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

report | 11.14.18

Content or Context Moderation?

Artisanal, Community-Reliant, and Industrial Approaches
Robyn Caplan

In Content or Context Moderation? by Robyn Caplan illustrates the organizational contexts of three types of content moderation strategies by drawing from interviews with 10 major digital platforms.

report | 11.05.18

Data Craft

Amelia Acker

report | 10.17.18

Weaponizing the Digital Influence Machine

Anthony Nadler, Matthew Crain, and Joan Donovan

News & Updates   

12.20.18
2018 Year in Review

12.05.18
Data & Society welcomes Sareeta Amrute as Director of Research

11.08.18
(Closed) Now Hiring: Researcher, Social Instabilities in Labor Futures Initiative

11.07.18
(Closed) Call for Postdoctoral Scholars
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Short Reads   

11.16.18

Artificial intelligence can entrench disparities—here’s what we must do

Kadija Ferryman, Robert A. Winn

As AI becomes integrated into different facets of our lives, Data & Society Researcher Kadija Ferryman joins Robert A. Winn in considering what this means for the field of...
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10.12.18

When Your Boss Is an Algorithm

Alex Rosenblat

Building off the research for her book Uberland: How Algorithms are Rewriting the Rules of Work, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat explains algorithmic management in the gig-economy. “Data...
Read on The New York Times ➚
09.14.18

Media Manipulation, Strategic Amplification, and Responsible Journalism

danah boyd

On September 13th, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd gave the keynote speech at the Online News Association Conference. Read the transcript of her talk on Points....
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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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