Last night, I went to parent-teacher night at my daughter's school. Here is a list of things I wrote down that differ from when I went to middle school. Since I'm a social media researcher, many of them have to do with technology and social media. I thought someone else might find them of interest. …
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Bullying and Drama with Alice Marwick
PBS Off Book features Alice talking about her and danah's research on teenage bullying and drama. A quick but excellent watch!
Bringing Research to Bear on the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Minors (a.k.a. “child sex trafficking”)
I believe that technology can be leveraged to empower people in amazing ways, but I also recognize that it can also be used in deeply disturbing ways. All too often, when we as a society see technology being used in horrible ways, we want to blame and ban the technology. As a researcher invested in …
What is the Role of Technology in Human Trafficking?
Networked technologies – including the internet, mobile phones, and social media – alter how information flows and how people communicate. There is little doubt that technology is increasingly playing a role in the practices and processes surrounding human trafficking: the illegal trade of people for commercial sexual exploitation, forced labor, and other forms of modern-day …
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Why Parents Help Children Violate Facebook’s 13+ Rule
Announcing new journal article: "Why Parents Help Their Children Lie to Facebook About Age: Unintended Consequences of the 'Children's Online Privacy Protection Act'" by danah boyd, Eszter Hargittai, Jason Schultz, and John Palfrey, First Monday. "At what age should I let my child join Facebook?" This is a question that countless parents have asked my …
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