In this blogpost, Zachary Gold dives into the implications of the Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA), launched in 2000. "Many parents certainly worry about their children getting access to inappropriate material online,... Read on Medium

An interview with Sareeta Amrute on her book "Encoding Race, Encoding Class." Read on CaMP Anthropology

danah boyd reflects on her time at MIT Media Lab and the power to change people's perspective through the process of “demo-or-die”. Read on Points

Data & Society Researcher Alexandra Mateescu maps out the inequalities and power dynamics  within the gig economy. "As on-demand companies like Handy and online marketplaces like Care.com enter the space of domestic work, ... Read on Points

Becca Lewis writes about media manipulation outside of the far-right and explains why the term "alt-left" is an example of false equivalence. Read on Points

Julian Ehrlich and Alexandra Mateescu provide an overview of Data & Society's 2017 Future Perfect conference, curated by Ingrid Burrington. Read on Points

D&S affiliate Wilneida Negrón details the role of bots and automation in activism today. As everyone from advertisers to political adversaries jockey for attention, they are increasingly using automated technologies and pr... Read on Ford Foundation blog

Tarleton Gillespie critiques the opacity of Facebook’s content moderation policies, arguing that their process has become too complex and high-stakes to be left hidden from the public. Read on Points

D&S affiliate Seeta Peña Gangadharan writes about defending digital rights of library patrons. If this sounds complicated and scary, that’s because it is. But confronted with this matrix of vulnerabilities, the library—wit... Read on New America

D&S affiliate Desmond Patton breaks down how social media can lead to gun violence in this piece in The Trace. Social media doesn’t allow for the opportunity to physically de-escalate an argument. Instead, it offers myriad... Read on The Trace