Databite No. 117
A global exploration of internet memes as agents of pop culture, politics, protest, and propaganda on- and offline
An Xiao Mina
Simulating algorithmic risk assessments at pretrial
A legal education simulation puts students in the role of a county judge at a bail hearing, and prompts them to detain or release individual defendants pending trial.
Keith Porcaro
An excerpt from Memes to Movements: How the World’s Most Viral Media Is Changing Social Protest and Power
How ethics embeds in technology
Sabelo Mhlambi
Machine-learning algorithms watch hackers’ behavior and adapt to their evolving tactics.
A profile of "Data Cowboy" Ram Shankar Siva Kumar, who trains security algorithms
Ram Shankar Siva Kumar
“We increasingly see every problem as a technology-related problem, so the solution is more technology”
Ben Green
AirBnB may be exempt from a local ordinance regulating local short-term rentals by way of the Communications Decency Act
Mason Kortz
“It’s worse than the tax code. The copyright term is way too long now.”
Rebecca Tushnet
Chinmayi Arun's work on law and technology in India earned her a place on Salil Tripathi's list of 36 brilliant Indian women for The Print
Chinmayi Arun
Three Pathways Forward
Data protection standards alone aren’t enough to make social media companies accountable
John Bowers