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Computational Social Science

Working paper

Global Attitudes Towards AI, Machine Learning & Automated Decision Making

Implications for Involving Artificial Intelligence in Public Service and Good Governance How do people perceive the[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science

Academic article

Balancing Product Reviews, Traffic Targets, and Industry Criticism: UK Technology Journalism in Practice

Despite growing expectations that technology journalists serve as critical watchdogs of the technology industry, technology journalism[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science

News feature

One in four debate tweets comes from a bot. Here’s how to spot them.

Our research was featured in the Washington Post online

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Topics Computational Social Science Governance

Working paper

The Dictators’ Digital Dilemma: When Do States Disconnect Their Digital Networks?

When do governments decide to interfere with the Internet, and why? While many observers celebrate the[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science

Data set

ICT Diffusion and Distribution Dataset, 1990-2007

This data set covers the years 1990 through 2007 and contains two types of indicators for[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science

Academic article

A Case of Mistaken Identity? News Accounts of Hacker and Organizational Responsibility for Compromised Digital Records

The computer hacker is one of the most vilified figures in the digital era, but to[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science Digital Activism Privacy

Working paper

Liberation Technology

Here’s a paper from last year where I introduce the notion of liberation technology, defined as software[...]

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Topics Computational Social Science

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