sohyeon hwang
@s0hw.bsky.social
postdoc @princetoncitp.bsky.social
i study community governance of digital technologies (esp platforms), thinking about how everyday people can + should shape the governance of technologies.
https://www.sohyeonhwang.com/
i study community governance of digital technologies (esp platforms), thinking about how everyday people can + should shape the governance of technologies.
https://www.sohyeonhwang.com/
I’ll be presenting this work at #CSCW2025 in Bergen on Tuesday at 2:30PM! We will be part of the session “Core Concepts in Privacy Research” (in the Bekken room) chaired by @emtseng.bsky.social ☺️
Decentralized social media lets people build custom communities, but what happens when communities interact? New #CSCW2025 work by @s0hw.bsky.social, Priyanka Nanayakkara, and Yan Shvartzshnaider explores how trust — and frictions — shape expectations on the #Fediverse
Who do you trust with your social media data when no one (or everyone) is in charge?
Social media continues to be plagued by concerns around data harvesting, manipulation, and moderation policies on centralized platforms run…
tinyurl.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:45 PM
I’ll be presenting this work at #CSCW2025 in Bergen on Tuesday at 2:30PM! We will be part of the session “Core Concepts in Privacy Research” (in the Bekken room) chaired by @emtseng.bsky.social ☺️
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📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
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Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
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October 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
📣 Attention science + tech journalists!
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
Trying to keep up with the flood of research papers that come out every day? Attempting to track what research has already been covered by others, and what may benefit from deeper exploration?
You are invited to participate in our research study!
[1/3]
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New dataset that describes social media activity of a very large group of US elected officials: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
The digitally accountable public representation database: online communication by U.S. officials - Scientific Data
Scientific Data - The digitally accountable public representation database: online communication by U.S. officials
www.nature.com
September 28, 2025 at 5:10 PM
New dataset that describes social media activity of a very large group of US elected officials: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
I'm co-organizing #CSCW NE, an in-person regional gathering for people in Northeast America, alongside some folks from Stevens, Rutgers, and Princeton. If you want to come hang out (especially if you can't make it out to the full conference in Bergen this year), RSVP at cscw-ne.hci.social!
August 12, 2025 at 8:35 PM
I'm co-organizing #CSCW NE, an in-person regional gathering for people in Northeast America, alongside some folks from Stevens, Rutgers, and Princeton. If you want to come hang out (especially if you can't make it out to the full conference in Bergen this year), RSVP at cscw-ne.hci.social!
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"In connection with “A Manifesto for Wikimedia Rsrch: Critically Studying Media as Infrastructure”, [we call] for rschrs to critically examine Wikimedia's role as global knwldg infrastructure[, which involves] historicizing [its] epistemology [+] recognizing the dispossession of the commons..."
Uniting and reigniting critical Wikimedia research - Steve Jankowski, Heather Ford, Andrew Iliadis, Francesca Sidoti, 2025
Over the past fifteen years, Wikimedia's technical relationships and social meanings have shifted from supporting the creation of an encyclopedia that seek...
journals.sagepub.com
July 7, 2025 at 5:38 AM
"In connection with “A Manifesto for Wikimedia Rsrch: Critically Studying Media as Infrastructure”, [we call] for rschrs to critically examine Wikimedia's role as global knwldg infrastructure[, which involves] historicizing [its] epistemology [+] recognizing the dispossession of the commons..."
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5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
May 25, 2025 at 6:36 PM
5 years ago: “An incalculable loss”
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
Today: Banning masks and restricting vaccine access
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Like unhappy families, each microblogging site is batshit insane in its own way.
May 15, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Like unhappy families, each microblogging site is batshit insane in its own way.
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if you're in the US and despairing about people being pulled off the street, you need to find your nearest immigrant defence/deportation defence group and learn how to do stuff like this
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
‘A special day’: how a Glasgow community halted immigration raid
Activists and local people tell how they forced the release of two men detained in an enforcement van
www.theguardian.com
March 27, 2025 at 5:58 AM
if you're in the US and despairing about people being pulled off the street, you need to find your nearest immigrant defence/deportation defence group and learn how to do stuff like this
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2021...
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They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
Wired is dropping paywalls for FOIA-based reporting. Others should follow
As the administration does its best to hide public records from the public, Wired magazine is stepping up to help stem the secrecy
freedom.press
March 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
They're called public records for a reason. Starting today, WIRED will *stop paywalling* articles that are primarily based on public records obtained through the Freedom of Information Act, becoming the first publication to partner with @freedom.press to offer this for our new coverage.
the turnout for nyc @standupforscience.bsky.social
was incredible!! some snapshots —
#academicsky #standupforscience
was incredible!! some snapshots —
#academicsky #standupforscience
March 7, 2025 at 8:48 PM
the turnout for nyc @standupforscience.bsky.social
was incredible!! some snapshots —
#academicsky #standupforscience
was incredible!! some snapshots —
#academicsky #standupforscience
The New Yorker says Wikipedia is a beacon of hope, with quotes from me and @mako.cc www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
Elon Musk Also Has a Problem with Wikipedia
Lately, Musk’s beef has merged with a general conviction on the right that the site is biased against conservatives.
www.newyorker.com
March 5, 2025 at 7:47 PM
:) come hang!
Join us tomorrow 3/4 at 12:30 - 1:30pm for Tuesday Seminar w/ Sohyeon Hwang presenting her talk entitled "Governance Frictions In Decentralized Social Media" in Sherrerd Hall Room 306 @s0hw.bsky.social
Livestream will be available for the public online: citp.princeton.edu/events/2025/...
Livestream will be available for the public online: citp.princeton.edu/events/2025/...
Sohyeon Hwang – Governance Frictions In Decentralized Social Media
Decentralized social media protocols enable users to join independently-hosted servers that can interact with one another while they each self-govern. The ensuing community-based model of governance c...
citp.princeton.edu
March 3, 2025 at 9:51 PM
:) come hang!
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Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
A Study of Mint Plants. A Device to Stop Bleeding. This Is the Scientific Research Ted Cruz Calls “Woke.”
The senator flagged thousands of National Science Foundation grants for using words like “female” and “diversify.” A ProPublica analysis found numerous examples of projects caught up in his crude meth...
www.propublica.org
February 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Ted Cruz said he’d found $2 billion in “woke” science grants, but his team used keyword searches that flagged things out of context, like a grant to develop a device to treat severe bleeding that mentioned “victims” and “trauma.”
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
www.propublica.org/article/ted-...
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Book Ban: Trump Floats Law to Target Books Critical of Him
Trump continues to attack free speech
Trump continues to attack free speech
Book Ban: Trump Floats Law to Target Books Critical of Him
Trump continues to attack free speech
meidasnews.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Book Ban: Trump Floats Law to Target Books Critical of Him
Trump continues to attack free speech
Trump continues to attack free speech
if you're also going to be at the NYC one, lmk - let's meet up!! if not, you can find your local event here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
Welcome to the Bluesky account for Stand Up for Science 2025!
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
Keep an eye on this space for updates, event information, and ways to get involved. We can't wait to see everyone #standupforscience2025 on March 7th, both in DC and locations nationwide!
#scienceforall #sciencenotsilence
February 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
if you're also going to be at the NYC one, lmk - let's meet up!! if not, you can find your local event here: standupforscience2025.org/local-event-...
i must disappoint Taylor Swift! i fear
February 21, 2025 at 6:27 PM
i must disappoint Taylor Swift! i fear
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Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return
Yosemite halts camping reservations, with no timetable for their return at a time when federal employees are being laid off
www.sfchronicle.com
February 18, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Want to go visit the national parks this year?
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
Sorry.
The reservation system is shut down, EMT personnel are gone, so don't get hurt or lost. No one can clean the bathrooms or cabins, so they'll be closed. Rangers are fired.
www.sfchronicle.com/bayarea/arti...
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"The govt’s unique structure + position allow it to play a distinct role from the private sector... Focusing on near-term returns will not make public investments more efficient in the long run. It merely eliminates the govt's unique advantages to advance scientific research for the public benefit."
A Defense of Weird Research—Asterisk
Government-funded scientific research may appear strange or impractical, but it has repeatedly yielded scientific breakthroughs — and continues to pay for itself many times over.
asteriskmag.com
February 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"The govt’s unique structure + position allow it to play a distinct role from the private sector... Focusing on near-term returns will not make public investments more efficient in the long run. It merely eliminates the govt's unique advantages to advance scientific research for the public benefit."
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As the #ParisAISummit is happening today, we share another in the #TechTakes series based on
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social's presentation at the conference.
READ ➡️➡️"Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation" freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/11/b...
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social's presentation at the conference.
READ ➡️➡️"Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation" freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/11/b...
Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation – TechTakes
How should the law handle manipulative AI content, like bots that encourage self-harm or give explicit instructions for it? The U.S. First Amendment
freedom-to-tinker.com
February 11, 2025 at 7:41 PM
As the #ParisAISummit is happening today, we share another in the #TechTakes series based on
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social's presentation at the conference.
READ ➡️➡️"Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation" freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/11/b...
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social's presentation at the conference.
READ ➡️➡️"Balancing Free Speech & Safety: Envisioning a Human-Centered First Amendment for AI Regulation" freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/11/b...
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The first take features @peterhenderson.bsky.social @manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social, @andresmh.com,
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social, Mihir Kshirsagar & @dominsta.bsky.social
👀 👉 🗯️ freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social, Mihir Kshirsagar & @dominsta.bsky.social
👀 👉 🗯️ freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
"It Wasn't Me": DeepSeek denies they stole anything, but is their model still a cost revolution?
DeepSeek R1 came out on January 20, 2025, and triggered strong reactions throughout the world. Nvidia stock dropped more than 17% in one day; in total
freedom-to-tinker.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:18 PM
The first take features @peterhenderson.bsky.social @manoelhortaribeiro.bsky.social, @andresmh.com,
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social, Mihir Kshirsagar & @dominsta.bsky.social
👀 👉 🗯️ freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
@inyoungcheong.bsky.social, Mihir Kshirsagar & @dominsta.bsky.social
👀 👉 🗯️ freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
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#TechTakes - Brand new CITP Blog post just dropped 👀 "It Wasn't Me: #DeepSeek denies they stole anything, but is their model still a cost revolution?"
📢 This is part of a new series called #TechTakes, where CITP researchers comment on tech news & tech policy.
freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
📢 This is part of a new series called #TechTakes, where CITP researchers comment on tech news & tech policy.
freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
"It Wasn't Me": DeepSeek denies they stole anything, but is their model still a cost revolution?
DeepSeek R1 came out on January 20, 2025, and triggered strong reactions throughout the world. Nvidia stock dropped more than 17% in one day; in total
freedom-to-tinker.com
February 7, 2025 at 10:15 PM
#TechTakes - Brand new CITP Blog post just dropped 👀 "It Wasn't Me: #DeepSeek denies they stole anything, but is their model still a cost revolution?"
📢 This is part of a new series called #TechTakes, where CITP researchers comment on tech news & tech policy.
freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
📢 This is part of a new series called #TechTakes, where CITP researchers comment on tech news & tech policy.
freedom-to-tinker.com/2025/02/07/i...
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We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.
Announcing the Data.gov Archive | Library Innovation Lab
Today we released our archive of data.gov on Source Cooperative. The 16TB collection includes over 311,000 datasets harvested during 2024 and 2025, a complet...
lil.law.harvard.edu
February 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM
We just launched a 16TB archive of every dataset that has been available on data.gov since November. This will be updated day by day as new datasets appear. It can be freely copied, and we're sharing the code behind it to help others make their own archives of data they depend on.