Anyone have visibility into what new contracts Palantir is getting across federal agencies? (And what contracts DOGE is canceling to give to Palantir?). Or Oracle for that matter?
danah boyd
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Researcher who once upon a time joined every new social media service out there. She/ze.
@jgarber oh no worries at all! I appreciate the reminder to track there too!
@jgarber ::nod:: I'm trying to see if anyone sees them before they're officially announced.
@ynotez I am just beginning to use it but I know other who love it. It’s a non profit (and you pay for it) so less likely to start doing creepy things.
Personal update: I'm joining Cornell as a Professor of Communication starting in Fall of 2025. ::bounce:: If you're curious about my thinking, see: https://www.zephoria.org/thoughts/archives/2024/10/29/im-joining-the-cornell-faculty.html
I finally got off my toosh and ported my newsletter. I only write sporadically, but it's free! Sign up here: https://made-not-found-by-danah-boyd.ghost.io
The myth that social media harms kids drives me bonkers. So I tried to frame my thinking of risks vs. harms in today's rant: https://zephoria.substack.com/p/risks-vs-harms-youth-and-social-media
Risks vs. Harms: Youth & Social Media
I hate that the "social media is bad for teens" myth will not die. In this little rant, I tackle one part of this puzzle: the obsession with "harms" (thanks lawyers) and the implications of not thinking through how to respond coherently to risks.
Last week, I got to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Data & Society with old and new friends. I'm still teary-eyed thinking of how joyous that was. Here my recap: https://substack.com/home/post/p-149666577
Just as there's no singular public, there's no singular imaginary. In high stakes political situations, imaginaries are entangled and messy. Jayshree Sarathy and I examined four census controversies to explore different arrangements of imaginaries: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/08969205241270898
@trishalynn @migurski Sorry to annoy you. This isn’t a quant study by design. So we are trying to keep some of these questions light rather than serious even as we look for the breadth of perspectives.