Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci
Chand Rajendra-Nicolucci is a research fellow at the Knight First Amendment Institute. He graduated with a B.S.E. summa cum laude in computer science from the University of Michigan. In the past, Rajendra-Nicolucci was a research assistant with the Center on Finance, Law & Policy where he explored the impact of algorithms on financial market manipulation. Prior to CFLP, he was a research assistant with the Center for Computer Security and Society, examining election security. He also wrote about the intersection of technology and society for The Michigan Daily.
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
An Illustrated Field Guide to Social Media
A look at alternative logics for social media published in connection with “Reimagine the Internet”
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Forum Logic: Topical, with a side of toxicity
Looking back at topic-based social networks may offer one way forward for social media
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Q&A Logic: Questions, answers, and everything in-between
Could social roles help us build healthier communities online?
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Creator Logic: It's like Uber but for culture
The original gig economy returns online
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Top 100: The most popular social media platforms and what they can teach us
Moving past U.S. and Facebook centrism
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Deplatforming Our Way to the Alt-Tech Ecosystem
What happens when you exile users and communities?
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Local Logic: It's not always a beautiful day in the neighborhood
The advantages and disadvantages of local platforms and their potential to support healthy communities on- and offline
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Civic Logic: Social media with opinion and purpose
It may be our best chance to build digital spaces that enhance our social and civic life
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Chat Logic: When you want a living room, not a town square
People want privacy and ephemerality, but can it scale?
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
What if Social Media Worked More Like Email?
Hearkening back to the internet’s good ole days with decentralized networks
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Crypto Logic Platforms and the Cautionary Tale of Steemit
What makes crypto social media unique?
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Deep Dive : Toward a Better Internet
Beyond Facebook Logic: Help us map alternative social media!
Toward a civic-minded social media
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