Category: Communication, Organizations, Society
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“Warm smile required”: What exactly are the machines learning?
Noon Abdulqadir Mar 2022 In this blogpost, I will provide a brief overview of the main findings of the first paper of my PhD research. When I’m asked about my research, I usually go with the most accessible description: “I study bias in AI recruitment tools”. What I skip is the part I think might…
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Online, Anonymous, and Rude?
Marthe Möller One of the most prominent features of online platforms is that they allow individuals to comment on media content. Media users jump at the opportunity to share their thoughts and opinions about online newspaper articles, blogs, and other online content. However, this regularly leads to sections full of hateful messages in which commenters…
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Personalized advertising: unloved or simply unknown?
Joanna Strycharz In the last years, online advertising has gone through a major transformation. Instead of seeing random banners on websites and getting annoying pop-up ads, Internet users are now mostly exposed to ads that have been pre-selected especially for them. With the rise of big data, companies have gained access to a vast amount…
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The economy, the news, and the public
Alyt Damstra It is a phenomenon as ubiquitous as it is elusive: the economy. When asked, most people have an idea — by and large — of how the national economy is doing. Some have personally experienced certain economic advancements or setbacks or know people who recently found or lost a job. However, more than…
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Can the real ageist please stand up?
Anne Kroon The election of Trump, the annual Dutch debate about Zwarte Piet, and recent racist media portrayals of Sylvana Simons have placed the topic of stereotypes and discrimination high on the news agenda. In the past weeks, the Dutch media have extensively debated and highlighted the current threat of increased discrimination as well as…
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The Era of the Spoiled Consumer
Francesco Granati Just the other day I was attending a presentation by an airline. They wanted to demonstrate through some charts and several examples that they manage to cater every kind of customer through their range of offers. Their customers love it. Now, while I was listening to this – and how they created A…
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What is Mobile Privacy?
Verena Wottrich When was the last time you read the privacy policy of a mobile app before installing it? Every time I ask this question at least 9 out of 10 people turn slightly red and answer: “Eeehhmm…I have never read a privacy policy…” This is absolutely comprehensible, because privacy policies are usually very long,…
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