Laurent Wang
laurentwang.bsky.social
Laurent Wang
@laurentwang.bsky.social
On the job market | Ph.D. Candidate @CommUcsb researching online privacy & digital inequality

https://scholar.google.nl/citations?user=Eumt3-kAAAAJ&hl=en
I was honored to give an invited talk at @ikmz.bsky.social on my research into technology, privacy & inequality. I am very grateful to @tobiasdienlin.com for the kind invitation, and to the audience members for their generous engagement and thoughtful feedback.
September 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Thank you @tobiasdienlin.com for inviting me! Looking forward to sharing my research with the @ikmz.bsky.social community!
We're happy to have @laurentwang.bsky.social come visit our division at @ikmz.bsky.social Tuesday next week!

Everyone onsite invited to join :)
September 12, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Just wrapped up #MediaPsych2025 in Duisburg, Germany! I received incredibly helpful feedback in the PhD workshop and presented two studies (one on privacy protection and one on the digital divide). I’m grateful for the supportive community and looking forward to the next one!
September 12, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Our recent mixed-methods research shows that risk and efficacy perceptions of algorithmic bias can be shaped by demographic backgrounds. Check out the paper (open access) for more details!
Excited to share my new paper with @garciaerick.bsky.social Xinyi Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social.

We ask: Do people see algorithmic bias as a risk—and do they feel capable of addressing it? Answer... It depends! More below 👇🧪 #commsky

doi.org/10.1080/1044...
August 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Reposted by Laurent Wang
New special issue, "Comparative Approaches to Studying Privacy," edited by #CPRN is now published in Social Media + Society!

journals.sagepub.com/topic/collec...

w/ @lutzid.bsky.social, Lemi Baruh, Kelly Quinn, @masurphil.bsky.social, Carsten Wilhelm (comparativeprivacy.org)
journals.sagepub.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I was incredibly honored to receive the James J. Bradac Award for Excellence in Research, which recognizes a graduate student for sustained contributions to the field of human communication. I’m grateful for the mentorship and encouragement I’ve received over the years.
June 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Reposted by Laurent Wang
Next up for our #ICA25 presentations: Risk, Race, and Algorithms: Understanding Perceptions of Algorithm Bias Through the RPA Framework 🧠🤖
By @overbye.bsky.social, @garciaerick.bsky.social, Zhang & @laurentwang.bsky.social
📅 Sunday June 15
🕟 4:30–5:45 PM
📍Grays Peak B (Grand Conv Center 2)
June 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Drawing from digital divide theory, our recent research reveals that social inequalities can shape AI literacy, ChatGPT use, and educational outcomes. Check out the two papers:
ChatGPT Use Activities: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
ChatGPT Acceptability: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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May 29, 2025 at 4:01 AM
I had the honor of presenting my research on U.S. low-income adults' barriers and strategies related to maintaining the quality of their digital devices at the #CommHorizons Conference at UC Davis! 🧵
May 20, 2025 at 7:02 PM
My recent study (OA) found that people's perceived surveillance did not differ as a function of exposure to ad transparency info, but it was related to various cognitive, affective, and behavioral outcomes of personalized advertising. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Seeing Ad Transparency More Clearly: Public Perception, Use of Ad Transparency Tools, and Responses to Dataveillance
Advertising transparency efforts aim to facilitate user knowledge and control over the use of their data for personalized advertising. We seek to understand the perceptions and use of ad transparen...
www.tandfonline.com
April 27, 2025 at 6:26 PM
7/9 see you at #ica25!
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January 15, 2025 at 11:41 PM
It's only been 7 days since the start of 2025 and I've already had 2 journal rejections sitting in my inbox😅 But still I'm happy to share that my paper with Ron Rice on device & time comparisons in online privacy phenonema has just been published in BIT!
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....
Mastering boundaries: differences in online privacy boundary phenomena across digital devices and years
Multiple digital communication devices provide varying capabilities and processes for self-disclosure, surveillance, and privacy management, therefore eliciting a variety of user privacy perception...
www.tandfonline.com
January 8, 2025 at 1:05 AM
First post here! This year’s #NCA24 to me was all about learning new things and making new connections! I’m grateful to all the meaningful conversations that made me laugh and feel uplifted❤️
November 26, 2024 at 1:25 AM