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Category: Commentary

Do Social Media Platforms Have Effective Ad Policies? We Audited Google and Facebook

December 2018

We tested Facebook’s ad screeners and some were too strict. The platform mistook a disabled veterans fundraiser for a political ad.

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Quitting Facebook & Google: Why Exit Option Democracy is the Worst Kind of Democracy

December 2018

Our live blog of a talk by Janet Vertesi, on what it means to have a principled rejection of technology.

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How Anyone Can Audit Facebook’s NewsFeed

December 2017

All you need for citizen behavioral science is a spreadsheet, patience, and long-suffering friends.

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The Obligation to Experiment

December 2016

Tech companies should test the effects of their products on our safety and civil liberties. We should also test them ourselves.

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A Toxic Web: What the Victorians Can Teach Us About Online Abuse

May 2016

In the 1850s, adulterated food was causing widespread malnutrition. Campaigners, scientists, governments and industry leaders worked together to eventually put it right. Let’s learn from this history.

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The Tragedy of the Digital Commons

August 2015

Advocates for fairer, safer online spaces are turning to the conservation movement for inspiration.

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