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Job Opportunity: Postdoctoral Associate, Statistical Science | Duke University
by Duke University
August 26, 2022
The Polarization Lab at Duke University is inviting applications for a Postdoctoral Associate to begin immediately. We seek a recent…
Improving Researcher Access to Digital Data: A Workshop Report | Center for Democracy and Technology
by Caitlin Vogus
August 16, 2022
In March 2022, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) convened 29 researchers from academia, civil society, and journalism in…
Job Opportunity: Director of Research | Data & Society Research Institute
by Data & Society
July 27, 2022
The Director of Research at Data & Society is an exciting leadership role in a leading public-interest research institute working…
Big Tech remains silent on questions about data privacy in a post-Roe world | MIT Technology Review
by Abby Ohlheiser and Hana Kiros
June 29, 2022
Google says in its terms of service that the company reserves the right to remove any content that violates the…
Instagram hides some posts that mention abortion | AP News
by Amanda Seitz
June 29, 2022
Instagram is blocking posts that mention abortion from public view, in some cases requiring its users to confirm their age…
The biggest privacy risks in seeking abortion care in post-Roe America | The Verge
by Russell Brandom, Nicole Wetsman, Corin Faife, and Mary Beth Griggs
June 29, 2022
For millions of Americans, finding abortion services in the US just became a legal minefield. With the Supreme Court’s ruling…
Combatting Online Harms Through Innovation | Federal Trade Commission
by Federal Trade Commissionon
June 22, 2022
Our mission is protecting consumers and competition by preventing anticompetitive, deceptive, and unfair business practices through law enforcement, advocacy, and…
Facebook’s new data-sharing plans raise old concerns | Columbia Journalism Review
by Mathew Ingram
May 27, 2022
On Monday, Meta, the parent company of Facebook, said that it plans to share more data about political ad targeting…
How Journalists Work With Hacktivists | Motherboard
by Author on Source
May 26, 2022
On May 24, several news outlets reported on the internal workings of a Chinese run Uyghur internment camp in Xinjiang.…