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How Meta’s Oversight Board can support industry-independent research

May 2022

There is growing agreement among tech policy experts and lawmakers that Meta (formerly Facebook) must do more to allow external […]

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Automated Content Moderation and the Power of Scale

February 2022

What if scaling a system of digital governance through algorithmic tools does not merely extend it to more cases but […]

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Crowdsourced Audits of Algorithmic Decision-Makers

November 2021

How can independent researchers reliably detect bias, discrimination, and other systematic errors in software-based decision-making systems?  Austin Hounsel, Nick Feamster […]

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We’re Recruiting PhD Students!

September 2021

CAT Lab is recruiting PhD students into the Communication and Information Science Departments at Cornell University (application 2021, start 2022)! […]

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The Many Faces of Online Platforms: Chinmayi Arun at the Platform Governance Research Network

May 2021

What does it mean for a tech company to say something, do something, or take a position on a policy? […]

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The Public Sphere post Election 2020: A virtual research summit

November 2020

Are you a moderator or member of a group working to promote online dialogue? Join us. December 8-10.

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Dreaming the Future into Existence: Design Justice at the Allied Media Conference

July 2020

How can design challenge, rather than reproduce, structural inequalities? And how can we collectively imagine a future in which design […]

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Study Results: Mentoring, Thanking Others, and Burning Out on Wikipedia

June 2020

On Wikipedia, mentoring newcomers, reviewing vandalism, and discussing decisions can be meaningful if emotionally-draining work. Some Wikipedians have told us […]

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Volunteers Thanked Thousands of Wikipedia Editors to Learn the Effects of Receiving Thanks

June 2020

Can saying “thank you” make online communities stronger & more inclusive? Or does thanking others for their voluntary efforts have […]

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