Deepfakes 101: Deception in the Digital Age
In an age of misinformation, fake news, and conspiracies, the distortion of reality affects us all, whether on a political, social, or personal level.
read moreA look at technological innovation and its impact on racial equity.
In an age of misinformation, fake news, and conspiracies, the distortion of reality affects us all, whether on a political, social, or personal level.
read moreAs social media becomes the basis for consuming news, misinformation is spreading faster and getting harder to verify.
read moreHow social spaces and tech profit off the exploitative use of Blackness and racial stereotypes in a repackaged and digitized version of blackface.
read morePolice surveillance of social media often relies on data riddled with human error or interpreted with bias, which harms communities of color.
read moreThe fight against Roe v. Wade underscores how digital surveillance can be used to incriminate people seeking abortion care.
read moreSharing graphic videos of police brutality may raise awareness, but also cause harm and obfuscate the real effort needed to create change.Â
read moreNegative experiences and discrimination on dating apps are causing some Black people to feel alienated. Others are avoiding the apps altogether.
read morePrivatizing prison technology and communication add a costly financial burden on incarcerated people and their families.
read moreMany marginalized people can’t trace their ancestral roots due to forced relocation, enslavement, immigration, and premature death. While white people are at an advantage in both DNA testing and genealogy.
read moreThe Nextdoor app’s racist practices by users underscore the inherent problems of integrating unchecked stereotypes into technology.
read more