Online governance

This section is devoted to resources related to online governance, including examples of community guidelines and ad policies, related academic studies, recommendations from civil society organizations, and tools and reports focussed on government policy and regulations.

Report Of The Facebook Data Transparency Advisory Group

Ben Bradford, Florian Grisel, Tracey L. Meares, Emily Owens, Baron L. Pineda, Jacob N. Shapiro, Tom R. Tyler, Danieli Evans Peterman | 2019Type: Report

Facebook chartered the Data Transparency Advisory Group (“DTAG”) in May 2018 to (a) assess Versions 1 and 2 of the CSER, (b) provide recommendations for how to improve its measurement and reporting practices, and (c) produce a public report on its findings. This report details DTAG’s process, findings, and recommendations.

All Complex Ecosystems Have Parasites

Cory Doctorow | 2005Type: Blog post

In 2005, Cory Doctorow published this presentation for the O'Reilly Emerging Technology Conference. In it, he explains how the internet, like all complex ecosystems, has parasites and suggests these relationships are not always negative.