Join us for a discussion regarding Connected in Isolation: Digital Privilege in Unsettled Times by Eszter Hargittai, CITP Visiting Research Scholar. The book examines the hidden disparities that emerged during the global pandemic when access to education, work and even healthcare, hinged not only on access to the web, but certain digital skills, too. Hargittai will be joined by Keith Wailoo, the Henry Putnam University Professor of History and Public Affairs at Princeton, CITP Executive Director Tithi Chattopadhyay, and Andy Guess, assistant professor of politics and public affairs at the School of Public and International Affairs to discuss the book. Bio: Eszter Hargittai is a professor and holds the Chair of Internet Use and Society at the Institute of Communication and Media Research of the University of Zurich. She is a fellow of the International Communication Association and an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She is past fellow of the Center for Advanc
While we know that algorithms are an increasingly important part of what information people encounter in everyday life, little work has focused on studying users’ awareness and understanding of how algorithms may influence what they see and do. There is also more to learn about what actions users may be taking to try to influence what content they get from search engines, social media, video sites, and other online services. This presentation will discuss people’s algorithm skills drawing on data collected through interviews in several countries and through a national survey of US adults. Bio: Eszter Hargittai is a professor and holds the Chair of Internet Use and Society at the Institute of Communication and Media Research of the University of Zurich. She is a fellow of the International Communication Association and an External Member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences. She is past fellow of the Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford and Harvard’s Be