Publications

Stefania Milan on Techno-solutionism and “the Standard Human” in the Pandemic

November 16, 2021

“The over-reliance of biomedical research on “whiteness” for lab testing and the techno-solutionism of the consumer infrastructure devised to curb the social costs of the pandemic are rooted in a distorted idea of a “standard human,” CMDS Fellow Stefania Milan argues in an essay for Big Data & Society.

Benedetta Brevini Discusses AI’s Impact on the Climate Crisis at CMDS Event

There is an almost religious sentiment about the power of technology. This obfuscates its materiality, which prevents debates about the technology’s impact on the environment, CMDS Fellow Benedetta Brevini argued in an online discussion of her new book, “Is AI Good for the Planet?,” organized by CMDS. A recording of the event is now available to watch.

Barata, Detrekői and Dragomir contribute to European Audiovisual Observatory Publication

CMDS Director Marius Dragomir and CMDS Fellows Joan Barata and Zsuzsa Detrekői contributed to a new publication of the European Audiovisual Observatory on national rules on video-sharing platforms. Dragomir collected the data on Romania, Barata on Spain and Detrekői on Hungary.

Mintal and Co-Authors Map Slovak Untrustworthy Website Networks

CMDS Fellow Jozef Mihal Mintal and co-authors Michal Kalman and Karol Fabián provide a first-of-its-kind mapping of Slovak untrustworthy website networks as well as a reliable open-source tool to uncover such networks in a paper presented at MISDOOM 2021.

The Future of Fact-checking: Thrivers and Strivers

As the fact-checking field is entering a new cycle, well-connected, media savvy fact-checking groups are likely to thrive. But many more others, especially those without a connection to a media outlet, are facing a turbulent future.