Social media age bans will fail because they are not radical enough
Social media age bans are a half-measure. Only by banning toxic business models that seek to exploit and steer social attention can we create a healthier digital space.
When the hypernudge becomes the rule in platform advertising
LSE’s Professor Nick Couldry uses the framework of data colonialism to reflect on Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s claim that his company can replace advertising agencies using AI-driven processes.
The battle to rebuild our social media has started
Social media platforms harm mental health and democracy. Nick Couldry argues it’s time to redesign our digital spaces beyond profit-driven models.
Data colonialism comes home to the US: Resistance must too
LSE’s Professor Nick Couldry and SUNY Oswego’s Professor Ulises A. Mejias explainhow developments in the US government can be seen through the lens of data colonialism, and what can be done to resist.
The elite contradictions of generative AI
LSE’s Asher Kessler and Professor Nick Couldry reflect here on a recent essay by Dario Amodei, CEO of Anthropic, in which he offers a vision of the future and of AI’s role in it. Amodei, who was interviewed this week by the Financial Times, predicts that AI will radically accelerate human progress and alter our world. Is this the future we want?
Today’s colonial “data grab” is deepening global inequalities
What are the parallels between earlier stages of colonialism and today’s digital world? Nick Couldry and Ulises A. Mejias argue that instead of a land grab, we are today witnessing today a data grab whereby our lives, in all their aspects, are being captured and converted into commercial profits. How does this new era of informational power deepen existing global inequalities?
AI Companies Want to Colonize Our Data. Here’s How We Stop Them.
Artificial Intelligence companies are imposing a new “Doctrine of Discovery” on our digital commons, but we can resist.
Are we giving away too much online?
Do we really know how much data we’re giving away and how it’s being used? A new book by Nick Couldry and Ulises Mejias explores the murky world of big tech and how we can fight back.
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