Renata Uitz of Central European University welcomes Rob Faris, research director of the Berkman Center and the OpenNet Initiative. “A bunch of smart people invented the internet,” says Faris, highlighting the wonderful ways in which the Internet brought millions of people together. “People began using the Internet for various other things too – porn, making […]
Month: September 2010
At long last, the paper I’ve been working on since (gulp) April is now live on the OpenNet Initiative website: “Policing Content in the Quasi-Public Sphere” tackles the issues of content regulation and account deactivations across five popular social media platforms (Facebook, Twitter, Flickr, YouTube, and Blogger). The paper is also available for PDF download […]
The Guardian has finally spoken up about its awarding of “Innovator of the Year” to Austin Heap. Much credit to Charles Arthur for getting this story up, but I can’t say I’m all too impressed with Guardian News & Media’s head of media and tech: Asked to comment, Steve Busfield, head of media and technology […]