Research articles on INFORMATION & DATA

In this study, we developed a consumer survey to investigate the extent to which legislation can (and should) keep up with existing and changing social and ethical norms regarding the use of data for personalising online prices.

Fulfilling data access obligations: How could (and should) platforms facilitate data donation studies?

Valerie Hase, LMU Munich
Jef Ausloos, University of Amsterdam
Laura Boeschoten, Utrecht University
Nico Pfiffner, University of Zurich
Heleen Janssen, University of Amsterdam
Theo Araujo, University of Amsterdam
Thijs Carrière, Utrecht University
Claes de Vreese, University of Amsterdam
Jörg Haßler, LMU Munich
Felicia Loecherbach, University of Amsterdam
Zoltán Kmetty, Centre for Social Sciences
Judith Möller, University of Hamburg – Leibniz Institute for Media Research (HBI)
Jakob Ohme, Weizenbaum Institute for the Networked Society
Elisabeth Schmidbauer, LMU Munich
Bella Struminskaya, Utrecht University
Damian Trilling, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Kasper Welbers, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Mario Haim, LMU Munich
PUBLISHED ON: 16 Sep 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.3.1793

This study critically discusses platforms’ non-compliance with data access based on a collaborative policy effort from scholars engaging in data donation studies.

A mixed method study of the EU geo-block's effectiveness in limiting sharing of Russian propaganda media and content in the wake of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

Monitoring infrastructural power: Methodological challenges in studying mobile infrastructures for datafication

Stine Lomborg, University of Copenhagen
Kristian Sick, University of Copenhagen
Sofie Flensburg, University of Copenhagen
Signe Sophus Lai, University of Copenhagen
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1763

The article outlines and discusses the methodological conditions for studying software development kits as an empirical entry point to research on mobile infrastructures for datafication.

Observing “tuned” advertising on digital platforms

Nicholas Carah, University of Queensland
Lauren Hayden, University of Queensland
Maria-Gemma Brown, University of Queensland
Daniel Angus, Queensland University of Technology
Aimee Brownbill, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
Kiah Hawker, University of Queensland
Xue Ying Tan, Queensland University of Technology
Amy Dobson, Curtin University
Brady Robards, Monash University
PUBLISHED ON: 26 Jun 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1779

We develop an approach to observe the algorithmically-tuned nature of digital advertising by creating visualisations of ad sequences from a citizen scientist data-donation project.

Mitigating information asymmetry in 5G networks

Hermann Bergmann Garcia e Silva, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
Rúben Manuel Nunes Santos, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
Manuel Ricardo, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP)
PUBLISHED ON: 27 May 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1765

5G traffic insights: a regulator´s gateway to assess net neutrality.

Data commons

Gijs van Maanen, Tilburg University
Charlotte Ducuing, KU Leuven
Tommaso Fia, University of Tübingen
PUBLISHED ON: 4 Apr 2024 DOI: 10.14763/2024.2.1748

Data commons are more than data sharing arrangements. They bring up issues relating to the kind of communities they uphold, their relationships with third parties (such as other commons), data capitalism, and various dimensions of sustainability.