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Release of "Australian Perspectives on Misinformation" report
by Mathieu.O'Neil 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Hi everyone The News and Media Research Centre at the University of Canberra is proud to announce the release of its latest report, “Australian Perspectives on Misinformation,” by Mathieu O’Neil and Michael J. Jensen. You can download the report here: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/nmrc/research… TOC and summary below FYI. Cheers, Mathieu =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Contents 1. Divided they perceive: Australians and misinformation Mathieu O’Neil, N&MRC, UC Michael J. Jensen, IGPA / N&MRC, UC Jee Young Lee, N&MRC, UC Commentary: A few words on misinformation and media Chris Zappone, The Age 2. Internet Research Agency campaigns in the Australian Twittersphere: Excerpts from Submission to the Senate Select Committee on foreign interference through social media Robert Ackland, Virtual Observatory for the Study of Online Networks / School of Sociology, Australian National University Michael J. Jensen, N&MRC, UC Mathieu O’Neil, N&MRC, UC Commentary: The social media infodemic and the “filter bubble” fallacy Axel Bruns, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology 3. How misinformation affects an Australian journalist’s work Interview with Kelsie Iorio, ABC Digital by Mathieu O’Neil, N&MRC, UC Commentary: Elite actors, misinformation and hashtag campaigns: #ArsonEmergency and #DanLiedPeopleDied Timothy Graham, Digital Media Research Centre, Queensland University of Technology 4. Addressing conspiratorial beliefs: A critical history of misinformation Mathieu O’Neil, N&MRC, UC Michael J. Jensen, IGPA / N&MRC, UC =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Summary Concerns about the health of democracy and the public sphere are increasing due to the ease with which malign actors can spread misleading and manipulative claims. Misinformation, or misleading information spread unwittingly, is often distinguished from disinformation, which is misleading information spread with the intent to cause harm. Yet many successful disinformation campaigns contain true information, covertly disseminated to embarrass political targets: the quality of the information matters less than the nature of the operation it is part of. Although the content of messages need not be false to deceive, the ability to identify and protect true claims remains critically important. Misinformation and disinformation and their effects are complex and interwoven with countless socio-political and psychological issues. The Australian Perspectives on Misinformation, the Critical Conversations Lab’s inaugural report, brings together several sources of data and a wide array of points of view, highlighting the Lab’s networked approach to the research process. The background of the report is the results from two existing N&MRC reports: Digital News Report: Australia 2020 and COVID-19: Australian News and Misinformation report, both of which tracked perceptions of misinformation in the Australian news consumers in 2020. The report next profiles two case studies: an analysis of campaigns by Russian Internet Research Agency “troll” accounts on in the Australian Twittersphere in the leadup to the 2016 Australian Federal election, and an interview with a young ABC Digital journalist about how misinformation affects her work practice. The final chapter replaces misinformation in a historical context and reviews psychological and networked communication approaches to countering it. The report also features expert comments by three leading Australian journalists and researchers. 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CFP for SOTEL Symposium (Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning)
by Philippa Smith 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Dear AOIR team Apologies for cross posting but given many of us will have interesting and varied experiences to share about our university teaching during Covid-19, please see this cfp for the 4th SOTEL Symposium (Scholarship of Technology Enhanced Learning) This provides an opportunity to showcase student learning supported by enhanced innovative technology to be held at AUT University, Auckland, New Zealand and by remote, 18-19 February, 2021. Abstracts due by 11th December 2020. These will be 7 minute pecha kucha, pre-recorded presentations. But there will be Q&A opportunities in Mozilla Hubs virtual environments as well as discussion forums. Trendsetter presentations include: William Locke, University of Melbourne, Australia [Remote] Lisa Marie Blaschke, University of Oldenburg, Germany [Remote] Renea MacKie, Creative Forest, New Zealand Alan Daly, University of California, USA [Remote] Prof Laura Czerniewicz, University of Cape Town, South Africa [Remote] Hohepa Spooner, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand More information can be found on the SOTEL website: https://sotel.nz/ Wishing you all well, Philippa Smith School of Language & Culture Auckland University of Technology New Zealand https://www.aut.ac.nz/profiles?id=phsmith&asset=269627

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Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, Facebook & Instagram?
by Nicole Lemire Garlic 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Hello all, The Building Legal Literacies for Text Data Mining (Building LLTDM) Institute at Berkeley last year put together some useful tutorials on all the issues being discussed here (copyright, terms of service, international approaches, ethics, privacy, etc.) for text data mining. Here is a link to one video but there's a whole playlist. https://www.youtube.com/watch?reload=9&v=ClFG2DAFMzM Nikki On Tue, Nov 10, 2020 at 4:48 PM <air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Send Air-L mailing list submissions to > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > air-l-request(a)listserv.aoir.org > > You can reach the person managing the list at > air-l-owner(a)listserv.aoir.org > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Air-L digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? (Bernhard Rieder) > 2. Re: Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? (Brooke Criswell) > 3. Re: Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? (Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko)) > 4. Re: Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? (Ganiat.Kazeem) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 17:32:10 +0000 > From: Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > To: Brooke Criswell <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > Cc: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for > YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > Message-ID: <40C672E9-C53F-4851-8B7E-4A87C419717D(a)gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Brooke, > > I am no legal expert myself in any form or function, but here is a case in > the US that made the rounds some time ago: > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/web-scraping-doesnt-violate-ant… > > This may also get interesting: > https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-seeks-shutdown-of-nyu-research-projec… > > The problem is that the legal situation is simply not 100% clear, neither > in the US, nor in Europe. > > Best, > Bernhard > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 17:19, Brooke Criswell <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > wrote: > > > > Bernhard, > > > > Do you have any of those court cases you could send links to me? I would > really love to learn more about this subject, especially as an early career > researcher. And are the laws very different in Europe compared to the US? > (I am in the US). > > > > This is all so interesting to me! > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 11:11 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > Hi again, > > > > No need to apologize, Brooke, we are all in a situation that is marred > by insecurity, opacity, and conflicting information. My apologies if my > comments came off too strong, also to Stuart. > > > > With regards to Facepager, the tool made it through Facebook's app > review (Jakob, I'll have to ping you sometime soon to ask how you did it), > which means that its functionalities were audited by the company, giving > some legal security. This does of course not eliminate ethical questions. > > > > With regards to Instagram, what baffles me is that scraping via > instaloader actually works better than data retrieval via the API ever did, > which means that there is some level of acquiescence. One can easily get up > to 100s of 1000s of posts for a given hashtag. > > > > What Mirko is saying about university support is super important, but I > also want to highlight the great work by AlgorithmWatch and colleagues Jef > Ausloos, Paddy Leerssen and Pim ten Thije on legal frameworks for more > robust data access, for example here: > https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/GoverningPlatforms_IViR_study_June… > > > > This may be naive, but I have the hope that the upcoming EU Digital > Services Act will have some provisions for academic research, or at least > some clarifications. The current situation is creating serious chilling > effects for research, without protecting data subjects from the most > predatory practices, since scraping works so well (in technical terms) in > many cases - or not at all in others. Commissioner Vestager has sent some > positive signals in that direction. > > > > The reason why I am very hesitant about taking ToS as legal gospel is a) > that courts have ruled otherwise when it comes to scraping and b) because I > find the idea that platform companies can dictate what we are able to know > about platforms, how they operate and what happens on them highly > problematic and worth fighting against. Jeanette Hofmann and I have a paper > on that front coming forth very soon ,-) > > > > All the best, > > Bernhard > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 15:53, Brooke Criswell < > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> wrote: > > > > > > My apologies. I was just passing along what I have been told because > of privacy settings within Facebook and Instagram. I have been told > specifically by Facebook there is no "legal" way to scrape comments or > different things like that. Now likes and shares etc, I have no idea. So I > was just passing that along. I am by no means an expert in all of the ways > and was not aware of other ways like Facepager. I just know Facebook is > very strict with their data especially because of the privacy policy and > settings people can individually make. I have been told Facebook closed off > their API except for when working in collaborations or specifically > accepted to get data from their research team. > > > > > > Very sorry if I gave wrong information. This is just what I have > learned and been told and would never want anyone to get into trouble or > collect items they weren't technically supposed to. > > > > > > Best of luck and if you do find anything please share! > > > > > > Take care all. > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 5:35 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > > > I would like to disagree with Brooke here. Facebook data can still be > accessed through non-scraping based API-access, most importantly the > awesome Facepager. > > > > > > For Instagram, scraping is indeed the go-to technique (instaloader > works very well) and I would like to defend the idea that ToS should not > hinder researchers if the social relevance of the topic warrants it. > Adhering to corporate policy is not the gold standard for what independent > research should strive for, in my view. Proposing topics to people at > Facebook may be a strategy for certain topics, but for anything that does > not fit within the narrow interests of the platform, this will most likely > go nowhere. > > > > > > For YouTube, you can also check out the YouTube Data Tools that I have > been maintaining here: https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/ > > > > > > All the best, > > > Bernhard > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 05:22, Brooke Criswell via Air-L < > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > Facebook and Instagram are strict and according to terms and > conditions > > > > they don't allow any data scraping. > > > > > > > > Best try is to propose your study to a researcher at Facebook > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 2:21 AM Alexandre Leroux <alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be> > wrote: > > > > > > > >> Facepager for FB and YT it has a user interface and a decent > documentation. > > > >> > > > >> There are scrappers for instagram but those don't comply with the > > > >> platform terms of use and afaik are terminal only. > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> On 6/11/20 14:59, Cristina Migliaccio wrote: > > > >>> Dear Colleagues, > > > >>> > > > >>> Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am > certain it > > > >>> has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to use > text/data > > > >>> mining software/platform exist that works across these 3 social > media > > > >>> platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > > > >>> > > > >>> I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also > > > >> paralinguistic > > > >>> features such as likes, shares, etc. > > > >>> > > > >>> Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would be > > > >> greatly > > > >>> appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) > > > >>> > > > >>> Warm thanks- > > > >>> Cristina Migliaccio > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > >>> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > http://aoir.org > > > >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > >>> > > > >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > >>> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > >>> > > > >> > > > >> -- > > > >> Alexandre Leroux > > > >> Ph.D candidate > > > >> Group for research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations and Equality > (GERME) > > > >> Universit? Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) > > > >> alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > http://aoir.org > > > >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > >> > > > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > http://aoir.org > > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 11:35:37 -0600 > From: Brooke Criswell <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > To: Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for > YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > Message-ID: > < > CABWUjBUG78CBvGc6QD5zGCJ1qHUzCjcTOPMuuCDM8VX-L9TXFQ(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" > > That's wild to me. > Thanks for the discussion, information, and links! Appreciate it all. > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 11:32 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Brooke, > > > > I am no legal expert myself in any form or function, but here is a case > in > > the US that made the rounds some time ago: > > > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/web-scraping-doesnt-violate-ant… > > > > This may also get interesting: > > > https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-seeks-shutdown-of-nyu-research-projec… > > > > The problem is that the legal situation is simply not 100% clear, neither > > in the US, nor in Europe. > > > > Best, > > Bernhard > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 17:19, Brooke Criswell < > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > > Bernhard, > > > > > > Do you have any of those court cases you could send links to me? I > would > > really love to learn more about this subject, especially as an early > career > > researcher. And are the laws very different in Europe compared to the US? > > (I am in the US). > > > > > > This is all so interesting to me! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 11:11 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > > > No need to apologize, Brooke, we are all in a situation that is marred > > by insecurity, opacity, and conflicting information. My apologies if my > > comments came off too strong, also to Stuart. > > > > > > With regards to Facepager, the tool made it through Facebook's app > > review (Jakob, I'll have to ping you sometime soon to ask how you did > it), > > which means that its functionalities were audited by the company, giving > > some legal security. This does of course not eliminate ethical questions. > > > > > > With regards to Instagram, what baffles me is that scraping via > > instaloader actually works better than data retrieval via the API ever > did, > > which means that there is some level of acquiescence. One can easily get > up > > to 100s of 1000s of posts for a given hashtag. > > > > > > What Mirko is saying about university support is super important, but I > > also want to highlight the great work by AlgorithmWatch and colleagues > Jef > > Ausloos, Paddy Leerssen and Pim ten Thije on legal frameworks for more > > robust data access, for example here: > > > https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/GoverningPlatforms_IViR_study_June… > > > > > > This may be naive, but I have the hope that the upcoming EU Digital > > Services Act will have some provisions for academic research, or at least > > some clarifications. The current situation is creating serious chilling > > effects for research, without protecting data subjects from the most > > predatory practices, since scraping works so well (in technical terms) in > > many cases - or not at all in others. Commissioner Vestager has sent some > > positive signals in that direction. > > > > > > The reason why I am very hesitant about taking ToS as legal gospel is > a) > > that courts have ruled otherwise when it comes to scraping and b) > because I > > find the idea that platform companies can dictate what we are able to > know > > about platforms, how they operate and what happens on them highly > > problematic and worth fighting against. Jeanette Hofmann and I have a > paper > > on that front coming forth very soon ,-) > > > > > > All the best, > > > Bernhard > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 15:53, Brooke Criswell < > > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > My apologies. I was just passing along what I have been told because > > of privacy settings within Facebook and Instagram. I have been told > > specifically by Facebook there is no "legal" way to scrape comments or > > different things like that. Now likes and shares etc, I have no idea. So > I > > was just passing that along. I am by no means an expert in all of the > ways > > and was not aware of other ways like Facepager. I just know Facebook is > > very strict with their data especially because of the privacy policy and > > settings people can individually make. I have been told Facebook closed > off > > their API except for when working in collaborations or specifically > > accepted to get data from their research team. > > > > > > > > Very sorry if I gave wrong information. This is just what I have > > learned and been told and would never want anyone to get into trouble or > > collect items they weren't technically supposed to. > > > > > > > > Best of luck and if you do find anything please share! > > > > > > > > Take care all. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 5:35 AM Bernhard Rieder < > berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > > > > > I would like to disagree with Brooke here. Facebook data can still be > > accessed through non-scraping based API-access, most importantly the > > awesome Facepager. > > > > > > > > For Instagram, scraping is indeed the go-to technique (instaloader > > works very well) and I would like to defend the idea that ToS should not > > hinder researchers if the social relevance of the topic warrants it. > > Adhering to corporate policy is not the gold standard for what > independent > > research should strive for, in my view. Proposing topics to people at > > Facebook may be a strategy for certain topics, but for anything that does > > not fit within the narrow interests of the platform, this will most > likely > > go nowhere. > > > > > > > > For YouTube, you can also check out the YouTube Data Tools that I > have > > been maintaining here: https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/ > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Bernhard > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 05:22, Brooke Criswell via Air-L < > > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Facebook and Instagram are strict and according to terms and > > conditions > > > > > they don't allow any data scraping. > > > > > > > > > > Best try is to propose your study to a researcher at Facebook > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 2:21 AM Alexandre Leroux <alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Facepager for FB and YT it has a user interface and a decent > > documentation. > > > > >> > > > > >> There are scrappers for instagram but those don't comply with the > > > > >> platform terms of use and afaik are terminal only. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> On 6/11/20 14:59, Cristina Migliaccio wrote: > > > > >>> Dear Colleagues, > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am > > certain it > > > > >>> has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to use > > text/data > > > > >>> mining software/platform exist that works across these 3 social > > media > > > > >>> platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also > > > > >> paralinguistic > > > > >>> features such as likes, shares, etc. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would > be > > > > >> greatly > > > > >>> appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Warm thanks- > > > > >>> Cristina Migliaccio > > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > > >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > >>> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > >>> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Alexandre Leroux > > > > >> Ph.D candidate > > > > >> Group for research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations and Equality > > (GERME) > > > > >> Universit? Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) > > > > >> alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > >> > > > > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 18:06:37 +0000 > From: "Schaefer, M.T. (Mirko)" <m.t.schaefer(a)uu.nl> > To: Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com>, Brooke Criswell > <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > Cc: "air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org" <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for > YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > Message-ID: > < > AM0PR05MB664151322D735D933B36F805C2E90(a)AM0PR05MB6641.eurprd05.prod.outlook.com > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Hi all, > > there is already some documentation about platforms trying to stifle > research. The ones Bernhard mentioned and there were also very informative > links in the replies to my request about "Legal challenges for researchers" > on this list (28 October). Also note the case of Spotify trying to prevent > the publication of the Spotify Teardown book by our colleagues in Sweden (I > had no idea that Rolling Stone covered this: > https://www.rollingstone.com/pro/features/spotify-teardown-book-streaming-m… > ) > > I am still looking for examples of GDPR challenges for the kind of > research that is represented on this list, and I am still very much > interested to what extent universities are supporting researchers in > dealing with these issues. > > Cheers, > mirko > > ________________________________ > From: Air-L <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org> on behalf of Brooke > Criswell via Air-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Sent: 10 November 2020 18:35 > To: Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > Cc: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org <Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? > > That's wild to me. > Thanks for the discussion, information, and links! Appreciate it all. > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 11:32 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > wrote: > > > Brooke, > > > > I am no legal expert myself in any form or function, but here is a case > in > > the US that made the rounds some time ago: > > > https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2019/09/web-scraping-doesnt-violate-ant… > > > > This may also get interesting: > > > https://www.wsj.com/articles/facebook-seeks-shutdown-of-nyu-research-projec… > > > > The problem is that the legal situation is simply not 100% clear, neither > > in the US, nor in Europe. > > > > Best, > > Bernhard > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 17:19, Brooke Criswell < > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > > wrote: > > > > > > Bernhard, > > > > > > Do you have any of those court cases you could send links to me? I > would > > really love to learn more about this subject, especially as an early > career > > researcher. And are the laws very different in Europe compared to the US? > > (I am in the US). > > > > > > This is all so interesting to me! > > > > > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 11:11 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com > > > > wrote: > > > Hi again, > > > > > > No need to apologize, Brooke, we are all in a situation that is marred > > by insecurity, opacity, and conflicting information. My apologies if my > > comments came off too strong, also to Stuart. > > > > > > With regards to Facepager, the tool made it through Facebook's app > > review (Jakob, I'll have to ping you sometime soon to ask how you did > it), > > which means that its functionalities were audited by the company, giving > > some legal security. This does of course not eliminate ethical questions. > > > > > > With regards to Instagram, what baffles me is that scraping via > > instaloader actually works better than data retrieval via the API ever > did, > > which means that there is some level of acquiescence. One can easily get > up > > to 100s of 1000s of posts for a given hashtag. > > > > > > What Mirko is saying about university support is super important, but I > > also want to highlight the great work by AlgorithmWatch and colleagues > Jef > > Ausloos, Paddy Leerssen and Pim ten Thije on legal frameworks for more > > robust data access, for example here: > > > https://www.ivir.nl/publicaties/download/GoverningPlatforms_IViR_study_June… > > > > > > This may be naive, but I have the hope that the upcoming EU Digital > > Services Act will have some provisions for academic research, or at least > > some clarifications. The current situation is creating serious chilling > > effects for research, without protecting data subjects from the most > > predatory practices, since scraping works so well (in technical terms) in > > many cases - or not at all in others. Commissioner Vestager has sent some > > positive signals in that direction. > > > > > > The reason why I am very hesitant about taking ToS as legal gospel is > a) > > that courts have ruled otherwise when it comes to scraping and b) > because I > > find the idea that platform companies can dictate what we are able to > know > > about platforms, how they operate and what happens on them highly > > problematic and worth fighting against. Jeanette Hofmann and I have a > paper > > on that front coming forth very soon ,-) > > > > > > All the best, > > > Bernhard > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 15:53, Brooke Criswell < > > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> wrote: > > > > > > > > My apologies. I was just passing along what I have been told because > > of privacy settings within Facebook and Instagram. I have been told > > specifically by Facebook there is no "legal" way to scrape comments or > > different things like that. Now likes and shares etc, I have no idea. So > I > > was just passing that along. I am by no means an expert in all of the > ways > > and was not aware of other ways like Facepager. I just know Facebook is > > very strict with their data especially because of the privacy policy and > > settings people can individually make. I have been told Facebook closed > off > > their API except for when working in collaborations or specifically > > accepted to get data from their research team. > > > > > > > > Very sorry if I gave wrong information. This is just what I have > > learned and been told and would never want anyone to get into trouble or > > collect items they weren't technically supposed to. > > > > > > > > Best of luck and if you do find anything please share! > > > > > > > > Take care all. > > > > > > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 5:35 AM Bernhard Rieder < > berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > > Dear colleagues, > > > > > > > > I would like to disagree with Brooke here. Facebook data can still be > > accessed through non-scraping based API-access, most importantly the > > awesome Facepager. > > > > > > > > For Instagram, scraping is indeed the go-to technique (instaloader > > works very well) and I would like to defend the idea that ToS should not > > hinder researchers if the social relevance of the topic warrants it. > > Adhering to corporate policy is not the gold standard for what > independent > > research should strive for, in my view. Proposing topics to people at > > Facebook may be a strategy for certain topics, but for anything that does > > not fit within the narrow interests of the platform, this will most > likely > > go nowhere. > > > > > > > > For YouTube, you can also check out the YouTube Data Tools that I > have > > been maintaining here: https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/ > > > > > > > > All the best, > > > > Bernhard > > > > > > > > > > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 05:22, Brooke Criswell via Air-L < > > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > Facebook and Instagram are strict and according to terms and > > conditions > > > > > they don't allow any data scraping. > > > > > > > > > > Best try is to propose your study to a researcher at Facebook > > > > > > > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 2:21 AM Alexandre Leroux <alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> Facepager for FB and YT it has a user interface and a decent > > documentation. > > > > >> > > > > >> There are scrappers for instagram but those don't comply with the > > > > >> platform terms of use and afaik are terminal only. > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> On 6/11/20 14:59, Cristina Migliaccio wrote: > > > > >>> Dear Colleagues, > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am > > certain it > > > > >>> has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to use > > text/data > > > > >>> mining software/platform exist that works across these 3 social > > media > > > > >>> platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > > > > >>> > > > > >>> I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also > > > > >> paralinguistic > > > > >>> features such as likes, shares, etc. > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would > be > > > > >> greatly > > > > >>> appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Warm thanks- > > > > >>> Cristina Migliaccio > > > > >>> _______________________________________________ > > > > >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > >>> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > >>> > > > > >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > >>> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > >>> > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > >> Alexandre Leroux > > > > >> Ph.D candidate > > > > >> Group for research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations and Equality > > (GERME) > > > > >> Universit? Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) > > > > >> alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be > > > > >> _______________________________________________ > > > > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > > > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > >> > > > > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > > > > > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers > > http://aoir.org > > > > > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > > > > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > > > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 21:18:09 +0000 > From: Ganiat.Kazeem <ganiat.kazeem(a)open.ac.uk> > To: Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com>, Brooke Criswell > <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > Cc: "Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org" <Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org> > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for > YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > Message-ID: > < > LNXP265MB1611F66B1DFCF4EFB00128F9D5E90(a)LNXP265MB1611.GBRP265.PROD.OUTLOOK.COM > > > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" > > Actually mining data may present research with ethical issues such as > right of use of information, privacy, right of access, etc. > > So it is much more than skipping past a corporate policy > > Although not always the case some policies have a firm rooting in adhering > to service level agreements between users and service providers > > Facebook being a free platform does not mean that the information about > the users activities especially things like posts, comments, likes, etc ( > things people will do because they are addressing their comment to a > specific person or persons or organisation) should become public. > > In principle, I assume it would be far easier to recruit facebook users > who are willing to share their user data in this way first. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Air-L <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Bernhard Rieder > Sent: 10 November 2020 11:35 > To: Brooke Criswell <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> > Cc: Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org > Subject: Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, > Facebook & Instagram? > > CAUTION: This mail comes from outside the University. Please consider this > before opening attachments, clicking links, or acting on the content. > > Dear colleagues, > > I would like to disagree with Brooke here. Facebook data can still be > accessed through non-scraping based API-access, most importantly the > awesome Facepager. > > For Instagram, scraping is indeed the go-to technique (instaloader works > very well) and I would like to defend the idea that ToS should not hinder > researchers if the social relevance of the topic warrants it. Adhering to > corporate policy is not the gold standard for what independent research > should strive for, in my view. Proposing topics to people at Facebook may > be a strategy for certain topics, but for anything that does not fit within > the narrow interests of the platform, this will most likely go nowhere. > > For YouTube, you can also check out the YouTube Data Tools that I have > been maintaining here: https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/ > > All the best, > Bernhard > > > > On 10 Nov 2020, at 05:22, Brooke Criswell via Air-L < > air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > > > > Facebook and Instagram are strict and according to terms and > > conditions they don't allow any data scraping. > > > > Best try is to propose your study to a researcher at Facebook > > > > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 2:21 AM Alexandre Leroux <alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be> > wrote: > > > >> Facepager for FB and YT it has a user interface and a decent > documentation. > >> > >> There are scrappers for instagram but those don't comply with the > >> platform terms of use and afaik are terminal only. > >> > >> > >> On 6/11/20 14:59, Cristina Migliaccio wrote: > >>> Dear Colleagues, > >>> > >>> Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am > >>> certain it has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to > >>> use text/data mining software/platform exist that works across these > >>> 3 social media > >>> platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? > >>> > >>> I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also > >> paralinguistic > >>> features such as likes, shares, etc. > >>> > >>> Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would be > >> greatly > >>> appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) > >>> > >>> Warm thanks- > >>> Cristina Migliaccio > >>> _______________________________________________ > >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the > >>> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, > >>> change options or unsubscribe at: > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >>> > >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >>> http://www.aoir.org/ > >>> > >> > >> -- > >> Alexandre Leroux > >> Ph.D candidate > >> Group for research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations and Equality > >> (GERME) Universit? Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be > >> _______________________________________________ > >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the > >> Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change > >> options or unsubscribe at: > >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > >> > >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > >> http://www.aoir.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the > > Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change > > options or unsubscribe at: > > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > > http://www.aoir.org/ > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association > of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or > unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > ------------------------------ > > Subject: Digest Footer > > _______________________________________________ > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: > http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org > > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: > http://www.aoir.org/ > > ------------------------------ > > End of Air-L Digest, Vol 196, Issue 12 > ************************************** > -- Nicole "Nikki" Lemire Garlic PhD, Media & Communication '21

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Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, Facebook & Instagram?
by Cristina Migliaccio 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Dear Colleagues, Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am certain it has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to use text/data mining software/platform exist that works across these 3 social media platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also paralinguistic features such as likes, shares, etc. Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would be greatly appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) Warm thanks- Cristina Migliaccio

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Re: [Air-L] Text/Data Mining Software Suggestions: for YouTube, Facebook & Instagram?
by Brooke Criswell 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

I hope this helps guide you as well. https://research.fb.com/data/ Please check out this link. You can apply for different access to data based on your research topic. Or you can submit a proposal as an academic. On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 10:22 AM Brooke Criswell <bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> wrote: > I hope this helps guide you as well. > > https://research.fb.com/data/ > > Please check out this link. You can apply for different access to data > based on your research topic. Or you can submit a proposal as an academic. > > > On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 9:53 AM Brooke Criswell < > bcriswell(a)email.fielding.edu> wrote: > >> My apologies. I was just passing along what I have been told because of >> privacy settings within Facebook and Instagram. I have been told >> specifically by Facebook there is no "legal" way to scrape comments or >> different things like that. Now likes and shares etc, I have no idea. So I >> was just passing that along. I am by no means an expert in all of the ways >> and was not aware of other ways like Facepager. I just know Facebook is >> very strict with their data especially because of the privacy policy and >> settings people can individually make. I have been told Facebook closed off >> their API except for when working in collaborations or specifically >> accepted to get data from their research team. >> >> Very sorry if I gave wrong information. This is just what I have learned >> and been told and would never want anyone to get into trouble or collect >> items they weren't technically supposed to. >> >> Best of luck and if you do find anything please share! >> >> Take care all. >> >> On Tue, Nov 10, 2020, 5:35 AM Bernhard Rieder <berno.rieder(a)gmail.com> >> wrote: >> >>> Dear colleagues, >>> >>> I would like to disagree with Brooke here. Facebook data can still be >>> accessed through non-scraping based API-access, most importantly the >>> awesome Facepager. >>> >>> For Instagram, scraping is indeed the go-to technique (instaloader works >>> very well) and I would like to defend the idea that ToS should not hinder >>> researchers if the social relevance of the topic warrants it. Adhering to >>> corporate policy is not the gold standard for what independent research >>> should strive for, in my view. Proposing topics to people at Facebook may >>> be a strategy for certain topics, but for anything that does not fit within >>> the narrow interests of the platform, this will most likely go nowhere. >>> >>> For YouTube, you can also check out the YouTube Data Tools that I have >>> been maintaining here: https://tools.digitalmethods.net/netvizz/youtube/ >>> >>> All the best, >>> Bernhard >>> >>> >>> > On 10 Nov 2020, at 05:22, Brooke Criswell via Air-L < >>> air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: >>> > >>> > Facebook and Instagram are strict and according to terms and conditions >>> > they don't allow any data scraping. >>> > >>> > Best try is to propose your study to a researcher at Facebook >>> > >>> > On Mon, Nov 9, 2020, 2:21 AM Alexandre Leroux <alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be> >>> wrote: >>> > >>> >> Facepager for FB and YT it has a user interface and a decent >>> documentation. >>> >> >>> >> There are scrappers for instagram but those don't comply with the >>> >> platform terms of use and afaik are terminal only. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On 6/11/20 14:59, Cristina Migliaccio wrote: >>> >>> Dear Colleagues, >>> >>> >>> >>> Advance apologies if this question has been addressed (as I am >>> certain it >>> >>> has been) in some previous forum/email---does an easy to use >>> text/data >>> >>> mining software/platform exist that works across these 3 social media >>> >>> platforms: YouTube, Facebook & Instagram? >>> >>> >>> >>> I would like to collect data on alphabetic features but also >>> >> paralinguistic >>> >>> features such as likes, shares, etc. >>> >>> >>> >>> Any suggestions whatsoever for a text/data mining beginner would be >>> >> greatly >>> >>> appreciated (videos, lectures to this end also appreciated!) >>> >>> >>> >>> Warm thanks- >>> >>> Cristina Migliaccio >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >>> >>> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers >>> http://aoir.org >>> >>> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >>> >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> >>> >>> >>> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> >>> http://www.aoir.org/ >>> >>> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Alexandre Leroux >>> >> Ph.D candidate >>> >> Group for research on Ethnic Relations, Migrations and Equality >>> (GERME) >>> >> Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) >>> >> alleroux(a)ulb.ac.be >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >>> >> is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers >>> http://aoir.org >>> >> Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >>> >> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> >> >>> >> Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> >> http://www.aoir.org/ >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list >>> > is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org >>> > Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: >>> http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org >>> > >>> > Join the Association of Internet Researchers: >>> > http://www.aoir.org/ >>> >>>

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Editorial positions available at Data & Policy / Data for Policy
by Zeynep Engin 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Dear All, I am writing to seek your help in reaching potential interested candidates for Area Editor (*6) and Communications Editor roles we are offering to work across Data & Policy journal and Data for Policy conference series. More details in the following links: Call for Area Editors: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-and-policy/information/call-fo… Communications Editor: https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/data-and-policy/information/communi… We will be grateful if you could share these with anyone who might be interested. Deadline for applications: Fri Nov 27, 2020. Thanks and best wishes, Zeynep

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VIDEOS - Digital Accessibility & Inclusion Webinar
by Matthew Moore 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Simon Darcy video: https://youtu.be/Ja_yWiYeO5E Sarah Pulis & Andrew Arch: https://youtu.be/bQcmldTBijY Laila Coulton: https://youtu.be/st6WDFSTnzE Panel Discussion: https://youtu.be/Vsxeshtctqs Ensuring that digital environments are accessible and inclusive for all people is critical for fairness, justice and productivity in our societies. This session will explore digital accessibility from the perspectives of those with disabilities who use such services and those who need to design them. - How do we design inclusive online environments? - What is it like to be disabled and use such environments? - How has the pandemic and move to digital impacted and been impacted by inclusion? - How do we move beyond technical standards compliance to ensure that people can actually use products. Simon Darcy is a Professor at the UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney. He specialises in developing inclusive organisational approaches for diversity groups and understanding the social impact of organisations and individuals. Simon has a long history of involvement in advocacy and volunteer boards. He was a member of the Disability Council of NSW (2011-2015), which is the ministerial advisory to the New South Wales Government's Department of Family and Community Services. Andrew Arch and Sarah Pulis from Intopia have collectively worked in the digital accessibility and inclusion for over thirty years. They embrace the importance of usable accessibility in delivering a more accessible outcome for people with disability. As strong advocates for inclusive design, they are always looking for ways to build awareness of accessibility as part of good user experience design, and work on strategies for how to encourage more organisations to speak with people with lived experience. Laila Coulton is an experienced leader who is passionate about human centred design, digital transformation and team leadership. Having worked predominantly in large corporate environments Laila is well practiced at navigating complex environments and driving organisational change. Laila has led Digital Accessibility delivery teams and is most proud of her work in the inclusive design space. A mum of two boys, Laila is also an advocate for part time and flexible working. UTS CRICOS Provider Code: 00099F DISCLAIMER: This email message and any accompanying attachments may contain confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, do not read, use, disseminate, distribute or copy this message or attachments. If you have received this message in error, please notify the sender immediately and delete this message. Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual sender, except where the sender expressly, and with authority, states them to be the views of the University of Technology Sydney. Before opening any attachments, please check them for viruses and defects. Think. Green. Do. Please consider the environment before printing this email.

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Suggestions for research-based blogs?
by Alice Fleerackers 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Hi all, I'm compiling a roundup of (English-language) blogs that feature academic research, and would like to ensure that the final list is as diverse as possible — both in terms of the researchers it highlights, as well as their academic disciplines. Does anyone have recommendations to add? I have quite a few science blogs and humanities blogs so far, mostly based out of the US and Canada. I'd love to hear suggestions from other disciplines and corners of the world! Thanks in advance, Alice — Alice Fleerackers (she/her) phd student, simon fraser university lab manager, scholcommlab.ca freelance writer, alicefleerackers.com

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PhD and Postodoc Positions @ Taltech Nurkse Dept. of Innovation and Governance
by Stefano Calzati 10 Nov '20

10 Nov '20

Apologies for cross-posting. Please, feel free to circultate. Thank you. Dr Stefano Calzati Postdoc Fellow, Tallinn University of Technology. The Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance within Tallinn University of Technology is opening two academic positions (one PhD and one Postdoc) both scheduled to begin in February 2021. Feel free to circulate this call with anyone who might be interested. Thank you. The PhD is on "Urban Analytics and Data Technologies", under the supervision of Prof. Anu Masso. This position is for 4 years. Deadline for application: December 16, 2020. The selection process will begin soon after. All information can be founded at: https://taltech.glowbase.com/positions/165 Applicants are invited to submit their ideas for topic specific research projects, which will be in line with the main research axes of the FinEst Twins project, from which the position is funded. The projects should focus on theoretical and empirical research that contributes to establishing smart, resilient, and sustainable cities worldwide and fostering the design and use of data technologies that consider social diversities. The Postdoc position is on "Critical Understadning of Predictive Policing", under the supervision of Prof. Anu Masso. The position is initially for 1 year, with the possibility of renewing it for 2 more years. Deadline for applications: December 7, 2020. The selection process will begin soon after. All information can be founded at: https://www.researchgate.net/job/946515_Postdoctoral_position_in_critical_u… Postdoctoral researchers are invited to submit their ideas for topic specific research projects, which will be in line with the main research axes of the NordForsk project, from which the position is funded. Notably, the project should focus on theoretical and empirical research that contributes to establishing transparency and set an epistemological standard for the critical investigation of innovative data-driven policing. The Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation and Governance (RND) is an interdisciplinary, international research center within Tallinn University of Technology hosting world-renowned award-winning scholars and focusing on socially relevant research and teaching. Notably: * digital transformation of societies: social datafication, algorithmic governance, data justice, state-citizen relations in the digital era, smart cities and cross-border data relations; * models and practices of (e)-governance and public administration globally; * P2P technologies, its' governance and potential new production models; * fiscal governance and fiscal bureaucracies; * science and innovation policies and its' management. * philosophy and ethics of science and technology. The Ragnar Nurkse Department recently initiated a major, €32 million international R&D project on Smart Cities (FinestTwins) and coordinated the H2020 funded large-scale innovation pilot on implementing the Once-Only Principle (TOOP), which laid the foundation for the data exchange layer foreseen in the European Single Digital Gateway Regulation (SDGR). ‍ For any further information about the two positions, please contact Prof Anu Masso (anu.masso(a)taltech.ee<mailto:anu.masso@taltech.ee>) or visit http://ttu.ee/nurkse. To get more information about the research team, please visit https://taltech.ee/datalab.

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Suggestions for research-based blogs
by Philipp Budka 09 Nov '20

09 Nov '20

Hi Alice, There are some anthropology related research blogs dealing with digital media and technologies, e.g.: Anthrodendum Group Blog: https://anthrodendum.org/ CaMP Anthropology Blog (Indiana University): https://campanthropology.org/ Digital Anthropology Blog (Interest Group of the American Anthropological Association): https://01anthropology.wordpress.com/ Digital Ethnography Initiative Blog (University of Vienna, newly launched): https://digitalethnography.at/blog/ Platypus Blog (Committee for the Anthropology of Science, Technology, and Computing, American Anthropological Association): https://blog.castac.org/ Internet research more generally, e.g.: DATACTIV Blog (University of Amsterdam): https://data-activism.net/blog/ Institute of Network Cultures Blog (Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences): https://networkcultures.org/blog/ Would be nice if you could share the final list. All the best, Philipp -----Original Message----- From: Air-L<air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org> On Behalf Of Alice Fleerackers Sent: November 5, 2020 4:34 PM To:air-l@listserv.aoir.org Subject: [Air-L] Suggestions for research-based blogs? Hi all, I'm compiling a roundup of (English-language) blogs that feature academic research, and would like to ensure that the final list is as diverse as possible ? both in terms of the researchers it highlights, as well as their academic disciplines. Does anyone have recommendations to add? I have quite a few science blogs and humanities blogs so far, mostly based out of the US and Canada. I'd love to hear suggestions from other disciplines and corners of the world! Thanks in advance, Alice Alice Fleerackers (she/her) phd student, simon fraser university lab manager, scholcommlab.ca freelance writer, alicefleerackers.com -- Philipp Budka https://philbu.net/ https://twitter.com/philbu

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