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Data & SocietyWhat are the infrastructures surrounding government data from multiple nations/states, and the epistemic battles over that data’s legitimacy? Read moreMarch 2021 -
report
Data & SocietyThe Life and Death of Malaysia’s Anti-Fake News Act Read moreMarch 2020 -
report
Data & SocietyThis report traces decades of AV manipulation to demonstrate how evolving technologies aid consolidations of power in society. Read moreSeptember 2019 -
blog post
PointsBritt Paris urges us to think about how the panic narrative around AI can be manipulated to a certain end, such as financial gain. Read on PointsJuly 2019 -
report
Data & SocietyWeaponizing the Digital Influence Machine: The Political Perils of Online Ad Tech identifies the technologies, conditions, and tactics that enable today’s digital advertising infrastructure to be weaponized by political and anti-democratic actors. Read moreOctober 2018 -
Academic Article
Feminist Media StudiesAlice Marwick and Robyn Caplan identify the networked elements of online harassment. Read on Feminist Media StudiesMarch 2018 -
op-ed
SlateData & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf co-authored an op-ed in Slate discussing how giving researchers more access to Facebook users' data could prevent unethical data mining. "This case raises numerous complicated ethica... Read on SlateMarch 2018 -
blog post
PointsIn “Are There Limits to Online Free Speech?” D&S fellow Alice Marwick argues against simplistic binaries pitting free speech against censorship, looking at how the tech industry’s historic commitment to freedom of speech fa... Read on PointsJanuary 2017 -
report
Data & Society"Online Harassment, Digital Abuse, and Cyberstalking in America" examines American teens’ and adults’ experiences with witnessing, experiencing, and responding to the aftermath of online harassment and abuse. Read moreNovember 2016 -
Resource
Data & SocietyResearchers who investigate sensitive topics may face online harassment, social shaming, or other networked forms of abuse. In addition to potential impacts on the researcher’s reputation and mental health, fear of harassment m... Read moreOctober 2016