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An ESRC-funded, £4 million research network building a research community focused on what a good digital society should look like and how we get there. digitalgood.net Sign up to our newsletter at: eepurl.com/idhmon

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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Designed for anyone building, developing or deploying digital technologies in their organisation, this interactive workshop introduces our free online tool, the Digital Good Builder. Sheffield, 28 October, 14:00 digital-good-builder-foss2026.eventbrite.co.uk
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, UK, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/call-for-pap...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Read Blue Maignien's latest blog on surveillance technology in health and social care, written as part of their Digital Good Network internship with Geeks for Social Change. @gfsc.community gfsc.community/how-health-t...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Scott Hale and Julia Sepúlveda have published a new paper from the 2026 ACM Conference on Fairness, Accountability, and Transparency. The paper examines what people actually want from AI systems and reveals concrete failures of current methods. dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Call for evidence: SHAPE Research Evidence Hub (Deadline Friday 18 September) The British Academy is developing a new evidence base to showcase the value and impact of research across the SHAPE (social sciences, humanities and arts) disciplines. forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/Respon...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, UK, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/call-for-pap...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
In our latest blog, one of our Research Interns Dhritiman Ray explores what makes a good glossary, and how they can be used as a tool for ethical reflection. Read the blog: digitalgood.net/what-makes-a...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Stay up to date with the latest news and events from the Digital Good Network by joining our newsletter: mailchi.mp/digitalgood/...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Our directory helps you find expertise across disciplines and institutions, each with a focus on our central question: what makes a good digital society and how do we get there? Use the directory to find an expert or a potential project collaborator from our network. digitalgood.net/directory/
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Digital Good Network directory - ESRC Digital Good Network
The Digital Good Network Directory lists funding recipients/funded team members who have opted in and includes details of their network-related work. To be added or […]
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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
We’re launching a major new programme on Humanity, Climate and Nature. We wish to commission discussion papers from researchers/policymakers/practitioners to provide fresh insight into these themes. We’ll pay £2,500 for around 4000 words. Apply by 16 Sept www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/internationa...
Call for Discussion Papers: Humanity, Climate & Nature
This call sets out the requirements for short discussion papers to be produced as part of a series that will generate fresh insights and innovative thinking to help develop the new Humanity, Climate & Nature Programme's initial work and activity.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
The PAVE case book follows on from the work of Public Voices in AI, and was created in support of the citizens' track on AI: an initiative to embed inclusive and participatory approaches in the global governance of artificial intelligence.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, UK, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/call-for-pap...
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BPS Cyberpsychology @bpscyberpsychology.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
This conference may be of interest to our members and beyond - an opportunity to present your cyberpsychology research to an interdisciplinary audience spanning researchers from all disciplines and stakeholders from any sector 🌟. Find out more below⬇️
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Kim Snooks, Research Associate in the Digital Good Network, talks about her work building the Digital Good Index, designed to evaluate the impact of technology on people, society and the planet. digitalgood.net/building-the...
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Claire Boardman @claireboardman.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
👀 CfP: "Submissions are open for our two-day conference ‘What does a good digital society look like?’ on 10 & 11 June 2027, at Sheffield Hallam University, UK. Submit your abstract or proposal by 29 October 2026." Full Details: digitalgood.net/conference-2... @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social #DH
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Conference: What does a good digital society look like? - ESRC Digital Good Network
Digital technologies should be good for people, societies and the planet, but there is ample evidence that they are often not. Social scientists, humanities scholars […]
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
What does a good digital society look like? is a two-day conference taking place in Sheffield, on 10th and 11th June 2027. We invite proposals for papers, panels and workshops from researchers from any discipline and stakeholders from any sector. digitalgood.net/conference-2...
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David Orrego-Carmona @dorrego.bsky.social · 20/06/2026
We're hiring @warwick-smlc.bsky.social Assistant Prof in Language Technologies and AI Governance Permanent post, Sept 2026 start. We want researchers working at the intersection of language, technology, and society. Languages as your home, take a look. Closing: 23 July www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DRY964/a...
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Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) at University of Warwick
Searching for an academic job? Explore this Assistant Professor in Language Technologies and AI Governance (111754-0626) opening on jobs.ac.uk! Click to view more details and browse other academic job...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
DigiAdGood explored how digital advertising can be measured to ensure achievable and positive outcomes for individual, societal and environmental wellbeing. Their outputs include a new report, 'Good Metrics: Why the advertising industry must measure what matters for human wellbeing.' digiadgood.org
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DigiAdGood, Measure What We Value
A network redefining digital advertising, putting people back at the centre of every campaign, advertising message, and metric.
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Tim Davies @timdavies.org.uk · 06/07/2026
As the UN Global Dialogue on AI Governance in Geneva kicks off we are making the call for a Citizens' Track: putting people in the lead through joined up opportunities for grassroots and global citizen participation. citizens-track.org/2026/report/
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A Citizens Track on AI Governance: Alignment, Agency and Accountability
Setting out why and how participatory practice can address the democratic deficit in AI governance, and bring greater alignment with the public interest, agency for communities, and accountability of ...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
In this new report, Lauren Vargas sets out strategic foresight methods to help cultural organisations imagine multiple possible futures and what they can do to be ready. It includes a Futures Kit of strategic foresight resources. digitalgood.net/outputs/stra...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Watch our recent webinar. Danielle Kelly talks about the project ‘What are they thinking? Developing a protocol to measure meta-perspectives in online environments’, and Arathy Sb’s discusses ‘Menstrual tracking app users in India: a study of bodies beyond binaries’ digitalgood.net/gender-and-t...
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Gender and the digital good: webinar - ESRC Digital Good Network
Part of our online seminar series, ‘Digital good in progress‘ Watch the recording Event blurb Digital Good Network researchers Danielle Kelly, Arathy Sb and Carlos […]
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Last month, we held our policy masterclass with researchers across the network, taking the opportunity to turn their recent work into policy briefings. Alice Wilson, Carly Waterhouse, and Amna Smith joined us for the event and have shared their reflections in a series of blogs.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Digital Good Network Fellow Gabriel Brito discusses the findings of his fellowship research, looking at digital recruitment for gang membership in Ecuador. Read here: digitalgood.net/understandin...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Apply for funding to explore the opportunities and challenges confronting the research community in the transformation to a net zero digital research infrastructure. uknetdrive.org/netdrive-cal...
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NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Third Funding Call Part A
NetDRIVE: Pathways to Value and Change Third Funding Call Part A
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
With the UK government’s announcement of a social media ban for under-16s, watch our recent lecture from @orbenamy.bsky.social, a leading expert in the field, discussing the experiences of young people online and the wider policy landscape. ▶️ youtu.be/vDMkaJSX3iw
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Professor Amy Orben: Advising policymakers on young people and digital technologies
​In a rapidly evolving digital world, there is growing interest in the impact of digital technologies, including social media, on the mental health of young people, and researchers are under…
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Rosendy Galabo has published a new paper, proposing a digital commons design framework to transform a privately-owned donation platform into a community-managed platform, and aiming to understand the value of this approach for fostering an equitable digital society. digitalgood.net/outputs/doin...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Join us tomorrow for our webinar on gender and the digital good. Hear from our researchers about their work to evaluate and build good digital societies. Online, 14:00 - 15:00 BST luma.com/1ksai3xp
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Gender and the digital good · Zoom · Luma
Digital Good Network researchers Danielle Kelly, Arathy Sb and Carlos Camara, share their research project's findings on gender and the digital good: Danielle…
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Dr Ros Galabo @galabo.bsky.social · 15/06/2026
Hot off the press in The Design Journal! 📖✨ Our new paper proposes a framework for creating digital commons as a pathway to digital 'goodness' through community-led design & governance. Read open-access: dx.doi.org/10.1080/1460... #DesignResearch #codesign @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social
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Doing good through collaborative practices: The value of co-designing a digital commons platform for an equitable digital society
This research proposes a digital commons design framework to transform a privately-owned donation platform into a community-managed platform (digital commons) with a local network of civil society ...
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The Space @thespacearts.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
@digitalgoodnet.bsky.social is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing their research and findings. It needs to be simple, engaging and effective at communicating to multiple audiences. Budget up to £40,000 available for final artwork.
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Artwork commission: expressions of interest welcome - ESRC Digital Good Network
The ESRC Digital Good Network is commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing our research and findings. This could be created by an artist or visualiser […]
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Associate Researcher Katie O’Brien discusses her time at the Digital Good Network Summit earlier this year, and the influences these conversations had on her own research. digitalgood.net/reflecting-o...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Our next webinar is this afternoon, talking about our work on our Digital Good Index. Register here: luma.com/5vht9qfb
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
We are commissioning an artwork or visualisation representing our research and findings. It needs to be simple, visually engaging and effective at communicating with multiple audiences. We are looking for a high-profile, high-impact visualisation or artwork through this commission.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
Register for our upcoming webinars, exploring gender and the digital good and the evaluation of digital technologies and their societal outcomes.
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Digital good in progress seminar series - ESRC Digital Good Network
Join our webinars where our researchers will share their findings and reflections on doing research on the digital good. Everyone is welcome to join, the […]
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
In April, Kamal Tasiu Abdullahi hosted a Digital Financial Services workshop in Nigeria, aimed at translating research on digital finance into practical, context-sensitive insights for participants operating in underserved and financially constrained environments. digitalgood.net/translating-...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
In our latest blog, Eva Price reflects on her internship with Eye2Gene, an ophthalmology start-up focusing on the diagnosis of genetic eye conditions, and her time at the Digital Good Network summit. digitalgood.net/from-ai-regu...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Earlier this week Digital Good Network Senior Researcher @suoman.bsky.social gave evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on AI about AI sovereignty. Read Susan's reflections here: digitalgood.net/susan-oman-g...
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Susan Oman's reflections on AI sovereignty for the APPG on AI - ESRC Digital Good Network
Originally posted on Let’s Talk AI, 19 May 2026 On 18th May, Digital Good Network Senior Researcher Susan Oman gave evidence to the All Party […]
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 20/05/2026
Join our upcoming 'Digital good in progress' webinars:
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Read Gina Halliwell's reflection on the keynote lecture from our recent Digital Good Network Summit. Gina reflects on the role of policy and decision making when it comes to young people using social media. digitalgood.net/summit-keyno...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Nahuel Aranda reflects on a recent a workshop in Argentina, bringing together union members, legal experts, and researchers to discuss two closely related processes shaping the world of work: recent labour reform and ongoing technological change in industry. Read the blog: digitalgood.net?p=7248
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
We hosted our 2026 Digital Good Network summit in Birmingham last week. It was great to hear from our Digital Good Research Fund recipients and other network members about their work exploring what a good digital society looks like and how we get there.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
We are pleased to announce the 15 successful projects for the fourth and final round of the Digital Good Research Fund. Each project will produce a blueprint and a briefing document for a good digital society in a particular aspect of social life.
A blueprint for...digital governance for urban administrations in the Global South

A blueprint for...environmentally sustainable use of generative AI in schools

A blueprint for...children’s critical engagement with technology: the case for hybrid arts education in formal schooling

A blueprint for...digital spaces to support survivors of human trafficking 

A blueprint for...digital death
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
It's Just Banter: Building resilience to objectifying content online Hosted by Dawn Woolley, this Include+ Network event is suitable for academics, educators and community practitioners interested in supporting young people in building resilience online. www.eventbrite.com/e/its-just-b...
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It's Just Banter: Building resilience to objectifying content online
The Online Objectification team will share the processes and findings from the multidisciplinary community lead research project.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
“What Counter-Disinformation Funders Got Wrong: Critiques from the Global South” This new article from Digital Good Network team member Jonathan Corpus Ong, alongside Dean Jackson, looks to critique the operations of colonial power in tech policy spaces. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 14/04/2026
Digital Good Network Associate Researcher Susan Oman has been leading a new national campaign to get the public talking about AI. Let’s Talk AI brings conversations about the use and impact of artificial intelligence into local communities, via a national media campaign. www.letstalkai.org.uk
Two people stood in front of an outdoor advertising display with a cartoon image from the campaign being shown.
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Online event: Talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies Wednesday 13 May 14:00 - 15:00 BST Join us online for the next webinar in our series, Digital good in progress, with Susan Lechelt & Neelima Sailaja. luma.com/1x25i9m1
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Talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies, Susan Lechelt & Neelima Sailaja · Zoom · Luma
Rescheduled from 1 April 2026. Hear from Digital Good Network researchers Susan Lechelt & Neelima Sailaja about their experiences of talking to young people…
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
There's less than a month until our keynote reflecting on policy, young people and digital technologies. Join us online, or in-person in Birmingham.
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Amy Orben (@orbenamy.bsky.social), Research Professor at @cam.ac.uk, will be delivering the keynote lecture at our 2026 summit, exploring the growing interest in the impact of digital technologies on…
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Hear from Susan Lechelt and Neelima Sailaja about their experiences of talking to young people about the environmental sustainability of digital technologies, including building repairability into the Internet of Things, and sustainable computing education. 13 May, 14:00 luma.com/1x25i9m1
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Government Office for Science internship opportunities: Science and Technology Project Research Officers Closes 1 April, 23:55 www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/index.cg...
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
A new report from Digital Good Network Fellow Catherine Wang investigates the critical success factors for social entrepreneurship through crowdfunding platforms, drawing on interdisciplinary insights and sharing best practice for digital crowdfunding. digitalgood.net/outputs/crow... .
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Crowd power: Digital crowdfunding for social impact - ESRC Digital Good Network
Based on Catherine Wang's fellowship project Digital crowdfunding for social entrepreneurship, this report investigates the critical success factors for digital crowdfunding, drawing on…
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ESRC Digital Good Network @digitalgoodnet.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
@nancybaym.bsky.social, a member of our College of Experts, has written an argument for renewed approaches to sociotechnical futures amidst growing social media harms, and we are delighted to be mentioned as an example of best practice. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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It’s Bad: What Now? - Nancy K. Baym, 2026
This essay reflects on a decade of worsening social media harms—inequality, algorithmic power, precarious labor, and data extraction—arguing for renewed interdi...
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