The opening article of the series frames a call to action for more user-focused technology, and urges users to demand greater privacy, transparency, and control. For the art, I wanted to focus on  solidarity, and showing users themselves in an empowered position as they break through the tech noise.

In this article, the author shares how posting baby photos on Instagram led its algorithm to flood his feed with disturbing images of infants, revealing how the platform exploits emotional triggers. I decided to lean into horror imagery like doll parts and broken glass to subtly suggest the gruesome nature of the author's feed.

I really wanted to show how cumbersome the act of reading through an entire privacy policy could feel, so both concepts envelope a central figure with copy, though they heroically break through. (the chosen sketch is made from a sadly, small, section of Twitter's actual privacy policy).

While I was gunning for the alt sketch for... nostalgia reasons, the chosen concept illustrates the incredible amount of surveillance involved in being on social media, even as a child. Lit only on by the glow of her phone, the central character is isolated, and unknowingly flanked on all sides by too-watchful eyes.