Ethical Considerations of Deepfakes
Is there any way the development of media manipulation technology might be justified despite the many possibilities and opportunities for abuse?
Anti-Maskers and the Dangers of Collective Endorsement
Anonymity in the online environment renders expertise obsolete. Do facts stand a chance?
Parler and the Problems of a “Free Speech” Social Network
Does the airing of slanted and inaccurate views really get us any closer to the truth? Is censorship really so detrimental to meaningful public debate?
Retweets, Endorsements, and Indirect Speech Acts
How should we understand the speech act of retweeting? What are we signaling and what are we not? When, if ever, might condemnation be appropriate?
Regulating Companies to Free People’s Speech
Government's claim to be the last word on free speech raises a number of legal and philosophical challenges.
The Quandary of Contact Tracing Tech
Different governments' contact tracing strategies raise important questions about public health and personal privacy.
Conspiracy Theories and Emotions in the Time of Coronavirus
We need to rethink our relation to the news; the common ways we acquire and share information is tapping into some of our worst impulses.
When It Comes to Privacy, We Shouldn’t Have to “EARN-IT”
The push to hold Facebook and Pinterest accountable for illicit material circulated by private users on their sites may also undermine our internet privacy and put limits on free speech.
Twitter Bots and Trust
The anonymity surrounding users' twitter accounts make it extremely difficult to determine the reliability of information. How should we proceed?
Sensorvault and Ring: Private-Sector Data Collection Meets Law Enforcement
Digital profiling tools (like Google's Sensorvault) and surveillance gadgets (like Amazon's Ring) pose a significant threat to our privacy and blur the line between corporate and government interests.