danah boyd is the founder and president of Data & Society, a partner researcher at Microsoft Research, and a visiting professor at New York University. Her research is focused on making certain that society has a nuanced understanding of the relationship between technology and society, especially as issues of inequity and bias emerge. She is the author of It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, and has authored or co-authored numerous books, articles, and essays. She is a trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian, a director of the Social Science Research Council, and a director of Crisis Text Line. She has been recognized by numerous organizations, including receiving the Electronic Frontier Foundation’s Pioneer/Barlow Award and being selected as a 2011 Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum. Originally trained in computer science before retraining under anthropologists, danah has a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley’s School of Information.
danah boyd

danah boyd examines sociotechnical vulnerabilities at the interstices of technology and society in an effort to remedy structural inequities
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DatabitesTechnologist and digital media scholar An Xiao Mina provides a global exploration of internet memes as agents of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on- and offline. Based on her new book, Memes to Movements: How the... Read moreJanuary 2019 -
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SSRNIn this paper, authors identify the challenges to integrating fairness into machine learning based systems and suggest next steps. "In this paper, however, we contend that these concepts render technical interventions ineffect... Read on SSRNDecember 2018 -
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New AmericaData & Society Founder and President danah boyd and Researcher Madeleine Clare Elish lay the groundwork for questioning AI and ethics. "Without comprehensively accounting for the strengths and weaknesses of technical pract... Read on New AmericaNovember 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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SSRNIn this article, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd and Researcher Madeleine Clare Elish break down the "magic" narrative around AI systems. "'Big Data' and 'artificial intelligence' have captured the public i... Read on SSRNAugust 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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The GuardianData & Society President and Founder danah boyd and Media Manipulation Research Lead Joan Donovan challenge newsrooms to practice "strategic silence" to avoid amplifying extremist messaging. "Editors used to engage in stra... Read on The GuardianJune 2018 -
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Data & SocietyThis primer explores different types of data voids and how they can be exploited by those with ideological, economic, or political agendas. Read moreMay 2018 -
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3sat TV3sat TV interviewed Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd at re:publica 2018 about gaining control of our data privacy. The video is in German. Read on 3sat TVMay 2018 -
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Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationIn this study, Data & Society Founder and President danah boyd, Affiliate Alice Marwick, and Researcher Mikaela Pitcan interviewed ask, how do young people of low socio-economic status in NYC manage their impressions online... Read on Journal of Computer-Mediated CommunicationApril 2018