CMCI in the News

“It’s not even a user experience problem or even a platform integrity problem, but one of cybersecurity and national security,” said Brian Keegan, an assistant professor in the Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder.

Recent events like the inhumane treatment of refugees at the border and the horrific mass shooting of El Paso have many asking a simple but loaded question: “What the hell is happening to America?” This question implies not only a remarkable sense of incredulity but also an innocence that is dangerous and deadly. An innocence that hides behind a privilege of ignorance despite a long and dreadful legacy of racism.

The new fall semester is upon us, and at elite private colleges and universities, it’s hard to find a trendier major than Computer Science. It’s also becoming more common for such institutions to prioritize integrating ethics into their CS studies, so students don’t just learn about how to build software,...

With the morality of Big Tech again called into question, schools like MIT, Carnegie Mellon, and Stanford have launched new ethics courses with fanfare . In some cases, students are even demanding such an education, says Casey Fiesler, a professor at the University of Colorado who teaches computer ethics and...

In addition to Journalism Assistant Professor Patrick Ferrucci, this podcast also features Media Studies Assistant Professor Sandra Ristovska. We regret the omission. Listen to podcast

Fake accounts are not just a spam risk: They’re essential to spreading misinformation or propaganda, as seen with the Facebook and Twitter China-based accounts that attempted to discredit the current events in Hong Kong. “It’s not even a user experience problem or even a platform integrity problem, but one of...

“Death reminds us how young social media is,” said Jed Brubaker, an assistant professor at the University of Colorado Boulder who studies social media. “As it grows up, and it’s in the process right now, we talk about policies and regulations, things that should be considered that we didn’t know...

Tougher regulation will help, but workers and small businesses also need the ability to join forces against corporate power.

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