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Open in app Sign up Sign in Write Sign up Sign in Nicolas Suzor 613 Followers Follow Home Books About FEATURED BOOK Lawless: The Secret Rules That Govern Our Digital Lives Lawless: The Secret Rules That Govern Our Digital Lives Tech companies govern the internet. Here’s how we should hold their power to account. 2019 · Nicolas P. Suzor Nicolas P. Suzor STORIES Nicolas Suzor in Automated Decision-Making and Society EASIER TO FIND A HOT TUB THAN A STEP-FREE ENTRANCE ON AIRBNB ONLY A TINY PROPORTION OF AIRBNB LISTINGS IN POPULAR TOURIST DESTINATIONS ARE CLEARLY LABELLED WITH ACCESSIBILITY FEATURES. Nov 15, 2022 68 Nov 15, 2022 68 Nicolas Suzor THE OVERSIGHT BOARD LAUNCHES THE OVERSIGHT BOARD HEARS APPEALS AND MAKES BINDING DECISIONS ABOUT HOW FACEBOOK AND INSTAGRAM APPLY THEIR RULES, IN LINE WITH HUMAN RIGHTS May 6, 2020 108 May 6, 2020 108 Nicolas Suzor CLOUDFLARE DROPS 8CHAN. HOW CAN WE MAKE THESE DECISIONS MORE LEGITIMATE? HOW HUMAN RIGHTS PRINCIPLES CAN HELP TECH COMPANIES MAKE BETTER RULES, AND ADOPTING RULE OF LAW PROTECTIONS CAN HELP THEM GAIN OUR TRUST. Aug 8, 2019 75 Aug 8, 2019 75 Nicolas Suzor FACEBOOK’S OVERSIGHT BOARD AND THE CHALLENGES OF MAKING POLICY WE CAN TRUST IF FACEBOOK WANTS PEOPLE TO TRUST ITS CONTENT MODERATION DECISIONS, IT WILL NEED REAL CHECKS AND BALANCES — A NEW KIND OF CONSTITUTION. May 27, 2019 52 May 27, 2019 52 Nicolas Suzor in DMRC at large MEANINGFUL TRANSPARENCY CAN HELP SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS FIGHT PERCEPTIONS OF BIAS AND CONSPIRACIES OUR RESEARCH SHOWS HOW THE LACK OF INFORMATION HAS LED TO A CRISIS OF CONFIDENCE. WE EXPLAIN WHAT TECH COMPANIES CAN DO TO IMPROVE TRUST. May 22, 2019 41 May 22, 2019 41 Nicolas Suzor YOUTUBE NUKES ITS API AND SEARCH FUNCTIONALITY IN RESPONSE TO CHRISTCHURCH MASSACRE YOUTUBE’S FIRST TOOL TO FIGHT THE SPREAD OF HATRED IS NOT A SUITE OF SOPHISTICATED ALGORITHMS — IT’S A BIG BUTTON THAT CRIPPLES SEARCH. Mar 20, 2019 51 Mar 20, 2019 51 Nicolas Suzor THERE IS NO MAGIC ALGORITHM THAT CAN MODERATE LIVE STREAMS AND FIX RACISM REGULATING SOCIAL MEDIA WILL NOT END EXTREMISM. POLITICIANS AND THE MEDIA MUST TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR ROLE IN SPREADING HATRED. Mar 20, 2019 100 2 Mar 20, 2019 100 2 Nicolas Suzor TRYING TO UNDERSTAND YOUTUBE’S RECOMMENDATION SYSTEM YOUTUBE’S BROKEN API PREVENTS US FROM INTERROGATING THE VIDEOS THAT IT RECOMMENDS. Feb 27, 2019 216 7 Feb 27, 2019 216 7 Nicolas Suzor LAWLESS: THE SECRET RULES THAT GOVERN OUR DIGITAL LIVES WE NEED NEW DIGITAL CONSTITUTIONS THAT PROTECT OUR RIGHTS. PREVIEW MY NEW BOOK, COMING OUT WITH CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS IN 2019. Nov 19, 2018 93 1 Nov 19, 2018 93 1 Nicolas Suzor DIGITAL CONSTITUTIONALISM: USING THE RULE OF LAW TO EVALUATE THE LEGITIMACY OF GOVERNANCE BY… HOW WELL DO SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS DO, WHEN MEASURED AGAINST THE STANDARDS OF LEGITIMACY THAT WE APPLY TO GOVERNMENTS? VERY POORLY. Jul 18, 2018 5 Jul 18, 2018 5 Nicolas Suzor WHAT PROPORTION OF SOCIAL MEDIA POSTS GET MODERATED, AND WHY? WE HAVE JUST RELEASED THE SANTA CLARA PRINCIPLES, CALLING ON PLATFORMS TO PROVIDE BETTER INFORMATION ABOUT HOW THEY MODERATE CONTENT… May 8, 2018 47 May 8, 2018 47 Nicolas Suzor TECHNOLOGY FACILITATED COERCIVE CONTROL: DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AND THE COMPETING ROLES OF DIGITAL MEDIA… OUR NEW ARTICLE EXPLAINS HOW WE SHOULD UNDERSTAND ONLINE MISOGYNY WITHIN THE BROADER CONTEXT OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. WE SHOW HOW DIGITAL… Mar 8, 2018 51 Mar 8, 2018 51 Nicolas Suzor THE PASSAGE OF AUSTRALIA’S DATA RETENTION REGIME: NATIONAL SECURITY, HUMAN RIGHTS, AND MEDIA… WE SHOW HOW THE COMPLEXITY OF THE DATA RETENTION REGIME DISCOURAGED ENGAGED CRITIQUE IN THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA, AND HOW ESCALATING FEARS OVER… Mar 6, 2018 3 Mar 6, 2018 3 Nicolas Suzor NUDGING ROBOTS: INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS TO REGULATE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HOW CAN STATES BETTER INFLUENCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF AI FOR GOOD? Mar 6, 2018 2 Mar 6, 2018 2 Nicolas Suzor AUSTRALIAN ACCESS TO DIGITAL MEDIA: 2017 REPORT HOW ARE AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER MARKETS FOR DIGITAL MEDIA CHANGING? WE TRACK HOW AUSTRALIANS CAN GET ACCESS TO POPULAR FILMS, TELEVISION… Mar 6, 2018 Mar 6, 2018 Nicolas Suzor EVALUATING THE LEGITIMACY OF PLATFORM GOVERNANCE: A REVIEW OF RESEARCH AND A SHARED RESEARCH AGENDA HOW DO WE MEASURE HOW WELL SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS AND OTHER INTERNET INTERMEDIARIES GOVERN THEIR NETWORKS? READ OUR NEW PAPER HERE. Mar 6, 2018 39 Mar 6, 2018 39 Nicolas Suzor NEW PROJECT: CREATING BETTER STANDARDS FOR TRANSPARENCY IN HOW PLATFORMS MODERATE CONTENT WHAT CONTENT ARE YOU ALLOWED TO SEE AND SHARE ONLINE? THE ANSWER IS SURPRISINGLY COMPLICATED. OUR NEW PROJECT IS FUNDED BY THE INTERNET… Aug 4, 2017 7 Aug 4, 2017 7 Nicolas Suzor AFTER THE ‘FACEBOOK FILES’, THE SOCIAL MEDIA GIANT MUST BE MORE TRANSPARENT MOST PEOPLE ON FACEBOOK HAVE PROBABLY SEEN SOMETHING THEY WISH THEY HADN’T, WHETHER IT BE VIOLENT PICTURES OR RACIST COMMENTS. May 22, 2017 8 May 22, 2017 8 Nicolas Suzor DO EXCLUSIVE RELEASES DRIVE INCREASES IN COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT? OUR NEW PROJECT LOOKS AT THE WAY THAT DISCOURSE ABOUT COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT CHANGES IN RELATION TO CHANGES IN DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETS. WE… Sep 18, 2016 7 Sep 18, 2016 7 Nicolas Suzor AUSTRALIAN CONSUMER ACCESS TO DIGITAL MEDIA CONTENT WE HAVE JUST LAUNCHED A NEW PROJECT TO STUDY CHANGES IN AUSTRALIAN DIGITAL MEDIA MARKETS. Sep 18, 2016 2 Sep 18, 2016 2 NICOLAS SUZOR 613 Followers Book Author I study the governance of the internet. Law Professor @QUTLaw and @QUTDMRC; Member of @OversightBoard. All views are my own. Author: Lawless (July 2019). 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