Check our new pub: Tracey & Garcia delve into the world of #carelabor in #homeless services, examining how #prioritizationalgorithms impact those in need and the #careworkers on the front lines. buff.ly/3vEgh6O

Van der Vlist et al. explore the symbiotic relationship between #AI & #BigTech in 'Big AI,' highlighting the shift to real-world applications and the resulting dependencies on giants like #Amazon , #Microsoft , and #Google . buff.ly/4aLTmVU

New paper out 👉 Muldoon et al., unveil a new typology in 'A Typology of AI Data Work,' clarifying the roles of #humanlabor in #AI production . This groundbreaking analysis sheds light on the often invisible efforts shaping AI. #AI #DataWork buff.ly/3vJ1HuJ

Verdegem & Medrado use Participatory Action Research to challenge #AI 's dominant narratives, inspired by #LatinAmerican thinkers. Their work emphasizes dialogue, empathy, and autonomy, revealing insights from a South-North view. #CriticalDataStudies buff.ly/4auEF9X

New pub alert 👉 Gaia Amadori tackles the challenges of studying #datafication in homes, presenting a novel methodology to understand data's impact on family dynamics. #Datafication #DigitalHome #ResearchMethodology

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Hackfort, Marquis & Bronson explore big data's role in #agribusiness , revealing strategies that reinforce market power & socio-ecological issues. A must-read for understanding data's impact in agriculture. #BigData #AgTech #SocioEcological buff.ly/4aEZwHo

Discover how #standardization impacts #AItransparency in Charlotte Högberg | @[email protected]'s paper 'Stabilizing Translucencies'. A thought-provoking analysis that navigates the tensions between the need for clear standards and the inherent complexities of AI. #EthicalAI buff.ly/4apLGZC

Mona Sloane's latest commentary, featured in the #specialissue 'AI Controversies,' delves into the contradictions and controversies surrounding 'participation' in #AI . A must-read for those interested in AI narratives and controversy studies. buff.ly/3TRad2I

New commentary by Aviad Raz et al. on the balance between prediction & explainability in #AI . As AI integrates into sectors like #healthcare , the trade-off between accuracy & transparency sparks debate. #AI ethics #ExplainableAI buff.ly/49BfUaS

New pub explores the intricacies of SDKs in mobile tracking and their role in platform monopolies. Unveiling a taxonomy of SDKs, we highlight the pivotal function of #SuperSDKs by giants like #Google & #Facebook . #DataPrivacy #MobileEcosystem #AdTech buff.ly/3TRa6UQ

Hybrid event at Oxford Internet Institute with me and Jonas Valente . Critical Data Studies with Latin America: Theorizing Beyond Data Colonialismo, based on the article we published in Big Data & Society . May 8. Join us! oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/ev…

Check out our new editorial 'Reactionary sensemaking: Mapping the micropolitics of online oppositional subcultures’ from the special theme on Micropolitics' by marc tuters, Melody Devries, Tommaso Venturini, Daniël de Zeeuw & Tom Willaert: buff.ly/4afF7IF
#memes #micropolitics

New paper 📣 'Inequalities in privacy cynicism: An intersectional analysis of agency constraints from the special theme on Digital Resignation and Privacy Cynicism' by Christian Hoffmann; Christoph Lutz; Giulia Ranzini: buff.ly/3VfA2fe
#privacy #intersectionality #agency #surveillance

🎙New research article is out! 'Cyborgs for strategic communication on social media' by Lynnette Hui Xian Ng, Dawn C Robertson and Kathleen M Carley. Available at: buff.ly/3wQLVy2 #cyborg #bot_detection #strategic_communications #activism #socialmedia

📣 New commentary is out! 'Synthetic data protection: Towards a paradigm change in data regulation?' by Ana Beduschi (Ana Beduschi): buff.ly/3IBpuPZ #GDPR #data_protection #AI #machine_learning #non -personal_data #synthetic_data

Happy Monday, and enjoy our new editorial 'The city as a license: Design, rights and civics in a blockchain society' from the special theme on City as a License by Martijn de Waal Gabriele Ferri Inte's net 🔮 John Vines and Chris Elsden: buff.ly/3Ti2F8V #rights #blockchain

In their recent study on #Douyin , the Chinese version of #Tiktok , Shuaishuai Wang and Rachel Spronk analyse the datafied, #algorithmic , and hence fluid configuration of users’ erotic curiosity and sexual interest: buff.ly/3tRY5FG

This Big Data & Society blog post sums up the just-published paper by Sarah Hackfort, myself and CRC in Science and Society called Harvesting value: Corporate strategies of data assetization in agriculture and their socio-ecological implications.

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In 'Meaningful disinformation: Narrative rituals and affective folktales' Marco T Bastos & marc tuters argue #disinformationstudies would benefit from tracing the resonance of narratives informed by lived experiences. ➡️ buff.ly/3TRUMsK

In his new commentary 'Rethinking the filter bubble? Developing a research agenda for the protective filter bubble', Jacob Erickson offers refreshing perspectives on filter bubbles in #digital_social_space and #social_media : buff.ly/3vdxgMN #marginalised_ communities