Dossier 16: Momfluencers
Where do we find the experience of parenthood healthily communicated online, and can that ever be through momfluencing?
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View DossierHow much control would you like over it as a user? What would your āPerfect Feedā look like? This dossier explores how the content in our feeds is organised from a moderation perspective, as well as the workings of the (graphic) user interfaces we use to access and interact with our feeds.
View DossierWith their rapid development, AI technologies are on everyone’s minds. What does it mean to co-create with AI and how will these tools shape and reconfigure our daily lives?
View DossierCurrently, billions are being invested in the development of āthe metaverseā, but is a single unified place called āthe metaverseā even possible?
View DossierWho are the actors involved in the complex financial systems that have emerged around creators and their content online?
View DossierWe always want faster internet speeds and higher resolutions. But what can a ‘lighter internet’ really look like and how can it impact the digital divide and the environment?
View DossierThe pandemic opened up opportunities for Big Tech to further infiltrate into all spheres of life. We reflect back on this moment of acceleration and entanglement with Big Tech.
View DossierFan communities are getting more and more powerful both on- and offline. How do these fans, or ‘stans’, organise online to raise money or sabotage presidential campaigns?
View DossierWith hybrid events, how do you create a unique experience for both onsite and online audiences? Follow us along our research paths and experiments.
View DossierWith most of the digital infrastructures around the world still controlled and governed by Western companies, how can we resist these extractive tendencies?
View DossierOur digital public squares are now organised and determined by a handful of Big Tech companies. Can alternative platforms can fix the internet?
View DossierTikTok is the fastest growing social media network ever and a serious competitor of US Big Tech companies. How is TikTok re-writing the world?
View DossierWith almost 1.82 billion daily active users and increasing critique from users and governments around the world, Facebook is the platform we love to hate.
View DossierChances are that our faces are being tracked while moving through our daily lives. What does the increase in the use of facial recognition systems mean for our society?
View DossierWhile deepfakes are often seen as a threat to our political systems, 96% of all deepfakes are actually porn. Let’s dive into the world of deepfakes through a feminist lens.
View DossierDuring the pandemic the power of the internet has increased exponentially, deeply altering our ideas around working from home, cultural and social gatherings, and surveillance.
View DossierLook back through our pre-2020 archive of commissioned articles and must-see images from writers, artists, researchers, and internet culture fanatics.
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