Data & Society Researcher Jacob Metcalf co-authored an op-ed in Slate discussing how giving researchers more access to Facebook users' data could prevent unethical data mining. "This case raises numerous complicated ethica... Read on Slate

D&S Founder danah boyd and Researcher Robyn Caplan contributed to the book "Trump and the Media," which examines the role the media played in the election of Donald Trump. Other contributors include: Mike Ananny, Chris W... Read on MIT News

Read and/or watch Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd's keynote talk at SXSW EDU 2018. "I get that many progressive communities are panicked about conservative media, but we live in a polarized society and I ... Read on Points

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"Fake news” isn’t exactly new: Tabloids have long hawked alien baby photos and Elvis sightings. Many have thus argued that fake news—propaganda, misinformation, and conspiracy theories—have always existed, and therefore require... Read more

In 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 Points

Data & Society report responds to the "fake news" problem by evaluating the successes and failures of recent media literacy efforts while pointing towards next steps for educators, legislators, technologists, and philanthropists. Read more

New Data & Society report clarifies uses of "fake news" and analyzes four specific strategies for intervention. Read more

Tarleton Gillespie discusses Logan Paul, YouTube, and what we should expect from social media platforms. Read on Points

This is a transcript of Data & Society founder and president danah boyd's recent lightening talk at The People's Disruption: Platform Co-Ops for Global Challenges. "But as many of you know, power corrupts. And the same g... Read on Points