On February 23, 2019, danah boyd gave a talk at the Knight Media Forum; this text is the written version of her talk. Read on Points

Data & Society Fellow Mutale Nkonde discusses the need for public interest technologists to be critical of asymmetrical power systems in order to create a truly equitable future; she profiles fellow technologists Alisa Vale... Read on Points

The Algorithmic Accountability Act is a great first step, and regulators who are tasked with implementing it should take sociotechnical frames into account. "A sociological lens can help illuminate appropriate points of inst... Read on Points

Cristina Lopez G. analyzes the spike in anti-Muslim rhetoric online during the Notre Dame fire. Read on Media Matters

Data & Society Labor Engagement Lead Aiha Nguyen explains how technology is enabling new and more invasive forms of surveilling workers. "As technology expands the scope and scale of what can be done with surveillance to... Read on Points

Erin McAweeney discusses the history of anti-vaccination beliefs and new vulnerabilities for networked health information. Read on Points

Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd and Researcher Madeleine Clare Elish lay the groundwork for questioning AI and ethics. "Without comprehensively accounting for the strengths and weaknesses of technical pract... Read on New America

Becca Lewis writes about the findings from a recent Knight report that explores how misinformation spread during the 2016 presidential election. Read on Points

Cristina Lopez G. provides an explainer about the social media platform "Gab." Read on Media Matters

Data & Society Health + Data Lead Mary Madden considers what patient privacy means in the current age of technology. "In the era of data-driven medicine, systems for handling data need to avoid anything that feels like man... Read on MIT Technology Review