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Festín de datos: Empresas y datos personales en América Latina
Bogotá: Dejusticia (2020), 204 pp.
Data Feast: Enterprises and Personal Data in Latin America
Bogotá: Dejusticia (2020), 196 pp.
Communication, Development and Social Participation in China
Javnost: The Public, volume 27, issue 2 (2020), pp. 97-209
Platform Capitalism in India
Cham: Palgrave Macmillan (2020), xvii, 331 pp.
"This volume provides a critical examination of the evolution of platform economies in India. Contributions from leading media and communications scholars present case studies that illustrate the social and economic ambitions at the heart of Digital India. Across interdisciplinary domains of busines
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YouTube y la comunicación del siglo XXI
Quito: CIESPAL (2020), 184 pp.
The Costs of Connection: How Data is Colonizing Human Life and Appropriating it for Capitalism
Stanford, California: Stanford University Press (2019), xxiii, 323 pp.
"Just about any social need is now met with an opportunity to "connect" through digital means. But this convenience is not free—it is purchased with vast amounts of personal data transferred through shadowy backchannels to corporations using it to generate profit. The Costs of Connection uncovers
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A Constitutional Moment: How We Might Reimagine Platform Governance
Computer Law & Security Review, volume 36, issue 105381 (2019), 4 pp.
"We are at a constitutional moment for the future of the internet. Nation states around the world are launching major new initiatives to regulate the internet, both directly against users and by regulating the companies that provide access to telecommunications infras- tructure and content services.
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Polarisation and Peacebuilding Strategy on Digital Media Platforms: Current Strategies and their Discontents
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 17 pp.
This is the second of two policy briefs on polarisation. The first policy brief, “Polarisation and Peacebuilding Strategy on Digital Media Platforms: The Current Research,” reviewed the research, and concluded by recommending directions for future research. This brief describes interventions: (a
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The False Information Ecosystem in India
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 20 pp.
"Over the past few years, internet access and adoption in India has grown tremendously, giving Indians more access to the online information ecosystem than ever before. Today, India is one of the largest markets for technology platforms such as WhatsApp and Facebook. However, the adoption of these t
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Social Media in Zimbabwe: A Toxic Tool or a Future Bridge to Peace?
Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2019), 10 pp.
"The rise of social media in Zimbabwe has brought with it a greater variety of platforms which offer people a means to express themselves. However, the democratisation of information and the increase in digital spaces have also come with greater state restriction and polarisation among Zimbabweans.
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“Privacy is not a concept, but a way of dealing with life”: Localization of Transnational Technology Platforms and Liminal Privacy Practices in Cambodia
ACM Journals, volume 3, issue 128 (2019), 19 pp.
"Privacy scholarship has shown how norms of appropriate information flow and information regulatory processes vary according to environment, which change as the environment changes, including through the introduction of new technologies. This paper describes findings from a qualitative research stud
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The Big Nine: How the Tech Titans and Their Thinking Machines Could Warp Humanity
New York: PublicAffairs (2019), 320 pp.
"The Big Nine who will determine the future of artifical intelligence (AI) - Google, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, IBM, and Facebook in America; and Baidu, Alibaba, and Tencent in China - serve masters with conflicting interests. Wall Street wants profit now without regard to consequences. The Chinese g
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The Age of Surveillance Capitalism: The Fight for a Human Future at the New Frontier of Power
London: Profile Books (2019), viii, 691 pp.
"The challenges to humanity posed by the digital future, the first detailed examination of the unprecedented form of power called "surveillance capitalism," and the quest by powerful corporations to predict and control us. The heady optimism of the Internet's early days is gone. Technologies that we
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Checklist for the Development of Portals for International Development
Knowledge Management for Development Journal, volume 14, issue 1 (2019), pp. 83-94
"This guideline has been developed by the authors in a collaborative manner over the period May 2018-May 2019 in consultation with the Knowledge Management for Development (KM4Dev) community. It is designed to provide guidance for development organizations who are setting up portals –also known as
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Gerechtigkeit 4.0: Auswirkungen der Digitalisierung auf den Globalen Süden
Top Insights
Berlin: Brot für die Welt (2019), 74 pp.
"Führende Tech-Konzerne, allen voran die aus dem Silicon Valley, instrumentalisieren zunehmend das Handelsrecht für ihre Interessen, wie die von der US-Regierung im Jahre 2000 verabschiedete Digitale Agenda zeigt. Dabei geht es längst nicht mehr nur um die Reduzierung von Zöllen auf digitale Pro
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Facebooking in Myanmar: From Hate Speech to Fake News to Partisan Political Communication
Singapore: ISEAS (2019), 10 pp.
"Facebook is the Internet in Myanmar, and it presents both opportunities for and challenges to the government, the opposition, and the people in a country that is in transition. Facebook has gained notoriety as a platform for hate speech and fake news in Myanmar over the past seven years. Facebook h
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Glasnost! Nine Ways Facebook Can Make Itself a Better Forum for Free Speech and Democracy
Oxford: Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism (2019), 27 pp.
"Following multiple controversies in the past two years, Facebook is seeking to implement much needed processes for self-regulation and governance to help regain the trust of the public, politicians, and regulatory authorities. Facebook has thus entered a new era of cautious glasnost, inviting resea
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S’engager en ligne
Top Insights
Paris: UNESCO (2019), 87 pp.
"L’étude suggère que les médias sociaux ne sont pas toujours la panacée pour l’engagement citoyen des jeunes. Internet n’est pas un monde isolé en soi dans le sens où il ne fait que prolonger les usages éprouvés dans la vie citoyenne. Son rôle dans l’essor des Révolutions arabes a
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Social Media Platforms and Content Exposure: How to Restore Users’ Control
Competition and Regulation in Network Industries, volume 20, issue 1 (2019), pp. 86-110
"Social media platforms have become themain channel for people to communicate, access information and share content. A handful of giant platforms dominate the markets and, through a complex typology of conducts, are able to strongly affect users’ exposure to content, violating their privacy, as we
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China’s New Media Dilemma: The Profit in Online Dissent
Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2019), 24 pp.
"Drawing from often overlooked sources of evidence, this report shows that China’s homegrown social media platforms have responded to market incentives by subtly shielding users from certain forms of online censorship and repression. Meanwhile, the party confronts rising costs—both economicall
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