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Five recognizable gaps in internet culture archives, and how to spot them
Five archive gaps and what each looks like from outside: the login wall, the assembled page, missing media, an overwritten capture, a closed community.
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5 parts of internet culture archives research, explained
Five working parts of internet culture archives research: provenance, rights layers, orphan works, exceptions, and the ethics of republishing ordinary people.
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Benefits of social media timeline: how handoffs work
Benefits of social media timeline work: how to trace handoffs, establish relative order, label dates, mark gaps, and keep corrections visible for review.
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How COPPA and California's design code change social apps for US teens
COPPA sets the federal baseline for kids' data, while California's Age-Appropriate Design Code adds design duties that reshape teen social apps across the US.
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What does the FCC actually regulate on US social platforms?
FCC social platforms sit mostly outside the agency's reach, but robocalls, texts and licensed spectrum bring parts of platform conduct under its rules.
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Online status and identity statistics are instrument readings, not proof
Online status and identity statistics are instrument readings: what a counter counts, why it stops describing anything, and why comparisons fail.
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3 US platform rules that shape what stays online
US platform rules come down to three: Section 230, COPPA and California's AADC. Here is what each one lets a platform keep, restrict or remove.
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Bill C-11 user generated content: what the rules cover
Bill C-11 user generated content rules in plain terms: the Broadcasting Act upload carve-outs, the CRTC registration regime, and what creators still owe.
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California Age Appropriate Design Code vs COPPA: Scope
California age appropriate design code and COPPA differ in age scope: AADC reaches services likely accessed by users under 18; COPPA covers children under 13.
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Canada's Online News Act changed link sharing for good
Canada Online News Act link sharing, in plain terms: CRTC duties, Meta's news ban and what a compliant disclosure must contain for Canadian readers.
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Social media slang guide: writing entries that last
A guide to writing social media slang entries that age well: the fields that matter, the status ladder, and the four things to leave out entirely.
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Benefits of social media, in six rules: how to test any claim
Benefits of social media, stated as six rules about weak ties, rare needs and reach, with a test for reading any benefit claim you are handed.
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Internet communities research: avoiding harm
A practical guide to internet communities research: how to read a community without misreading it, why attention is a hazard, and when to stop before harm.
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Platform Timeline Risks: A Six-Point Harm Audit
Use this platform timeline risks audit to catch false attribution, erased communities, invented causation, and silent edits before they shape a public history.