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Points"The processes editors have used to filter information were never transparent, hence the enthusiasm of the early 2000s for unfiltered media. What may be new is the pervasiveness of the gatekeeping that algorithms make possible,... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
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MediumD&S Board Member Anil Dash contrasts two recent approaches to making internet connectivity more widely available. Comparing the efforts to build consensus behind Facebook's Free Basics initiative to LinkNYC, the recently-la... Read on MediumFebruary 2016 -
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DatabitesAlgorithms may now be our most important knowledge technologies, “the scientific instruments of a society at large,” and they are increasingly vital to how we organize human social interaction, produce authoritative knowledge, ... Read moreFebruary 2016 -
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PointsD&S founder danah boyd declares: “It’s not Cyberspace anymore.” While at Davos, danah reflects on the 20 years since John Perry Barlow wrote "A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace". "There is a power shift unde... Read on PointsFebruary 2016 -
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Points"We didn’t architect for prejudice, but we didn’t design systems to combat it either." Points: “What World Are We Building?” is adapted, with permission, from a talk of the same name. On October 20, 2015, Data & Society ... Read on PointsJanuary 2016 -
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Data & SocietyWith the rise of online learning environments, student records are no longer just basic academic and administrative information, but include data and metadata generated from student interaction with digital platforms as well as... Read moreJanuary 2016 -
Longform
The AtlanticThe grand finale of D&S artist-in-residence Ingrid Burrington's gonzo series of essays on Internet infrastructures, this piece explores northern Virginia in search of Amazon Web Services data centers — and explores the ge... Read on The AtlanticJanuary 2016 -
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The GuardianD&S Advisor Ethan Zuckerman contemplates the sustainability of advertising on the internet in 2016 and why advertisers continue to go through all the trouble to track a user across their devices: The simple truth is that w... Read on The GuardianJanuary 2015 -
Longform
BrightAt what age should children be allowed to access the internet without parental oversight? This is a hairy question that raises all sorts of issues about rights, freedoms, morality, skills, and cognitive capability. Cultural val... Read on BrightDecember 2015 -
Academic Article
Social Science Computer ReviewAbstract: Trauma-based interventions are common in mental health practice, and yet there is a gap in services because social media has created new ways of managing trauma. Practitioners identify treatments for traumatic experie... Read on Social Science Computer ReviewDecember 2015