Optimization: Towards a Critical Concept Guest Editors: Fenwick McKelvey and Joshua Neves Optimization has emerged as a quiet “buzzword.” It is seemingly everywhere and yet elusive. Our bodies, tools, and institutions are now understood as … [Continue reading]
October 9 Event: Alexia Maddox
Bitcoin Blockchains on Twitter Alexia Maddox October 9, 2018 4:30–6pm Cryptocurrencies represent emerging financial technologies engendered through overlapping community values of decentralised peer-to-peer exchange, encryption technologies … [Continue reading]
Faking It: Deepfake Porn and Moral Panic
Essay by Maggie MacDonald 2018 has been the year of deepfakes: algorithmically generated videos that insert faces into existing video footage, fabricating convincing scenes which never took place in reality. They’re named after the Reddit user who … [Continue reading]
What videos has YouTube been recommending during 2018 Ontario Election?
Research by Fenwick McKelvey and Luciano Frizzera Highlights Mainstream media, particularly The Agenda, are the most recommended channels on YouTube (see Figure 2) suggesting that recommendations function as a tool of news discovery. Channels … [Continue reading]
What videos does YouTube recommend for Ontario Party Leaders?
Research by Fenwick McKelvey and Luciano Frizzera Key Points YouTube on average recommends negative videos for Kathleen Wynne, half of top videos recommended were negative. Most recommended video entitled “Youngest Ever Ontario MPP Destroys … [Continue reading]
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