The rainbow connection, freedom of expression in Russia, censoring revenge porn, holding candidates accountable, and a new Radio Berkman episode about your data.
The rainbow connection. In his piece for The Atlantic, Berkman fellow J. Nathan Matias considers what the "rainbow-drenched spectacle" on Facebook following the Supreme Court decision on Friday might reveal about the influence of friends and social activism online.
Russian Roulette and the Right to be Forgotten.Recent actions to introduce a domestic 'Right to be forgotten' law may threaten freedom of expression online in Russia. This post from the Chilling Effects blog analyzes what may be in store if the proposal becomes law.
Google says no more revenge porn.Berkman fellow Andy Sellars talks with BetaBoston about what the company's decision to censor unauthorized nude photos means for victims of online harassment and for the First Amendment.
No fiber, no votes.Berkman co-director Susan Crawford urges New Hampshire residents to challenge the presidential candidates soon to be inundating their state to address the state's "lousy" connectivity and its repercussions on the economy.
Out for Change. A new report co-authored by Berkman faculty associate Sasha Constanza-Chock analyzesthe state of LGBTQ and Two-Spirit media activism.
WATCH: Data, data everywhere... but how to manage and govern? Berkman's June 9, 2015 lunch talk with Christine Borgman, Professor and Presidential Chair in Information Studies, UCLA
Universities are drowning in all kinds of data: research data, community data, and operational data, to name just a few. In this talk, Borgman identifies challenges faced by universities in managing and governing these complex data categories.
The more comfortable we get using digital platforms, the more important it becomes to understand our relationships to them. From Facebook, to Fitbit, to Wikipedia, to networked games, and even to our schools and employers, the more we entrust our data to an outside platform, the more we have to ask the question: "How are they accountable to us?"
