We argue that to theoretically broaden the scope of the tech maintenance research, and practically inform policy, we need to look beyond individual-level phenomena to understand how community- and institutional-level factors shape existing social and digital inequalities.

In this research, Amy Gonzales and I adopted a social ecological approach to understanding people's experience of keeping themselves digitally connected across the individual, network, and institutional levels.

This paper was published in JA's special issue on Surveillance and Ethics in Advertising. We are grateful to the editors for their feedback and support during the revision process!
@segijn.bsky.social @Joanna Strycharz @sophieboerman.bsky.social

Congratulations!!

I started this project during my first year as an MA student and we've gone through a long way trying to publish it: 3 rounds of revision & 7 reviewers. Well, that pretty much says everything...

doi.org/10.1177/1461...

@laurentwang.bsky.social

Thanks for posting our study!

Thanks for such kind words! That meeting was certainly one of the most uplifting experiences I had at NCA. Looking forward to reconnecting at future conferences!