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Pandemic tech left out public health experts. Here’s why that needs to change. | MIT Technology Review
by Lindsay Muscato
7 days ago
Exposure notification apps were developed at the start of the pandemic, as technologists raced to help slow the spread of…
Platform research access in Article 31 of the Digital Services Act: Sword without a shield? | Verfassungsblog
by Paddy Leerssen
September 10, 2021
The issue of research access is becoming ever more urgent in platform governance. Over the past year, dominant platforms such…
An Australian court ruling makes publishers legally responsible for every idiot Facebook user who leaves a comment | Nieman Journalism Lab
by Joshua Benton
September 10, 2021
Is Australia the future? I mean, from a time zone perspective, it definitely is. (Unless you’re reading Nieman Lab in…
Becoming a digital power: Japan’s path for domestic transformation and international influence | Brookings Institute
September 8, 2021
With the growing risk of the fragmentation of the international digital ecosystem, prioritizing digital transformation has never been more important…
How Facebook Relies on Accenture to Scrub Toxic Content | The New York Times
by Adam Satariano and Mike Isaac
September 1, 2021
In 2019, Julie Sweet, the newly appointed chief executive of the global consulting firm Accenture, held a meeting with top…
What is Section 230? An expert on internet law and regulation explains the legislation that paved the way for Facebook, Google and Twitter | The Conversation
by Abbey Stemler
August 5, 2021
Almost any article you read about Section 230 reminds you that it contains the most important 26 words in tech…
Most racist abusers of footballers are still active on Twitter, PFA finds | The Guardian
by Paul MacInnes
August 5, 2021
Racist abuse of footballers on Twitter increased over the course of the 2020-21 season and the majority of offending accounts…
The Justice Department’s New Media Protections Are (Mostly) a Promise, Not Yet a Reality | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Anna Diakun and Jameel Jaffer
August 2, 2021
Last week, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced broad new limitations on federal prosecutors’ use of compulsory legal process—including subpoenas, warrants, and court…
Extremism Online | Essay Series
July 28, 2021
Extremism Online In this essay series from Items, the SSRC’s digital forum, researchers examine how right-wing extremism ideologies multiply through…