[Air-L] "Facebook's data changes will hamper research and oversight, academics warn"

[Marisa von Bülow]

Yes, thanks, Axel and others, for doing this!
Although the list of initial signatories has mostly researchers from
Europe, the U.S., Australia and Canada, the issues mentioned and the
arguments made resonate with the challenges those of us have faced in the
"periphery" of the academic world, with even less resources and no access
to initiatives such as the one Facebook announced (and which the text
rightly criticizes).

I have signed this important call and will circulate it among other Latin
American scholars, so that they can sign it as well. It would be important
to reach out to scholars from other countries and regions of the world.

Best,

Marisa

On Thu, Apr 26, 2018 at 10:16 PM, Michael T Zimmer <zimmerm at uwm.edu> wrote:

> ICYMI, numerous internet researchers — lead by AoIR president Axel Bruns —
> recently published an op-ed warning that Facebook’s recent changes that
> restrict access to data via APIs threaten to hamper research and oversight
> of the social network (and likely won't do much to protect user privacy).
>
> Read the op-ed at Internet Policy Review: https://policyreview.info/
> articles/news/facebook-shuts-gate-after-horse-has-bolted-
> and-hurts-real-research-process/786
>
> And related coverage at The Guardian: https://policyreview.info/
> articles/news/facebook-shuts-gate-after-horse-has-bolted-
> and-hurts-real-research-process/786
>
> Thanks, Axel, for leading this charge!
>
> Michael Zimmer
>
>
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> Director, Center for Information Policy Research
> University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
>
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Marisa von Bülow
Professora Associada/Professor
Instituto de Ciência Política/Political Science Institute
IPOL - UnB/University of Brasilia