4/17: The Web and (Mis)Information

Image from MIT Technology Review for
"Bias already exists in search engine results, and it’s only going to get worse"

Class

1. Completing our understanding of Snowden's revelations

2. Quick report by Dr. X: Cadwalladr, “Google, democracy and the truth about internet search.”

• "The Great Brexit Robbery" https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/07/the-great-british-brexit-robbery-hijacked-democracy
• How Cambridge Analytica Exploited the Facebook Data of Millions: https://www.nytimes.com/video/technology/100000005806669/cambridge-analytica-facebook-profiles.html
• "Cambridge Analytica whistleblower: 'We spent $1m harvesting millions of Facebook profiles' – video": https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/video/2018/mar/17/cambridge-analytica-whistleblower-we-spent-1m-harvesting-millions-of-facebook-profiles-video

3. Ekström, “Can We Solve For Bias In Tech?” https://www.npr.org/2019/02/15/694292327/andreas-ekstr-m-can-we-solve-for-bias-in-tech

For next class

• Read: Shane, “From Headline to Photograph, a Fake News Masterpiece.”
• Write: Draft two of the Wikipedia reflection, adding specific examples.   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/127g0Z2LaNVPszFkgNrfuJdU5JOYdNWcIoD1GefKABu4/edit?usp=sharing
• Start thinking about a topic and an angle for your major paper:  https://forms.gle/H4Mq8mVk31S3L3Ee9     Responses here:   https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1opexnHRm9hxcNap8U9MOdsPojeV5GkWiAxdZBKGn8gE/edit?usp=sharing