Despite the potential societal benefits of granting independent researchers access to digital platform data, such as promotion of transparency and…
Archive
Focus Tag: Regulation
Disinformation and the Business of the Consumer Internet
February 14, 2022
Introduction The 2016 presidential election in the United States stood to be historic—and historic it was, albeit in part for…
Pew Research talks to experts about the web of 2035 | Fast Company
by Mark Sullivan
February 10, 2022
In the early 21st century, the internet—and the social internet, in particular—has enabled a more connected world. But it’s also…
Hacking Online Virality | Shorenstein Center
January 31, 2022
As social media become major channels for the diffusion of news and information, it becomes critical to understand how the…
Joni Mitchell joins Neil Young in protest over Joe Rogan Spotify podcast | The Washington Post
by Ben Sisario
January 31, 2022
Joni Mitchell said Friday that she would remove her music from Spotify, joining Neil Young in his protest against the…
This group of tech firms just signed up to a safer metaverse | MIT Technology Review
by Tanya Basu
January 27, 2022
The internet can feel like a bottomless pit of the worst aspects of humanity. So far, there’s little indication that…
Bill Seeking to Outlaw Self-Preferencing by Amazon, Google Clears Hurdle in Senate | The Markup
by Aaron Sankin
January 25, 2022
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday gave its stamp of approval to the first major legislative effort meant to stop…
FSI | Cyber – Inclusive Content Moderation Is Innovative Content Moderation
January 21, 2022
Join us on Tuesday, January 25 from 12 PM - 1 PM PT for “Inclusive Content Moderation Is Innovative Content…
COVID misinformation is a health risk – tech companies need to remove harmful content not tweak their algorithms | The Conversation
by Andrew Chadwick
January 21, 2022
Many worldwide have now caught COVID. But during the pandemic many more are likely to have encountered something else that’s…
A Safe Harbor for Platform Research | Knight First Amendment Institute
by Alex Abdo, Ramya Krishnan, Stephanie Krent, Evan Welber Falcón, and Andrew Keane Woods
January 20, 2022
Social media platforms influence public discourse in profound ways. Billions of users worldwide and hundreds of millions in the United…