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Patrick Murck discusses the potential for cryptocurrencies to help shift into an abundance mindset.

Jad Esber and a colleague explore reputation systems in web3.

Allissa Richardson examines how African American mobile journalism became a model for marginalized people’s political communication across the United States.

"The inexplicability [of machine learning models] is not a drawback but a truth."

Afsaneh Rigot writes that requirements for real identities on the Internet pose immense safety and security issues — especially for marginalized persons.

evelyn douek offers an explanation for why the Facebook Papers have failed to make as much of an impact internationally.

Nick Couldry and Ulises Ali Mejias trace a trend in research that focuses on how society is transformed by data extraction for profit.

Katya Abazajian writes about the difficulties that arise when government agencies are reluctant to share information with each other.

Katya Abazajian writes about the difficulties that arise when government agencies are reluctant to share information with each other.

Ethan Zuckerman points out room for improvement in Facebook's openness to misinformation research.

Ethan Zuckerman writes that social media companies must become more open to outside research to tackle misinformation.

Zahra Stardust interviews Danielle Blunt about the prevalence of algorithmic biases against sex work.

Ethan Zuckerman writes that his dismal experience creating and experiencing metaverses almost 30 years ago could be a lesson for Facebook.

Nick Couldry writes that tighter regulations are needed to ensure that social media companies act in the public interest.

Jonathan Zittrain, evelyn douek, and John Palfrey share insights on the consequences of social media after a Facebook whistleblower dominated headlines last week. "Regulators…

James Mickens and Hilary Ross discuss the drawbacks and potential solutions of social media algorithms.

Jad Esber and Scott Kominers offer a framework for designing reputation-based systems to encourage quality contributions and participation on platforms.

Julie Owono and Niousha Roshani share their ideas for addressing content governance issues online.

Twitter’s recent opening of its image-cropping algorithm is a step forward in social media research, Sasha Costanza-Chock tells Morning Brew.

Sameer Hinduja shares insight on the psychological damage that online harassment can inflict on victims — and the limitations of cyberbullying insurance.