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Forbidden Feeds: Government Controls on Social Media in China

PEN America (2018), 90 pp.

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Socio-Informatics: A Practice-Based Perspective on the Design and Use of IT Artifacts

Volker Wulf, Volkmar Pipek, David A. Randall, Markus Rohde, Kjeld Schmidt, Gunnar Stevens (eds.)

Oxford: Oxford University Press (2018), xviii, 559 pp.

"The last 25 years have seen a small revolution in our approach to the understanding of new technology and information systems. It has become a founding assumption of computer-supported cooperative work and human–computer interaction that in the future, if not already, most computer applications w ... more

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Gütekriterien für algorithmische Prozesse: Eine Stärken- und Schwächenanalyse ausgewählter Forderungskataloge

Noëlle Rohde

Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2018), 26 pp.

"Im internationalen Kontext haben sich in den vergangenen Jahren zahlreiche Organisationen und Arbeitsgruppen mit dem Problem der Gütesicherung von algorithmischen Prozessen befasst. Da dieser Diskurs in Deutschland deutlich weniger entwickelt ist, bietet sich die Analyse einiger ausgewählter inte ... more

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Digital Middle East: State and Society in the Information Age

Mohamed Zayani (ed.)

New York; Qatar: Oxford University Press;Georgetown University (2018), xii, 335 pp.

"Digital Middle East sheds a critical light on continuing changes that are closely intertwined with the adoption of information and communication technologies in the MENA region. Drawing on case studies from throughout the Middle East, the contributors explore how these digital transformations are p ... more

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Youth Mobile 2018 Report: Empowering the Next Generation

Paris: UNESCO (2018), 16 pp.

"The UNESCO YouthMobile Initiative leverages the widespread availability of mobile phones to empower youth through digital skills training. Young people are introduced to coding as both a resource to solve local issues and a tool to develop complex learning skills. Through YouthMobile training, stud ... more

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"Free Internet" and the Costs to Media Pluralism: The Hazards of Zero-Rating the News

Daniel O'Maley, Amba Kak

Washington, DC: Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA) (2018), 20 pp.

"In many countries, mobile operators have teamed up with social media platforms to offer free access to specific websites or internet services—including news websites. The most well-known of these offerings, Facebook’s Free Basics, has been explicitly pitched as a way to give citizens in develop ... more

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Social Media und psychische Gesundheit: Am Beispiel der Identitätskonstruktion auf Instagram

Viera Pirker

Communicatio Socialis, volume 51, issue 4 (2018), pp. 467-480

"Jugendliche heute kennen kaum ein Leben ohne Social Media-Plattformen am Smartphone. Untersuchungen legen Zusammenhänge zwischen dieser Mediennutzung und psychischer Gesundheit in der Adoleszenz nahe. Es zeichnen sich positive und negative Effekte ab. Erkenntnisse aus US-amerikanischen und britisc ... more

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Mapping Digital Rights and Online Freedom of Expression in East, West and Southern Africa

Media Legal Defence Initiative (MLDI) (2018), 100 pp.

"This report maps the current landscape in respect of digital rights and online freedom of expression in East, West and Southern Africa. It looks at the trends regarding law and policy developments, as well as recent litigation, within these regions. The report focuses on 18 countries – 6 per regi ... more

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Facebook News Feed Changes: Impact and Actions

Ross Settles

New York; Prague: Media Development Investment Fund (MDIF) (2018), 27 pp.

"An MDIF analysis of the impact of Facebook’s Q4 2017 “Explore” News Feed test showed a steep decrease in traffic for test market publishers versus traffic changes for publishers in nearby regional markets. This report will explore the impact of the Explore changes in emerging markets, discuss ... more

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The Digital Nonprofit Skills Assessment

NetHope (2018), 25 pp.

"This Digital Nonprofit Skills (“DNS”) Assessment is the second white paper in a series of benchmarks established by NetHope’s Center for the Digital Nonprofit that provide insight into the opportunities and challenges for transforming the nonprofit sector. The first white paper, the Digital N ... onprofit Ability (“DNA”) Assessment, measured the general readiness of NGOs for digital transformation by surveying respondent organizations’ progress along two axes: their connectedness with beneficiary interests, and the automation of their operations. Respondents, as a whole, achieved DNA scores that clustered just below the digital threshold, indicating they were Tech-Enabled nonprofits and approaching the point at which they were ready to become Digital nonprofits. The DNA study noted that digital transformation requires investment in three areas: people, process, and technology; and that the journey toward digital transformation starts with people changing the way they work made possible by technology. The DNA identified that the people and process categories were, on average, hindering NGO digital transformation. This second self-assessment takes the next step for participating NGOs by measuring certain details about the skills of people for future transformation efforts, focusing on six digitally-oriented aspects of how we work. To provide a broad assessment of skills, both across the sector and within organizations, the survey was taken by over 300 people from 49 nonprofits (37 of which are NetHope members) representing $20.6 billion of annual aid, covering seven job functions and six categories of humanitarian organizations, and representing every geographical region of the world except Australia. Respondents answered 18 questions in six categories which represent the structure of NetHope’s Digital Skills Framework that is based upon research into technology trends, existing frameworks, and digital skills needed for success. Respondents answered each question twice: once on behalf of their organization according to their beliefs about the organization as a whole (the organization score), and a second time answering strictly on their own behalf as they would rate themselves (the individual score). more

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Le numérique et le développement des Suds

Anne-Marie Laulan (coord.)

Communication, Technologie et Développement, issue 5 (2018), pp. 8-145

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Self-regulation and ‘hate speech’ on social media platforms

London: Article 19 (2018), 31 pp.

"A number of recent legislative initiatives on ‘hate speech’, including most prominently the 2017 German NetzDG law on social media, make reference to some forms of self-regulation. Voluntary mechanisms between digital companies and various public bodies addressing ‘hate speech’ and other is ... more

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Social Tech Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Christopher Csíkszentmihályi, Gemma Rodrigues et al.

Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute (M-ITI) (2018), 86 pp.

"Around the world diverse actors are working to develop technology that directly improves social conditions. This report refers to these types of technology as ‘social tech’. Examples of social tech include anti-corruption systems for citizens to report bribes; communications platforms for refug ... more

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Kept in the Dark: Social and Psychological Impacts of Network Shutdowns in India

Zothan Mawii, Ritu Srivastava, Shivani Lal, Bijo P. Abraham

New Delhi: Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) (2018), 70 pp.

"While the State has been justifying network shutdowns as matters of “national interests”, it is interesting to note that the effect has been the total opposite. Interviewees in Kashmir and Darjeeling have stated that their mistrust in the Indian government has grown due to these actions. These ... more

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Niños, niñas y adolescentes conectados: Informe Kids Online Uruguay

Matías Dodel, Carola Kweksilber, Florencia Aguirre, Inés Méndez

Montevideo: UNICEF Uruguay;Plan Ceibal;UNESCO (2018), 153 pp.

"1. Todos los niños uruguayos se conectaron alguna vez a internet [...] 2. El teléfono celular es el dispositivo más usado por los niños para conectarse a internet [...] 3. Los niños no son expertos en el uso de internet [...] 4. Los niños consideran que hay cosas buenas para ellos en internet ... more

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Media Use in the Middle East: A Five-Year Retrospection
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Everette E. Dennis et al.

Qatar: Northwestern University in Qatar (2018), 79 pp.

"The retrospection, which covers Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and the United Arab Emirates, includes the following highlights: Internet penetration has increased in every country since 2013. The biggest increase occurred in Lebanon – from 58 percent to 91 percent in the la ... more

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Human Rights Impact Assessment: Facebook in Myanmar

BSR (2018), 60 pp.

"Facebook commissioned BSR to undertake a human rights impact assessment (HRIA) of the company’s presence in Myanmar. BSR undertook this HRIA between May and September 2018, using a methodology based on the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs). This assessment identifies and ... more

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Digital Asia

Berlin: Heinrich Böll Stiftung (2018), 40 pp.

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Cyberwomen: Holistic Digital Security Training Curriculum for Women Human Rights Defenders
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Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR) (2018), 331 pp.

"Cyberwomen is a digital security curriculum with a holistic and gender perspective, geared towards both professional trainers and those who want to learn how to train others on their digital protection and include gender considerations as they do so. It is made up of training modules, interactive g ... more

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Direito à comunicação e internet: O empoderamento digital como garantia deste direito no ambiente online

São Paulo: Intervozes (2018), 12 pp.

"Se, num primeiro momento parecia suficiente a oferta do acesso à Internet, hoje sabe-se que o direito à comunicação não será exercido de maneira plena na rede se esta não se mantiver um ambiente diverso e que respeite direitos fundamentais como a liberdade de expressão e a privacidade dos u ... more

Social Tech Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa Top Insights

Media Use in the Middle East: A Five-Year Retrospection Quick Overview

Cyberwomen: Holistic Digital Security Training Curriculum for Women Human Rights Defenders Key Guidance

Social Tech Ecosystems in Sub-Saharan Africa
Top Insights

Media Use in the Middle East: A Five-Year Retrospection
Quick Overview

Cyberwomen: Holistic Digital Security Training Curriculum for Women Human Rights Defenders
Key Guidance