In “How do you deal with a problem like ‘fake news?’” D&S researcher Robyn Caplan weighs in on the potential — and pitfalls — of efforts to curb Facebook’s fake news problem. Read on Points

In “Why America is Self-Segregating,” D&S founder danah boyd looks back at the unraveling of two historical institutions through which social, racial, and class-based diversification of social networks was achieved — the US... Read on Points

In “Are There Limits to Online Free Speech?” D&S fellow Alice Marwick argues against simplistic binaries pitting free speech against censorship, looking at how the tech industry’s historic commitment to freedom of speech fa... Read on Points

In “Did Media Literacy Backfire?” D&S founder danah boyd argues that the thorny problems of fake news and the spread of conspiracy theories have, in part, origins in efforts to educate people against misinformation. At the ... Read on Points

In “What’s Propaganda Got To Do With It?” Caroline Jack notes a resurgence in the popularity of “propaganda” as a judgment-laden label for a vast array of media ranging from fringe conspiracy theories to establishment news inst... Read on Points

D&S advisor Baratunde Thurston discusses EFF's work to encrypt the web and switch every site to https://. Read on Electronic Frontier Foundation

D&S advisor Ethan Zuckerman discusses his long-time friendship with a Trump supporter. Read on Medium

D&S advisor Baratunde Thurston details his exploration of The Glass Room exhibit. "I want to see The Glass Room everywhere there is an Apple Store…And anyone founding or working for a tech company should have to prove th... Read on Points

D&S fellow Zara Rahman discusses her thoughts on self-censorship in the field of social change. Call me naive, but I hope that my future professional life will be enhanced, rather than damaged, by my principles. But I know... Read on Zararah.net

D&S founder danah boyd's prepared remarks for a public roundtable in the European Parliament on algorithmic accountability and transparency in the digital economy were adapted in this Points piece. "I believe that algori... Read on Points