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Focus Tag: Data
Applied Algorithmic Ethics | Marquette University
October 8, 2021
As algorithms increasingly automate decision-making processes, filter information flows, and mediate our social interactions, ethical concerns immediately follow. Questions of…
Dr. Casey Fiesler (Colorado Boulder) on Three Lessons Towards Ethical Tech | Barnard Vagelos Computational Science Center
October 8, 2021
Hardly a day passes without a new technology ethics scandal--from privacy violations on social media platform to biased algorithms to…
Factual Corrections and Misinformation During the 2020 U.S. Election: Evidence from Panel Experiments | Network Science Institute
October 6, 2021
We measure the immediate and medium-term effects of 21 highly-trafficked pieces of misinformation and fact-checks during the 2020 U.S. election…
Job Opportunity: Research Operations Director (Researcher) | NYU
by NYU
September 24, 2021
Social media has transformed politics around the world and the way we receive and engage with information. NYU’s Center for…
Opinion: Facebook says misinformation studies miss the full story. So does Facebook. | The Washington Post
by Editorial Board
September 8, 2021
A forthcoming study about misinformation on Facebook will say that false stories earned more clicks than facts six times over…
The Taliban are showing us the dangers of personal data falling into the wrong hands | The Guardian
by Emerys Schoemaker
September 8, 2021
The Taliban have openly talked about using US-made digital identity technology to hunt down Afghans who have worked with the…
Job Opening: Reporter | The New York Times
by The New York Times
August 26, 2021
The New York Times is seeking an ambitious reporter who will examine the world of misinformation in all its forms.…
How a once-obscure government database turned into a weapon for anti-vaxxers | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Matt Motta and Dominik Stecula
August 26, 2021
You may not be familiar with the Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, or VAERS. Co-managed by the U.S. Centers for…
Annenberg Conversations on Gender: From Algorithm Audits to Accountability | Annenberg School for Communication
August 19, 2021
In this conversation, Duncan Watts and Danaë Metaxa will discuss Metaxa’s research using algorithm audits to measure gender and racial…