Associate Professor of Communication Studies, American University School of Communication
Aram Sinnreich is an Associate Professor at American University's School of Communication, and author of the books Mashed Up (2010) and The Piracy Crusade (2013). His work focuses on the intersection of culture, law and technology, with an emphasis on subjects such as intellectual property, surveillance, futurism and music.
To serve a free society, social media must evolve beyond data mining
Apr 12, 2018 14:59 pm UTC| Insights & Views Technology
As Congress and the public wrestle with the Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal, many people are now realizing the risks data collection poses to civic institutions, public discourse and individual privacy. The U.K.-based...
Social media companies should ditch clickbait, and compete over trustworthiness
Jan 02, 2018 05:26 am UTC| Insights & Views Technology
Social media websites and online services, created to profit from connecting people and encouraging global conversations, have a deep and troubling dark side. Malicious users have exploited these forums for free speech in...
Johannesburg in a time of darkness: Ivan Vladislavić’s new memoir reminds us of the city’s fragility
Labour can afford to be far more ambitious with its economic policies – voters are on board
Sudan: civil war stretches into a second year with no end in sight