UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry Supported by The Knight Foundation
The UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2I2) has been selected by The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to…
Sarah T. Roberts: NSF Grant to Support Study on Online Content Moderation
Sarah T. Roberts, an assistant professor at UCLA’s Department of Information Studies, has been awarded part of a $1.5 million…
Sarah T. Roberts: New Book Looks “Behind the Screen” of Commercial Content Moderation
Amid the intricacies of social media and its minefield of violent and heinous acts that are posted by users worldwide,…
Sarah T. Roberts: New Book Goes “Behind the Screen” of Online Content Moderation
About ten years ago, as user-generated content was exploding across the social media landscape, an emerging academic researcher named Sarah…
Safiya U. Noble: Factual and Just Information a Pillar of Democracy
Safiya Noble, UCLA professor of Information Studies, took part in The Wall Street Journal’s Future of Everything Festival that took…
Lauren Trujillo: MLIS Student Curates Online Memorial to Honor Isla Vista Victims
Soon-to-be MLIS graduate Lauren Trujillo has created an online archive of mourning for the victims of the Isla Vista shootings…
Sarah T. Roberts: Is Social Media Responsible for Violence Online?
Sarah T. Roberts, assistant professor at UCLA’s Department of Information Studies, commented in USA Today on the responsibility that social…
UCLA IS Colloquium Features Diverse Topics in Information Fields
The UCLA Department of Information Studies continues its annual IS Colloquium Series on Thursdays at 3 p.m. in the Graduate…