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Datafied Societies: Digital Infrastructures, Data Power, and Regulations

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  • Raul Ferrer-Conill

    (University of Stavanger, Norway / Karlstad University, Sweden)

  • Helle Sjøvaag

    (University of Stavanger, Norway)

  • Ragnhild Kr. Olsen

    (Oslo Metropolitan University, Norway)

Abstract

The datafication and platformization of social processes further the overall shift from an open, public, and decentralized internet towards a private and siloed realm that establishes power asymmetries between those who provide data and those who own, trade, and control data. The ongoing process of datafying societies embraces the logics of aggregation and automation that increasingly negotiate transactions between markets and social entities, informing governance systems, institutions, and public discourse. This thematic issue presents a collection of articles that tackle the political economy of datafication from three main perspectives: (a) digital media infrastructures and its actors, data structures, and markets; (b) the articulation of data power, public access to information, data privacy, and the risks of citizens in a datafied society; and (c) the policies and regulations for effective, independent media institutions and data sovereignty. It concludes with a reflection on the role of media and communication scholarship when studying sociotechnical processes controlled by giant technological companies.

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  • Raul Ferrer-Conill & Helle Sjøvaag & Ragnhild Kr. Olsen, 2023. "Datafied Societies: Digital Infrastructures, Data Power, and Regulations," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(2), pages 291-295.
    • Handle: RePEc:cog:meanco:v:11:y:2023:i:2:p:291-295
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    1. Tarleton Gillespie, 2023. "The Fact of Content Moderation; Or, Let’s Not Solve the Platforms’ Problems for Them," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(2), pages 406-409.
    2. Sofie Flensburg & Signe Sophus Lai, 2023. "Follow the Data! A Strategy for Tracing Infrastructural Power," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(2), pages 319-329.
    3. Carl Chineme Okafor, 2023. "“I Think Quality is More Important Than a Lot of Data” in Cities Datafication," Media and Communication, Cogitatio Press, vol. 11(2), pages 344-354.
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