Lecture Notes

How have Web 2.0's economic models, centered around user data and content, reshaped the digital landscape, and what are their implications for users and society?

Midterm Prep

To Read

"10 reasons to delete your social media account" by Jaron Lanier.

Lanier, Jaron - Ten Arguments for Deleting Your Social Media Accounts Right Now-Henry Holt and Co. (2018_2011).azw3

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Read pages 1- 50 (it’s an easy read - skim when possible; read closer when needed). Remember to read this as a historical document as much as current argument.

Supplemental Reading

Lanier’s work was published in 2018 and Data & Society article was published in 2023. When comparing the two, what’s changed (and what hasn’t)?

A New Framework for Coming to Terms with Algorithms

Reflections on terms of service, gender equity, and chatbots

medium.com

To Watch

Student Facilitation

To Do