By Shefali Kumar In the last part of this series, I discussed Elon Musk’s approach to managing Twitter, in particular scrutinizing his self-proclaimed status as a ‘free-speech absolutist.’ Although he has vocally made it clear that he intends to make Twitter more transparent, ...

By Tom Brasher How can we solve the issue of Big Tech? With the growth of large tech corporations, most prominently Google, Amazon, Microsoft, Apple and Facebook, the idea that we have a free internet seems implausible as these companies sell users’ data, stifle competition a...

By Helio Junior. Offering a more realistic image of AI in society is not a requirement, it is a must.

The topic of AI (artificial intelligence) as a political, social, cultural and environmental concern - rather than a matter of programming and design - is on the rise. As the use of AI grows, so do the concerns regarding its ethical regulations, and social impacts. The researc...

The first group of books that attracted my attention are these three monographs, each exploring what impacts digital politics. The Political Economy of Digital Monopolies: Contradictions and Alternatives to Data Commodification focuses on the large tech corporations and their ...

What kind of political space do social media platforms offer? What is the role of platform affordances? Platform demographics? What is the role of algorithms and automated amplification in the spread of junk news and false information?

What is the role of AI in society? What are its impacts on social inequalities?