informants between the ages of 12-19, 97% have a smartphone and only 1% a traditional mobile phone. Fewer young people use mp3 players than in recent years but listening to music still ranks high among young people. Social media use has increased considerably while different age groups target different platforms: 18-19 year-olds prefer Facebook while 14-15 year-olds use Twitter more profusely. Young people report having fewer offline hobbies than in recent years but still make sure to meet with friends on a daily basis.
Image Description | Photograph of two male teenagers wearing headphones; one of them is using a tablet and the other is eating a burger.
Image Tags | headphones, male(s), tablet
Im Digital-Detox-Camp sind Smartphones tabu
(Smartphones are taboo in digital detox camps)
Newspaper | 20 Minuten
Date | 23.7.2015
Language | German
Country | Switzerland
Topic Tags | addiction, smartphone, technology-free
Summary | Many people feel the need to restrict their technology use by taking a technology free or digital ‘detox’ holiday. Some tourist destinations already offer specific technology free accommodations, f.i. a monastery in Germany and a camp near Silicon Valley in California. Visitors are told to paint rather than instagram and talk to people rather than tweet. Ironically, these technology free spaces have become a luxury.
Image Description | Series of ten photographs potraying young people at digital detox camps.
Image Tags | female(s), male(s)
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