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Vox: How airport scanners discriminate against passengers of color

April 17, 2019

The issue isn’t that the technology itself is racist — instead, as Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, an Information Science PhD student at the 鶹Ƶ and one of the signatories of the letter told The Verge at the time, these technologies “are reinforcing human biases” and perpetuating inequality as a result.

Slate: Why Archive of Our Own’s Surprise Hugo Nomination Is Such a Big Deal

April 9, 2019

Casey Fiesler: Over the past four years, as I’ve studied online fandom platforms , I’ve heard from thousands of AO3 users, some of whom have described the platform and the community that surrounds it as having literally saved their lives. In addition to teaching writing skills (with many writers going...

Fast Company: 7 problems with President Trump’s ‘American AI’ Initiative

Feb. 25, 2019

Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, a researcher at 鶹Ƶ who studies gender recognition algorithms, believes that the government should work toward actual policies to hold agencies accountable for their AI development, not just technical guidelines:

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Get ready for graduation

Feb. 5, 2019

The CMCI recognition ceremony at the CU Event Center will take place the day after CU's graduation ceremony at Folsom Field.

Denver 7: Facebook aging challenge got us thinking about how to clear history on social media

Jan. 28, 2019

Featuring Information Science Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler

Then and Now

CMCI Now: Then and Now

Dec. 31, 2018

Two students, decades apart, show how technology continues to evolve the way images come to light.

The Verge: Tumblr’s porn ban could be its downfall—after all, it happened to LiveJournal

Dec. 6, 2018

Featuring Information Science Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler

Slate: Fandom’s fate is not tied to Tumblr’s

Dec. 5, 2018

Featuring Information Science Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler

Washington Post: Before Tumblr announced plan to ban adult content, it was a safe space for exploring identity

Dec. 4, 2018

Featuring Information Science Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler

CNN: How Tumblr's adult content crackdown could alienate users

Dec. 4, 2018

Featuring Information Science Assistant Professor Casey Fiesler

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