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Social Justice

Facebook’s Privacy Parole Officer Faces an Immense Regulatory Task

Along with a multiple-billion dollar fine, Facebook is required to have an "outside assessor"–a sort of privacy cop–to monitor violations of users' privacy, the targeted spread of harmful content, and instances of collecting far more data than is warranted.

Bhaskar Chakravorti

A sign is posted on the exterior of Twitter headquarters on July 26th, 2018, in San Francisco, California.

Twitter Will Remove Dehumanizing Content Against Religious Groups

The expansion of the social media company's hateful content policy doesn't go as far as initially promised.

Isabela Dias

Demonstrators gather in the council chamber to protest in front of councilmen and councilwomen at Philadelphia City Hall on June 20th, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia police have confirmed that more than 70 officers have been placed on desk duty while authorities investigate alleged racist and violent social media posts that were unearthed by the Plain View Project.

Viewfinder: Protests Erupt Over Philadelphia Cops’ Alleged Racist Facebook Posts

Demonstrators gather in the council chamber to protest at Philadelphia City Hall on June 20th, 2019, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Pacific Standard Staff

Social Justice

The Tricky Ethics of Using YouTube Videos for Academic Research

There's no one-size-fits-all for researchers to determine whether using publicly available data is appropriate, but there is certainly room for more discussion.

Jane C. Hu