Micro work sounds appealing in practice. However, access to these online platforms can be quite complex. The flexibility on digital labor platforms is, thus, quite illusory.
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The ‘Free’ and ‘Flexible’ Workforce?
Data Black Magic
In the face of the reductionist economic logic of data, we need alternative imaginaries and metaphors to better understand the relationship between our selves (our bodies, personalities and communities) and the technologies we inhabit.
- Data Stories
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Unpacking the Huawei Case: U.S., China, and the Need for Digital Non-Alignment
As the digital era evolves, the recent blacklisting of Huawei by the US may turn out to be an event of historic significance.
- Big Tech Watch
- The Policy Table
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Should Data Flow Freely Across Borders?
Exploring the question of whether data should flow freely across borders in the context of the 2017 World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) Forum.
- The Policy Table
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Assange, Democracy, and the People’s Internet
The WikiLeaks and Assange episodes have revealed that, by putting information in the hands of citizens, data also works in favor of greater transparency and democratic governance.
- Data Stories
- Online Publics
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