Update: On March 9, 2018, I gave a talk expanding on my ideas in this post after a year of…
In the last two weeks, we’ve seen numerous examples of hate speech and harassment documented and shared on social media. It’s devastating to imagine how many other attacks are occurring that are less visible. We are collectively bearing witness to a form of meanness and cruelty that is by…
In a recent Points essay published on the heels of the election, danah boyd highlighted the striking outcome that some had suspected but many didn’t want to believe: “We now know that the US election polls were wrong. Just like they were in Brexit.”
We now know that the US election polls were wrong. Just like they were in Brexit. Over the last few months, I’ve told numerous reporters and people in the media industry that they should be wary of the polling data they’re seeing, but I was generally ignored and…