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News industries everywhere have observed increased interventions from platform companies in the form of “support” under umbrella initiatives that bundle and distribute platform resources. I call these “platform support initiatives,” […]
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This study aims at offering an overarching theoretical frame for analyzing different forms of direct and indirect influence of Big Tech on news media. It does so by expanding the […]
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Consent is a powerful moral force that features centrally in data governance today, often imposed as a condition for companies to collect users’ personal data. In response, an industry of […]
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An overfocus on covert networks on Facebook and Twitter misses the full expanse of the propaganda strategies that often reach more users through different communication
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Political communication has fundamentally transformed as digital technologies have become increasingly important in everyday life. Technology platforms have become powerful political instruments for world leaders, campaigns, social movements, journalists, and […]
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After a surge in popularity during the pandemic in 2020, the allures of manifestation—the ability to summon one’s desires through positive thinking—have captured the public imagination and found fertile soil […]
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There is a growing trend of legislation, regulation, and court rulings mandating the delisting of content from intermediary platforms. Few, if any, studies have evaluated user reactions to edge cases […]
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Image-based abuse (IBA) is a form of technology-facilitated abuse that involves the creation, sharing, or threatened sharing of intimate images without the consent of the person pictured. In Australia, the […]
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All major social media platforms use content moderation as a tool to prevent harmful content from spreading on their systems. To quantify the impact of content moderation, we propose the […]
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Social media sites are often guided by a core group of committed users engaged in various forms of {governance. A crucial aspect of this type of governance is deliberation, in […]
