My 2014 paper on computational politics. Big data; targeting; modeling; persuasion; experimentation; platforms. http://firstmonday.org/article/view/4901/4097 …pic.twitter.com/5ndhPq9cSA
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Academics try to consider the good of the public in light of research & knowledge of history—and not to profit from it, but for public good.
Was the industry blindsided? Partly yes, and partly because being blindsided is so profitable for them & partly because of their worldview.
But were there many voices identifying the dynamics, warning people and making suggestions? Yes, yes and yes. Mostly academics but not just.
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