2 ITP Projects About the Internet's Dark Power

Wednesday, Nov 4, 2020

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"Ahead of the Election, New Tools Help NYU Researchers Shed Light on the Internet's Dark Power"

by Sarah Binney, NYU, October 30, 2020

Featuring ITP student Erik Zummeren's project called Raditube, which indexes the subtitles of videos on alt-right and far left channels to make the data accessible and searchable. 

Also featuring the work of ITP alumnus, Surya Mattu, Blacklight is a tool that allows users to scan a site and reveal specific user-tracking technologies the site is employing to provide insight into who is accessing your data.