Any day now the Facebook Oversight Board, the social media company’s review mechanism for decisions on deletion of content and…
Archive
Focus Tag: Ethics
Can A.I. help Facebook cure its disinformation problem? | Fortune
by Jeremy Kahn
April 6, 2021
In addition to testing American democracy, November’s election and the subsequent storming of the U.S. Capitol put social media to the test. Facebook and its rivals have spent…
Maybe just shut up about national politics if you want to reduce polarization? | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joshua Benton
April 2, 2021
It’s Thanksgiving 2021, and thanks to the magic of vaccines, you’re celebrating it back in your hometown with your family.…
Vaccination passport apps could help society reopen – first they have to be secure, private and trusted | The Conversation
by Laurin Weissinger
March 23, 2021
You might soon have an additional app on your phone: a digital vaccination passport that allows people who have been…
More Than Ready: Lessons from Women of Color in Public Tech Leadership | Shorenstein Center
March 3, 2021
Join us for a conversation with Cecilia Muñoz and Shorenstein Center Fellow Kathy Pham to discuss Cecilia’s recent book More than Ready:…
The demise of #NSFW: Contested platform governance and Tumblr’s 2018 adult content ban | New Media and Society Journal
by Jeanna Sybert
March 2, 2021
On December 3, 2018, Tumblr announced that it would ban sexually explicit content from the platform, drawing immediate backlash from…
India introduces new rules to regulate online content | AP News
by Sheikh Saaliq
February 25, 2021
NEW DELHI (AP) — India on Thursday rolled out new regulations for social media companies and digital streaming websites to…
McDonald’s Secretive Intel Team Spies on ‘Fight for $15’ Workers, Internal Documents Show | VICE
by Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai and Lauren Kaori Gurley
February 24, 2021
For years, McDonald's has internally labeled activists and employees working with the Fight for $15 campaign a security threat and…
House panel to dive into misinformation debate | The Hill
by Thomas Moore
February 24, 2021
House lawmakers on Wednesday will examine the role misinformation on cable news played in the Jan. 6 insurrection in a…
Job Opportunity: Deputy Director and Research Manager | CAT Lab
by CAT Lab: Cornell University
February 19, 2021
With this new funding, CAT Lab can now build a team that will work together with communities and collaborators on…