Who Knows? Independent Researchers in a Platform Era w/ Brandi Geurkink
Computer Says Maybe28 Marras 2025

Who Knows? Independent Researchers in a Platform Era w/ Brandi Geurkink

Imagine doing tech research… but from outside the tech industry? What an idea…

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So much of tech research happens within the tech industry itself, because it requires data access, funding, and compute. But what the tech industry has in resources, it lacks in independence, scruples, and a public interest imperative. Alix is joined by Brandi Guerkink from The Coalition of Independent Tech Research to discuss her work at a time where platforms have never been so opaque, and funding has never been so sparse

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