The Ethical Digital team is taking action in responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Call to Action #92. We are doing this by "changing the trajectory of the internet" by making it more respectful, equitable, and inclusive. We hope a report outlining tech resources, mindset, and skills barriers Indigenous women in Saskatchewan face is a small step in the right direction.

At Ethical Digital, we’ve had the opportunity to assist women entrepreneurs with their websites. A business’s website is incredibly important for its success. So, when we get the chance to help women entrepreneurs create a website that represents them well, we leap at the chance.

The Internet started as this incredible concept: providing people with all the information they could ever need with the click of a few buttons. Since 1983, the ‘official birth year’ of the Internet, we’ve strayed from this ideal. 

The online world is ever-evolving—especially social media. We can’t see into the future, but we can certainly predict some major trends that will take over the social media world this year. 

We’ve all seen influencers in our journeys on social media. But just how influential are they? One group of researchers set out to understand the effects of influencer marketing on consumers and brands. It’s important to understand this relationship as users, communicators and marketers!

Research has shown time and time again that social media can have many negative effects on its users. So, why can’t we stop scrolling?

Also referred to as feature phones, dumbphones are the opposite of smartphones. These devices help people break free from the addictive nature of smartphones. Gen Z and Millennials are the main adopters of this trend, opting for the phones that were popular before the capabilities of smartphones were developed.

The Saskatchewan Association of Immigrant Settlement and Integration Agencies (SAISIA) has created a video geared towards newcomers, framing Canadian citizenship through the lens of an Indigenous perspective. The video is part of a wider national project to connect newcomer agencies to Indigenous values.

In honour of International Literacy Day on September 8th, we’re excited to tell you about the current state of literacy levels, why literacy is important, and what we can do to make a difference. 

Friend networking sites are all about helping people establish and maintain friendships. Today Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram are leading the way. These platforms are like open playgrounds where everyone can see and share their social experiences, making them ideal for studying how online interactions affect teens' self-esteem and well-being.

Women make up 6% of tech founders and 25% of the industry. However, there’s one group of women notably missing: Indigenous women.  With funding from Women and Gender Equality Canada, Ethical Digital had the opportunity to put the Indigenous Women in Tech (IWT) project idea into action!

Chloe Berryman and her research team studied social media usage and its effects on young adults’ mental health. They did not find a strong correlation between media usage and mental health, but rather, they pinpointed a term and action which indicates someone is struggling with their mental health. This term is called vaguebooking.

Changes in memory due to increasing internet use are being studied, and one group of researchers narrowed down their study to social media use. More specifically, the potential mediating effects of problematic social media use.

Should social media be used as a tool for learning in post-secondary education? Social media is a slippery slope, but research has found that if it’s implemented enthusiastically and properly, social media can engage students and instructors alike.

How you can fight FOMO, lower loneliness, and decrease depression