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PointsTechnology is distorting reality and reshaping narratives. Read on PointsMay 2019 -
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PointsA transcript of danah boyd's talk at the Digital Public Library of America conference. Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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PointsOn February 23, 2019, danah boyd gave a talk at the Knight Media Forum; this text is the written version of her talk. Read on PointsApril 2019 -
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Media MattersCristina Lopez G. provides an explainer about the social media platform "Gab." Read on Media MattersOctober 2018 -
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PointsOn September 13th, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd gave the keynote speech at the Online News Association Conference. Read the transcript of her talk on Points. "Now, more than ever, we need a press drive... Read on PointsSeptember 2018 -
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Media Manipulation BlogHow can we trace the spread of disinformation by tracking metadata? Data & Society Research Affiliate Amelia Acker explains. "One way of more fully understanding the data craftwork of disinformation on social media platfor... Read on Media Manipulation BlogJuly 2018 -
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MediumIn this Medium post, Founder and President danah boyd reflects on the current state of journalism and offers next steps. "Contemporary propaganda isn’t about convincing someone to believe something, but convincing them to doub... Read on MediumJune 2018 -
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PointsAfter the Cambridge Analytica scandal, can internet data be used ethically for research? Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Kadija Ferryman and Elaine O. Nsoesie, PhD from the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation re... Read on PointsApril 2018 -
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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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PointsIn this Points essay, Data & Society Postdoctoral Scholar Francesca Tripodi explains how communities might define media literacy differently from one another. "In that moment, I realized that this community of Evangelica... Read on PointsFebruary 2018