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.

BKC and the New School's Platform Cooperativism Consortium gather researchers, leaders, and activists to explore Alternative Data Futures...

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.