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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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Data & SocietyAttorney and Internet Law & Policy Foundry fellow Amanda Levendowski discusses how to craft effective online harassment and abuse reporting policies (HARP). She discusses the online harassment taxonomy and platform permeabi... Read moreDecember 2015 -
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Vice“Just as the software and hardware of the internet has been militarized by the imperatives of a mostly secret 'cyberwar,' so too are online social spaces being weaponized in new and mostly hidden ways.” D&S researcher Tim Hw... Read on ViceSeptember 2015 -
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Data & SocietyPhil Howard presents his latest research and asks for advice on what to do next. His new book, Pax Technica: How the Internet of Things May Set Us Free or Lock Us Up, is about the impact of IoT on civic engagement. The next pro... Read moreApril 2015