This paper examines how algorithmic personalisation shapes electoral perceptions through the filter bubble phenomenon, using a multidimensional measurement tool applied to Romanian Facebook users.
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Drawing on cutting-edge social media research, the authors explain why vetted researchers need to be granted broad access to social media data to meet the objectives of the DSA.
In this paper, the authors discuss the implications of regulated data access under the European Digital Services Act for election research.
This paper offers an insider account of collaborative drafting of the EU Code of Conduct for Data Sharing in the Social Economy, revealing institutionalisation dynamics in data governance geared towards solidarity.
Building on research from critical data studies and public administration, we present a conceptual framework called ‘open data justice’, and illustrate how this framework can be translated in practice by governments to promote justice in their open data initiatives.
In this article, we performed a scoping review and argue that mixed or multi-method designs can better support collaboration when thoughtfully applied. However, indiscriminately combining methods without clear justification—the so-called ‘kitchen sink’ approach—risks overcomplicating research agendas and diluting their insights.
Despite several measures to curb their visibility, this study shows how Facebook mediates predominantly Russian state-aligned news during Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine
To develop a response to what the new digital knowledge order means for science and scholarship, we need research and policy that focuses on the multiple ways platform power shapes academic knowledge production and communication.
The EU’s 2022 Digital Services Act mandates data access for researchers to study platform risks, but delays and diverging opinions of authorities hold back the DSA’s practical implementation.
Gaming the system is often portrayed as a threat to platforms and services, but this alleged threat can also be turned into a commercial service which raises ethical questions on exploitative digital environments, equality, and the erosion of democratic values.