Must-read on the methodology and ethical problems of research into algorithms: http://yjolt.org/sites/default/files/BodoetalFinal.pdf
interesting account: @citizenlabco: "We help governments connect with their community of citizens in order to take better informed decisions. Learn more: http://citizenlab.co "
smartcity: "A wrong idea, pitched in the wrong way, to the wrong people"? https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/dec/17/truth-smart-city-destroy-democracy-urban-thinkers-buzzphrase
A city is not a computer. Limits/threats of urban computation in time of political uncertainty, by @shannonmattern: https://placesjournal.org/article/a-city-is-not-a-computer/
Our digital rights to the city: Our Digital Rights to the City -- a new collection of articles on urban tech & data by Joe Shaw @geoplace (eds) http://meatspacepress.org
Three ways in which digital researchers can shed light on the information politics of the “post-truth” era: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2017/02/06/three-ways-in-which-digital-researchers-can-shed-light-on-the-information-politics-of-the-post-truth-era/
Three ways in which digital researchers can shed light on the information politics of the “post-truth” era: http://blogs.lse.ac.uk/impactofsocialsciences/2017/02/06/three-ways-in-which-digital-researchers-can-shed-light-on-the-information-politics-of-the-post-truth-era/
People are OK at remembering where they get news online (but they still think Facebook's a news outlet): http://www.niemanlab.org/2017/02/people-are-okay-at-remembering-where-they-get-news-online-but-still-think-facebooks-a-news-outlet/
New article: Capitalism, Patriarchy, Slavery, and Racism in the Age of Digital Capitalism and Digital Labour: http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0896920517691108
Calling for Equality in Reporting on Populist Leaders (potential dictatorship): "Covering Trump the Reuters Way": http://mobile.reuters.com/article/idUSKBN15F276
Background: Understanding the limits of AI in countering fake news
Fake news and fact-checking: Trump is demonstrating how to outsmart an AI: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/31/fake-news-and-fact-checking-trump-is-demonstrating-how-to-outsmart-an-ai-artificial-intelligence
Background: Understanding the limits of AI in countering fake news
Fake news and fact-checking: Trump is demonstrating how to outsmart an AI: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2017/jan/31/fake-news-and-fact-checking-trump-is-demonstrating-how-to-outsmart-an-ai-artificial-intelligence
Some numbers and figures why fake news is partly a fake, and mainly a facebook problem: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/fake-news-facebook-audience-drudge-breitbart-study.php
Some numbers and figures why fake news is partly a fake, and mainly a facebook problem: https://www.cjr.org/analysis/fake-news-facebook-audience-drudge-breitbart-study.php
How Twitter is reducing the influence of bots in discussions with help of user/ "real" networks: http://mashable.com/2017/02/02/trump-bots-twitter-replies-change/
Overview: The Future of Comments: With help from technology, third parties, and improved moderation, newsrooms are revamping comment sections and eyeing them as an integral part of their audience engagement strategies: http://niemanreports.org/articles/the-future-of-comments/
At Ramallah event, Facebook official denies agreement with Israel: https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20170123-at-ramallah-event-facebook-official-denies-agreement-with-israel/
Meanwhile, I published an overview on how fake news & hate speech can be beaten, including options for political regulation, technology, and journalism, but I got stuck in finishing the translation (and I am still looking for the right audience, any recommendations welcome). The German text: Why current attempts to fight hate speech and fake news at facebook are misleading the discourse - and how to counteract effectively: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/warum-der-kampf-gegen-hatespeech-und-fakenews-auf-facebook-irrefuehrend-ist-und-welche-alternativen-sich-bieten/
Meanwhile, I published an overview on how fake news & hate speech can be beaten, including options for political regulation, technology, and journalism, but I got stuck in finishing the translation (and I am still looking for the right audience, any recommendations welcome). The German text: Why current attempts to fight hate speech and fake news at facebook are misleading the discourse - and how to counteract effectively: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/warum-der-kampf-gegen-hatespeech-und-fakenews-auf-facebook-irrefuehrend-ist-und-welche-alternativen-sich-bieten/
Interesting Positions on "Can Fake News Be Beaten?": http://carnegieeurope.eu/strategiceurope/?fa=67789
Meanwhile, I published an overview on how fake news & hate speech can be beaten, including options for political regulation, technology, and journalism, but I got stuck in finishing the translation (and I am still looking for the right audience, any recommendations welcome). The German text: Why current attempts to fight hate speech and fake news at facebook are misleading the discourse - and how to counteract effectively: https://netzpolitik.org/2017/warum-der-kampf-gegen-hatespeech-und-fakenews-auf-facebook-irrefuehrend-ist-und-welche-alternativen-sich-bieten/
(Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society): Ethics & Governance of Artificial Intelligence : https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL68azUN8PTNjTUsspsam0m0KmmUZ6l1Sh
Fascinating piece on the Mexican Twitter troll army attacking & harassing journalists & activists: https://medium.com/@AmnestyInsights/mexico-s-misinformation-wars-cb748ecb32e9#.whepretg9
Dark outlook, worth of consideration: "Sick of politics? Ten charts that show why Donald Trump and Brexit could happen in Australia": http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/sick-of-politics-ten-charts-that-show-why-donald-trump-and-brexit-could-happen-in-australia-20161220-gtetbd.html
Curious about how to tackle strategic Russian disinformation campaigns? Interesting reflection: "Disinformation with a Silicon Valley ethos - Behind Russia’s information war": http://www.cjr.org/special_report/russia_disinformation_trump_startup_ethos.php
Checks & Balances: Good overview about the latest mass surveillance developments in the UK, France, and Germany, including powers authorized, oversight mechanisms, and privileged communications: https://medium.com/@privacyint/a-new-era-of-mass-surveillance-is-emerging-across-europe-3d56ea35c48d#.q170atx2h



smart_citizensResources: Value & Faults of Artificial IntelligenceMar 13 at 3:23 AM