Data justice has emerged as a key framework for engaging with the intersection of datafication and society in a way that privileges an explicit concern with social justice. Engaging with justice concerns in the analysis of information and communication systems is not in itself new, but the...

The growing power of digital platforms raises the question of democratic control or at least containment. In light of the transforming impact of platforms on markets, the public sphere, elections, and employment conditions, governments, and civil society alike are demanding more transparency and...

The hyper-targeted advertising that emerged on digital platforms over the past two decades is now more productively understood as tuned advertising, a dynamic and unfolding process where ads are continuously algorithmically "optimised" to users in real time. Following Rieder and Hofmann (2020),...

The paper contributes to the further development of platform studies by looking at the early stages of development. It draws on insights from an exemplary research and innovation project that aimed to develop a "diversity-aware online social platform". The article takes a co- productive stance....

Applications of algorithmically informed decisions are becoming entrenched in society,with data processing being their main process and ingredient. While these applications areprogressively gaining momentum, established data protection and privacy rules have struggledto incorporate the...