Tag: sociology

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Slides du séminaire EHESS d'Antonio Casilli “Contre l’hypothèse de la fin de la vie privée” (20 nov. 2012)

La première séance du séminaire EHESS d’Antonio Casilli “Étudier les cultures du numérique : approches théoriques et empiriques” de cette année universitaire aura lieu le mardi 20 novembre 2012 de 17 h à 19 h (EHESS, salle 5, 105 bd Raspail 75006 Paris). Titre : “Contre l’hypothèse de la ‘fin de la vie privée’ sur les médias sociaux : négociabilité et cyclicité de la privacy”.

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The academic, the wikipedian, the vandal [Full version, updated 05.11.2012]

The French translation of this essay is available on OWNI (part 1 and part 2), as installments of my column… read more The academic, the wikipedian, the vandal [Full version, updated 05.11.2012]

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Censorship and social media: some background information

Some background information about Casilli & Tubaro’s study “Social Media Censorship in Times of Political Unrest – A Social Simulation Experiment with the UK Riots” (published in the journal Bulletin of Sociological Methodology, vol. 115, n. 1). Author’s bios, free version of the text, videos and simulations.

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Trollarchy in the UK: the British Defamation Bill and the delusion of the public sphere

[UPDATE 26.06.2102: A French version of this post is now available on the news website OWNI. As usual, thanks to… read more Trollarchy in the UK: the British Defamation Bill and the delusion of the public sphere

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The struggle for recognition in technological cultures: an anthology of “engineer’s laments”

Engineers’ struggle to be recognized by clients, users, peers is long and painful. An anthology of poems, songs and videos about the value of technological cultures.

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La simulation sociale pour combattre la censure : texte de ma conférence à TEDxParisUniversités

[UPDATE 05.06.2102: La vidéo de mon talk est désormais en ligne sur le site Web des conférences TED. Enjoy &… read more La simulation sociale pour combattre la censure : texte de ma conférence à TEDxParisUniversités

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Would online censorship be effective? Evidence from two research projects proves the opposite

Hi, you’ve probably reached this blog after listening to my interview with Jian Ghomeshi on CBC Radio Canada’s programme Q…. read more Would online censorship be effective? Evidence from two research projects proves the opposite

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Banning pro-ana websites? Not a good idea, as Web censorship might have a 'toothpaste tube effect'

[Update 05.04.13: A longer version of this post, with revised results, has evolved into a full-fledged article published by the… read more Banning pro-ana websites? Not a good idea, as Web censorship might have a 'toothpaste tube effect'

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EnemyGraph: blasphème ou ruse de l’amitié sur Facebook ?

On m’a souvent entendu parler d’amitié et d’inimitié dans les réseaux sociaux. De l’amitié à l’heure du numérique, autant dans… read more EnemyGraph: blasphème ou ruse de l’amitié sur Facebook ?

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Pour une sociologie du #troll

Pour une sociologie du troll / Towards a sociology of trolling