Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The self-proclaimed usurper of Web 2.0, Web3 quickly became the center of attention. Not long ago, the public discourse was saturated with projects, promises, and peculiarities of Web3. Now …
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The climate impacts of the information and communications technology sector—and Big Data especially—is a topic of growing public and industry concern, though attempts to quantify its carbon …
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023.
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The term ‘Web3’ refers to the practices of participating in digital infrastructures through the ability to read, write and coordinate digital assets. Web3 is hailed as an alternative to the …
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The corporate discourse on the circular economy holds that the growth of the electronics industry, driven by continuous innovation, does not imperil ecological sustainability. To achieve sus…
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The Russian government’s narrative about the Russia-Ukraine war has raised concerns about disinformation, fake news and freedom of information. In response, websites have been developed that…
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. Social media advertising has revolutionised the advertising world by providing data-driven targeting methods. One area where social media advertising is just gaining a foothold is in the rec…
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. The article examines the relationship between commercial search engines, using Google Search as an example, and various forms of ignorance related to climate change. It draws on concepts fro…
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. Research on scientific/intellectual movements, and social movements generally, tends to focus on resources and conditions outside the substance of the movements, such as funding and publicat…
Big Data &Society, Volume 10, Issue 1, January-June 2023. Data centers are material structures that take up space, use resources like water and energy, and possess a large carbon footprint. This paper examines the broader long-term discussion aroun…