Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

Nov 25, 2024 | techpolicy.press | Mila Samdub |Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

In 2024, Digital Public Infrastructure is a key topic of discussion and debate in tech policy circles. The term, abbreviated to “DPI,” encompasses a wide range of digital systems, from grassroots social media platforms that empower communities to state-promoted interfaces for delivering welfare payments. DPI promises a bright future for everyone, from community-minded Wikimedians to Europeans seeking to build sovereignty to global funding agencies that speak of ending poverty.

Nov 6, 2023 | publicinfrastructure.org | Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

In 2021, we published An Illustrated Field Guide to Social Media with the Knight First Amendment Institute. It was the culmination of a months-long exploration of alternative social media “logics” meant to encourage fresh thinking about the possibilities for social media. In the two years since, we’ve been heartened to see the book used in a number of different classes and articles about the digital public sphere.

Oct 28, 2023 | japantoday.com | Ethan Zuckerman |Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

In the 2018 documentary “The Cleaners,” a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: “We see the pictures on the screen. You then go through the pictures and delete those that don’t meet the guidelines. The daily quota of pictures is 25,000.” As he speaks, his mouse clicks, deleting offending images while allowing others to remain online.

Oct 26, 2023 | todayonline.com | Ethan Zuckerman |Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci

In the 2018 documentary The Cleaners, a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: “We see the pictures on the screen. You then go through the pictures and delete those that don’t meet the guidelines. The daily quota of pictures is 25,000.” As he speaks, his mouse clicks, deleting offending images while allowing others to remain online.

Oct 25, 2023 | niemanlab.org | Ethan Zuckerman |Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci |Meredith Artley

In the 2018 documentary The Cleaners, a young man in Manila, Philippines, explains his work as a content moderator: “We see the pictures on the screen. You then go through the pictures and delete those that don’t meet the guidelines. The daily quota of pictures is 25,000.” As he speaks, his mouse clicks, deleting offending images while allowing others to remain online.