Data & Society is a research institute focused on the social and cultural issues arising from data-centric technological development.

report | 06.27.18

Beyond Disruption

How Tech Shapes Labor Across Domestic Work & Ridehailing
Julia Ticona, Alexandra Mateescu, Alex Rosenblat

Drawn from the experiences of U.S. ridehail, care, and cleaning platform workers, “Beyond Disruption” demonstrates how technology reshapes the future of labor.

report | 05.22.18

The Oxygen of Amplification

Whitney Phillips

report | 05.16.18

Searching for Alternative Facts

Francesca Tripodi

News & Updates   

06.13.18
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05.30.18
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05.24.18
Now Hiring: Administrative Associate

05.22.18
Craig Newmark Philanthropies, News Integrity Initiative Announce Support for Data & Society Media Manipulation Initiative
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Short Reads   

05.24.18

Effortless Slippage

Ingrid Burrington

In e-flux, Data & Society INFRA Lead Ingrid Burrington contemplates the maps of the internet. “The historical maps made of the internet—and, later, the maps of the world made by the...
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05.15.18

Trusted strangers: Carework platforms’ cultural entrepreneurship in the on-demand economy

Julia Ticona, Alexandra Mateescu

Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Julia Ticona and Research Analyst Alexandra Mateescu investigate the consequences of “visibility” in carework apps. “Based on a discourse analysis of carework platforms and...
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05.11.18

Artificial Intelligence & Human Rights: A Workshop at Data & Society

Mark Latonero, Melanie Penagos

On April 26-27, Data & Society hosted a multidisciplinary workshop on AI and Human Rights. In this Points piece, Data + Human Rights Research Lead Mark Latonero and Research...
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Databites   

Data & Society's speaker series – Databites – is geared toward engaging our network and the broader public on unresolved questions and timely topics of interest to the D&S community.

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