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Synthetic data generated through machine learning algorithms from original real-world data is gaining prominence across sectors due to their potential to provide privacy-preserving alternatives to traditional data sources. However, recent […]
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Chatbots, driven by artificial intelligence (AI) such as ChatGPT, are playing an increasingly pivotal role in the digital age and are disrupting numerous industries. However, as these technologies rapidly advance […]
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In this paper, we engage with and expand on the keynote talk about the “Right to Audit” given by Prof. Christian Sandvig at the International Conference on Computational Social Science […]
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We are now living in a platform society, where platforms are widely acknowledged to exert significant control over users. But how can user agency exert power to influence the platform? […]
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Twenty-nine governments from around the globe convened at the 2025 Paris Peace Forum, including five Heads of State and Government, have committed to hold the line to protect access to trustworthy, reliable […]
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The big data that platforms use to produce rankings, forecasts and recommendations are anything but neutral. On the contrary, the platforms are major sources of discrimination of all kinds. Although […]
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Europeans face a growing threat to their fundamental freedoms and democratic institutions, as dominant tech platforms further consolidate their control over the online platforms and other infrastructure essential to communications […]
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As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to reshape society, its integration into journalism raises critical questions about transparency, accountability, and public trust. Existing AI regulations have largely been developed without meaningful […]
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This paper introduces the concept of an algopticon to theorize surveillance in the age of algorithmic governance and surveillance capitalism. Building on earlier surveillance models— panopticon, synopticon, banopticon, and super-panopticon—the […]
