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PointsSocial media companies must prioritize and design for teens. Read on PointsSeptember 2020 -
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PointsFor Data & Society Points, Visiting Scholar Anne Washington breaks down the numbers behind Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. "How did the choices made by only 270,000 Facebook users affect millions of people? How is it p... Read on PointsApril 2018 -
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The TraceD&S affiliate Desmond Patton breaks down how social media can lead to gun violence in this piece in The Trace. Social media doesn’t allow for the opportunity to physically de-escalate an argument. Instead, it offers myriad... Read on The TraceMay 2017 -
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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 -
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PointsD&S founder danah boyd writes her response to the recent “Online Harassment, Digital Abuse, and Cyberstalking in America” report. "27% of all American internet users self-censor what they post online out of fear of onlin... Read on PointsNovember 2016 -
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CultureDigitally.orgD&S Advisor Tarleton Gillespie responds to Gizmodo's recent piece alleging bias in Facebook's Trending Topics list. He argues that information algorithms like the ones used to identify “trends” on Facebook do not work alone... Read on CultureDigitally.orgMay 2016 -
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MediumIt is well known that gang violence is a serious public health problem, particularly in Chicago, Illinois, where it has claimed over 400 murders and 2,674 shooting victims so far this year. What is less well known is that gang... Read on MediumDecember 2015