Many know my 2012 NYT op-ed on dangers of digital targeting, experimentation and platforms. But I wrote longer, too. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/opinion/beware-the-big-data-campaign.html …pic.twitter.com/GuAOEJbOGm
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Many know my 2012 NYT op-ed on dangers of digital targeting, experimentation and platforms. But I wrote longer, too. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/17/opinion/beware-the-big-data-campaign.html …pic.twitter.com/GuAOEJbOGm
I absolutely wasn't the only person warning about any of this. We've been talking about this since 2010 or so—started after Obama 08.
So I don't buy the idea that we were all blindsided by 2016. Nobody can forecast exact futures—but the worrisome dynamics were identified.
zeynep tufekci Retweeted
Yep. There were loud, loud warnings and all the dynamics that wreaked havoc in 2016 were identified ahead of time. https://twitter.com/GeorgeMcInt/status/918658020959076352 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Also, shorter form: many pre-election NYT opeds on the business model and algorithms of Silicon Valley and politics: https://www.nytimes.com/column/zeynep-tufekci …pic.twitter.com/YIsTStNXCL
I'm going on about it because "this was unforeseeable" opens way to denying responsibility & accountability. Broad outline was pretty clear.
2016 paper specifically focusing on giant platforms and machine learning, and what that means for the public sphere. http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/full/10.1162/DAED_a_00366 …pic.twitter.com/mHlgcEt5Ey
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Paul Guinnessy
Yep. In this way, it really is like the 2008 crash.https://twitter.com/PaulGuinnessy/status/918841616005304325 …
zeynep tufekci added,
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Also, "nobody could've foreseen" ignores the many, many people from marginalized communities who've been *yelling*.https://twitter.com/sara_ann_marie/status/918842676526682112 …
zeynep tufekci added,
Also, this is nonsense. I'm glad there is attention on the topic, but the amount of nonsense being produced is staggering.pic.twitter.com/vCxlFSQPT5
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Yes. No need to excuse this.https://twitter.com/sara_ann_marie/status/918842676526682112 …
zeynep tufekci added,
zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kashmir Hill
For ex, this is inexcusable and stems from FB business model. "We were blindsided" is an excuse that doesn't work.https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/918879436241485825 …
zeynep tufekci added,
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