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

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

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

A virtual conference exploring what the internet could become over the next decade

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

Moving past U.S. and Facebook centrism

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