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– where social sciences meet technology. We are a Finland-based researcher community that focuses on digital and technological perspectives in social sciences.

Who is responsible for “social bubbles” and what is the role of media in shaping them?

Who is responsible for “social bubbles” and what is the role of media in shaping them?

Social bubbles are a natural form of human behavior, but they seem to be supported and amplified by new media technologies. But what is the…
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Salla-M Laaksonen
Jun 24, 2021
Digital technologies, data analytics and social inequality

Digital technologies, data analytics and social inequality

We were recently involved in organizing a working group on what might be called “digital inequalities” at the Annual Finnish Sociology…
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Tuukka Lehtiniemi
May 14, 2019
How Facebook identifies your political position: Aesthetics and Victorian die cut images

How Facebook identifies your political position: Aesthetics and Victorian die cut images

Christopher Wiley, Cambridge Analytica’s whistleblower, gave a talk in November 2018 at the BoF Voices, the fashion industry gathering at…
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Aleksi Knuutila
Mar 18, 2019
The Cambridge Analytica leak raised public interest in problems critical technology research has…

The Cambridge Analytica leak raised public interest in problems critical technology research has…

by Salla-Maaria Laaksonen & Tuukka Lehtiniemi
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Salla-M Laaksonen
Mar 22, 2018

AoIR 2017 pre-conference: Less Hate in Politics!

How to develop machine learning solutions to intervene and mitigate online hate speech during political campaigns.
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Rajapinta
Jul 21, 2017
Lectio Praecursoria: Hybrid Narratives — Organizational Reputation in the Hybrid Media System

Lectio Praecursoria: Hybrid Narratives — Organizational Reputation in the Hybrid Media System

Presented in the public defense of Salla-Maaria Laaksonen on June 16th 2017, at the University of Helsinki. [Lektio suomeksi täällä]
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Salla-M Laaksonen
Jun 20, 2017
How values can drive theories to social computing?

How values can drive theories to social computing?

It is well established that technologies embed values (e.g., Nissenbaum, 2005)⁠. Each system is a manifestation of some configuration…
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Matti Nelimarkka
Jun 20, 2017
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