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Twitter is far smaller than Facebook, but it may play a more consequential role in the spread of misinformation.
Case study that should provoke discussion!
Don't film violence on your phone—put the camera down and help the people who need it.
Testimony from those working to keep beheadings, bestiality and child sexual abuse images off Facebook indicates that the support provided isn’t enough
A recent attack on the accounts of Defense Department employees suggests how easily people can be duped into clicking on dangerous links.
While few studies examine the online privacy practices or attitudes of young people of low socio-economic status (SES), they are often at the most risk of and m...
“Twitter and Tear Gas: The Power and Fragility of Networked Protest” is riveting firsthand account and incisive analysis of modern protest, revealing internet-fueled social movements’ greatest stre...
Share Lab uses flow charts and data analysis to map one of the greatest forces shaping our world - Facebook.
Provocations. Good for students to respond to!
Private online platforms have an increasingly essential role in free speech and participation in democratic culture. But while it might appear that any internet
When Facebook announced two weeks ago that it would hire an extra 3,000 moderators to review livestreamed video, many wondered what moderating the vast platform might actually look like. This week, The Guardian exclusively obtained documents that allow a more detailed look inside the Facebook moderation processes than ever before. It is clear from the […]
The company’s content moderation guide suggests it hasn’t come to grips with its unique role in the world.
Leaked policies guiding moderators on what content to allow are likely to fuel debate about social media giant’s ethics
On May 18, Twitter announced changes to its Developer Policy that has significant impacts for researchers and archivists. The goal of this blog post is to describe the change and its implications.
Reflections from undergraduates of the social media era
We know a lot about fake news. It’s an old problem.
Open up a web browser or power up a smartphone—pretty much essential for modern-day living—and you’re walking straight into a privacy minefield. That much you know. Especially after the news earlier this week that Unroll.me, a popular service that lets you unsubscribe from multiple email lists with a single click, was…