Technology and Society

Talking about technology and society as more than gadgets & features. Conversations on social interactions of technology, not just the latest toy or the hottest start-up. Also not the place to write about how to make a little more money or be more productive in your job.

Zeynep TufekciMay 28, 20145 min read

Expensive Bikes, Cheap Lives

Bait Bikes and Felonies in a Divided San Francisco

I adored Copenhagen, the city of biking. I had one extra day and I spent it biking around till I was exhausted, enjoying the bike lanes that crisscrossed the city. I…

Zeynep TufekciMay 15, 20146 min read

The “Right to Forget” a Genocide

The EU ruling on Google and the importance of forgetting

Zeynep TufekciMay 7, 201410 min read

#Bringbackourgirls and the complexities of attention

Navigating the power of attention when it is part…

Zeynep TufekciApr 28, 20143 min read

Forget 140 characters: Here’s How to Go to Jail for 10 Months for One ‘k’

Turkey’s Twitter troubles

Zeynep TufekciApr 22, 20149 min read

What If the Feature Is the Bug?

Election monitoring, new power of social media and old power of…

Zeynep TufekciMar 21, 20148 min read

The Day the Turkish Government Banned Itself From Twitter

People in Turkey have banned the ban

Zeynep TufekciFeb 22, 20147 min read

A Brief Primer on Human Social Networks, or How to Keep $16 Billion In Your Pocket

Zeynep TufekciJan 13, 20149 min read

Social Media Is a Conversation, Not a Press Release

How @nytkeller and @emmagkeller flunk…

Melanie BerkleyDec 22, 20132 min read

Medium Changes Everything

When I first read something on Medium, I had to write this article.

Olly OsborneDec 23, 20135 min read

DATA DEATH (Part 1)

(Re)introducing ‘forgetting’ to the web, our desire for privacy and why ephemeral…

Technology and Society

Talking about technology and society as more than gadgets & features. Conversations on social interactions of technology, not just the latest toy or the hottest start-up. Also not the place to write about how to make a little more money or be more productive in your job.

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