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Five Pieces You Should Probably Read On: The US Election
Here are five pieces that consider the interaction of social media and democracy—the problems, but…
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Of course social media is transforming politics. But it’s not to blame for Brexit and Trump
Mark Zuckerberg has responded with the strange claim that his company does not influence people’s…
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Could data pay for global development? Introducing data financing for global good
Are there ways in which the data economy could directly finance global causes such as…
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Should there be a better accounting of the algorithms that choose our news for us?
The algorithms technology rely upon create a new type of curated media that can undermine…
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Can we predict electoral outcomes from Wikipedia traffic?
Data show that the relative change in page views to the general Wikipedia page on…
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The blockchain paradox: Why distributed ledger technologies may do little to transform the economy
Applying elementary institutional economics to examine what blockchain technologies really do in terms of economic…
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Is Social Media Killing Democracy?
Both the Brexit referendum and US election have revealed the limits of modern democracy, and…
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Don’t Shoot the Messenger! What part did social media play in 2016 US election?
We should appreciate how social media can provide a wealth of valuable data to understand…
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Edit wars! Examining networks of negative social interaction
– in Social Data ScienceWhile these interactions are less common, they strongly affect people’s psychological well-being, physical health, and…
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Is internet gaming as addictive as gambling? (no, suggests a new study)
New research suggests that very few of those who play internet-based video games have symptoms…
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Rethinking Digital Media and Political Change
What are the dangers or new opportunities of digital media?
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Brexit, voting, and political turbulence
Explaining why many political mobilisations of our times seem to come from nowhere.