Curation, review, recommendation, discussion, and user identity characterize these social networks

A look at alternative logics for social media published in connection with “Reimagine the Internet”

Moving past U.S. and Facebook centrism

Collaboration between Institute researchers, artist pairs various online community “logics” with birds of a feather

Looking back at topic-based social networks may offer one way forward for social media

Fan culture’s cycle of gifting, receiving, and reciprocating helps create and maintain social solidarity

Contradiction is the defining feature of the Runet

Could social roles help us build healthier communities online?

The original gig economy returns online

The West tends to focus on security, but entertainment and commerce are the key goals here

What happens when you exile users and communities?

The advantages and disadvantages of local platforms and their potential to support healthy communities on- and offline

It may be our best chance to build digital spaces that enhance our social and civic life

People want privacy and ephemerality, but can it scale?

Hearkening back to the internet’s good ole days with decentralized networks

What makes crypto social media unique?

Toward a civic-minded social media

A podcast exploring questions about content moderation and the future of online communities

Will focus on the need for a public-service-minded digital sphere