Data & Society

Social, cultural, political, and economic implications of data-centric platforms and algorithmic systems. Platform labor/precarity, recommendation algorithms & attention economies, mis/disinformation dynamics, power asymmetries on platforms.

Type: Nonprofit Research Institute
Based in: New York, NY (US)
Focus region: Primarily US/academic but highly influential globally in platform studies

Notable projects

Extensive report series on platform economies, content moderation workforces, algorithmic bias and inequality, data infrastructures of platforms; ethnographic and empirical studies of how platforms reshape society and work.

Produces rigorous, peer-influenced research often used by policymakers, journalists, and other civil society. Focuses on structural/platform-level issues rather than individual bad content. Strong interdisciplinary approach.

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Investigations: 2
Platform tracked: 1
Active since: 2024
Latest report: Jan 2024

Topics covered

Algorithmic Harm & Recommender Systems1
Election Integrity1
Misinformation & Disinformation1

Watchdog vs. platform

Publicly documented legal proceedings, access disputes, or other platform pushback. Allegations, findings, and outcomes are labelled separately and linked to their sources.

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2024

2 reports