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Stormzy 1: The Sun 0—Three Reasons Why #GE2017 Was the Real Social Media Election
It could be the first election where the right wing tabloids finally ceded their influence…
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Latest Report by UN Special Rapporteur for the Right to Freedom of Expression is a Landmark Document
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in EthicsWhat is the responsibility of the private industry, which runs and owns much of the…
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Our knowledge of how automated agents interact is rather poor (and that could be a problem)
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We might expect bot interactions to be relatively predictable and uneventful.
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Could Voting Advice Applications force politicians to keep their manifesto promises?
A number of studies have shown that VAA use has an impact on the cognitive…
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Social media and the battle for perceptions of the U.S.–Mexico border
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in InterviewsThe U.S.–Mexico border is a complex region encompassing both positives and negatives — but understanding…
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Using Open Government Data to predict sense of local community
Advocates hope that opening government data will increase government transparency, catalyse economic growth, address social…
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Should adverts for social casino games be covered by gambling regulations?
Notably, nearly 90 percent of the advertisements contained no responsible or problem gambling language, despite…
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How useful are volunteer crisis-mappers in a humanitarian crisis?
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Concerns have been raised about the quality of amateur mapping and data efforts, and the…
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Is Left-Right still meaningful in politics? Or are we all just winners or losers of globalisation now?
The Left–Right dimension is the most common way of conceptualising ideological difference. But in an…
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How and why is children’s digital data being harvested?
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It’s time to refocus on our responsibilities to children before they are eclipsed by the commercial…
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Has Internet policy had any effect on Internet penetration in Sub-Saharan Africa?
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It is important for policymakers to ask how policy can bridge economic inequality. But does…
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We aren’t “rational actors” when it comes to privacy—and we need protecting
The popularity of technologies and services that reveal insights about our daily lives paints a…