Computer-mediated Communication

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Morgan Ames

Assistant Professor of Practice
Alumni (MIMS 2006)

Science and technology studies; computer-supported cooperative work and social computing; education; anthropology; youth technocultures; ideology and inequity; critical data science

Jenna Burrell

Adjunct Professor

how systematically excluded communities adapt technology, algorithmic fairness and transparency, human control over algorithms, ethnography

Coye Cheshire

Professor

Trust, social exchange, social psychology, and information exchange

Niloufar Salehi

Assistant Professor

Recent Publications

Exploring Digital Content in the Age of Peer-to-Peer

Jul 1, 2009

Computer-mediated Communication news

Hany Farid Fights Back Against Coronavirus Misinformation

Apr 16, 2020

Prof. Farid: “Coronavirus misinformation is going to get a lot of people killed.”

Coye Cheshire: Google Skips April Fools’ Day amid Coronavirus

Apr 1, 2020

Alumnus Marc Faddoul Cautious of COVID-19 Conspiracies on Social Media

Mar 23, 2020

Opinion: Facebook’s Encryption Makes it Harder to Detect Child Abuse

Oct 25, 2019

Hany Farid says Facebook, the world’s largest social network, is set to grow the digital realm where images of child sexual abuse can spread freely.

danah boyd Warns Against Disinformation in “Data Voids”

Nov 1, 2019

Hany Farid Says Facebook’s Attempts to Limit Online Child Sexual Abuse are Inadequate

Oct 2, 2019

Hany Farid Finds Facebook’s Encryption Plans “Harmful for Children”

Sep 1, 2019

Hany Farid: Deepfake Technology is Being Used to Create Nonconsensual Pornography

Jul 11, 2019

UC Berkeley Researchers Creating Deepfake Detection Software for Newsrooms

Jul 8, 2019

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What Happens When An App Shares Your Biosignals?

Mar 3, 2017

An increasing number of apps let users share their heartrate with friends. Now a pair of researchers are exploring how sharing your biosignals can affect your interpersonal interactions.