Elon Musk doesn’t understand free speech – or Twitter – at all
Lab director Siva Vaidhyanathan on the aquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk. Image from shutterstock.
The Deliberative Media Lab is a part of UVA’s Democracy Initiative.
The Deliberative Media Lab focuses initially on Brazil and the United States—two major democracies that have experienced cultural and political strife influenced and amplified by social media. The Lab will explore the historical, cultural, and technological roots of our media ecosystem, and seek solutions for enhancing global democratic deliberation.
The Modem World Release
Lab faculty Kevin Driscoll's new book is released by Yale University Press - The Modem World: A Prehistory of Social Media
The New Abnormal Podcast
Lab director Siva Vaidhyanthan joins this episode of The New Abnormal to discuss his show, Democracy in Danger.
There’s a Reason No Smart Buyer Already Purchased Twitter
Article by lab director Siva Vaidhyanathan. Image from shutterstock.
Technology of the Oppressed Released
Technology of the Oppressed: Inequality and the Digital Mundane in the Favelas of Brazil. New book by lab faculty David Nemer has been released by MIT Press.
The Nationalism of Facebook
The company has treated most of the planet with all the care of an invading imperial force.
Image from PK Studio on Shutterstock
COVID-19 in the Twitterverse, from epidemic to pandemic: information‚ sharing behavior and Twitter as an information carrier
Media Lab post-doc Miyoung Chong was selected as the recipient of the SIG Social Media Research Award for 2021 for her recently published paper. Read it here. Image from solomon7 / Shutterstock.com.
Q&A: FACEBOOK WHISTLEBLOWER CONFIRMS PROFESSOR’S LONG-HELD CONTENTIONS
What If Regulating Facebook Fails?
It seems increasingly likely that antitrust and content moderation tools aren’t up to the task. Here’s what we do next. Article by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan. Image from Shutterstock.
The New Nightmare Scenario for the Media
It’s worse than the old nightmare scenario. Opinion by Lab Director Siva Vaidhyanathan.
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