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Social networks: the impact on those without accounts
Having no profile does not mean being outside the system. Social networks infer, recommend, and incorporate people who never interacted with them, changing the rules of digital privacy.
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Memorial Accounts: Human Judgment Against Algorithms
Algorithmic continuity risks turning grief into commercial activity. We explore how to reclaim control and dignity when managing profiles after a loved one's passing.
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Social Media: Beyond Deletion, the Reality of Distribution
Current regulation obsesses over deletion but ignores the design and algorithms that amplify reach. We analyze how distribution, not just moderation, defines the real impact of platforms on daily life and digital wellness.
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The work that begins after you publish
Starting a conversation looks simple until someone has to keep it going safely. An imagined neighbourhood group reveals the time, judgment and care involved in moderation, and why that work needs boundaries and practical support.
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Social networks: who answers when a company cannot alone
Platforms cannot audit their social impact without bias. Defining who asks, what data is used, and how access is granted determines who sees benefits and who suffers invisible harm.
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Social media: The privacy that is now public space
Private chats shape public decisions. Privacy does not isolate from collective consequences; it demands a new criterion to understand the real impact of these closed conversations on daily life.
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Social Networks: Reading the Promise Through the Business Model
Social connection competes with incentives rewarding intense reaction. To understand today's networks, we must analyze who controls reach and who can correct the system's errors.
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Social networks: Coordinated violence as a warning sign
Coordinated violence matters more than isolated controversy. Counting posts reveals neither the organization behind it nor its cumulative impact on the community.
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Algorithms and networks: start with the outcome we want
Technical transparency is insufficient if we ignore real-world effects. We must assess the impact, appeal mechanisms, and the capacity for choice of those affected by each algorithmic decision.
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Algorithms and Networks: The Pending Conversation
Network research requires access without opening doors to abuse. Privacy is invoked as a general shield, failing to distinguish commercial surveillance from protected research.
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A place, a score, and the chance to explain the context
An automated selection can overlook what its form never asked. An imaginary workshop helps us explore explanations, reconsideration, and the responsibility that remains when a screen ranks applications and somebody must decide who gets a place.
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Algorithms and networks: the cultural problem of metrics
Organizational culture fails when a metric becomes the sole objective. This generates predictable behaviors that are then incorrectly attributed to the technical tool.
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