Last Goodbye
Dear SoDaDev readers, It has been an amazing journey running this blog, but now it’s time for your devoted SoDaDev’s Efstratios, Guenda, Marie, Kasia, LMK and Dimitra to say goodbye. …
Algorithm: datafication and risks around development sector and more
Data and AI seem to provide quick solutions to complex social problems, ease decision-making through algorithms that should ease life in many sectors, such as insurance, mobile banking, health care …
When it comes to victim-blaming, social media platforms take first place
With the current uprise in misogyny and the lack of adequate responsibility taken by social media platforms to regulate its harmful content, the future looks dire for women. Platforms have …
Data’s Dirty Business
On SoDaDev we write about social media, data and development and how these shape our world. In his recent post my colleague Stratos analysed the intersection of data with inequalities …
Racial bias within the AI industry and within the AI itself?
With the continued rise of AI, the issue of ethics in regards to equality and diversity is a very important one to consider. Are all people treated equally, or is …
Social Media: A tool younger than we want to admit.
The daily advances of technology have brought everyone light years closer to obtaining information about everything. From recipes about a favourite dish to pictures of a cute dog and from …
How to change the way you consume content in 5 steps? The last one will shock you!
What was the first line of thought when you saw this title? Was it “Yeah! I want to change the way I consume content!” or maybe “Who is this author …
Data inequalities and development
Several corporations, governments, media outlets, researchers, and non-governmental organizations have invested heavily in data to advance economic and social development following discussions about the ‘data revolution’ (Cinnamon, 2020; Center for …
The rise of misogyny and gendered disinformation in the online sphere
Like in the realm of the physical world, the online sphere mirrors, and even in some cases exacerbates, the dark sides of society, and you don’t have to look far …