Brian Callaci explains how Uber can use a franchise model to still skirt responsibility to its workers. Read on Slate

With gig work even more unstable and uncertain than before, independent contractors are surviving the pandemic by cobbling together piecemeal labor, unemployment benefits, and COVID-19 stimulus aid. Read on Fast Company

Alex Rosenblat argues for benefits for gig workers. Read on Harvard Business Review

The new-found power of gig economy workers. Read on The Globe and Mail

They deserve the right to protect themselves. Read on The American Prospect

The best way to describe what automation means today might be: machines upfront, people in the back. Read on Slate

How do we think about regulatory frameworks for ridehail services? Researcher Alex Rosenblat shares insights from her book Uberland. Read on The Globe and Mail

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 and algorithms are present... Read on The New York Times

Drawing on conclusions from the Data & Society report Beyond Disruption, Researcher Alexandra Mateescu discusses surveillance of domestic care workers online. "Online marketplaces may not be the root cause of individual ... Read on Slate

In an op-ed for The New York Times, Data & Society Researcher Alex Rosenblat shatters the narrative that Uber encapsulates the entire gig-economy. "But this industry has, until recently, operated largely informally, with... Read on The New York Times