research
I combine art, design, and computational linguistics approaches to studying online environments and translating research for broader audiences.
Papers and Methodologies
Citizen Browser is a reporting series that uses a custom application to collect what is algorithmically broadcasted to Facebook users.
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Title | Citizen Browser: How We Built a Facebook Inspector |
Authors | Surya Mattu, Leon Yin, Angie Waller, and Jon Keegan |
Published | 11/01/2021 |
URL | Read at The Markup︎︎︎ |
Awards | Edward R. Murrow Award for Excellence in Innovation |
Facebook Pixel Hunt is the first study to record the user data collected by Meta's tracking pixel at scale.
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Title | How We Built a Pixel Inspector |
Authors: | Surya Mattu, Angie Waller, Simon Fondrie-Teitler, and Micha Gorelick |
Published: | 04/08/2022 |
URL: | Read at The Markup︎︎︎ |
Awards: | 2023 National Press Club Consumer Journalism Award |
Split Screen provides a glimpse into the variations of Facebook feeds for participants of the Citizen Browser project, based on their demographics and voting preferences.
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Title | Split Screen: How We Built a Facebook Feed Viewer |
Authors | Surya Mattu, Angie Waller, Jon Keegan, and Micha Gorelick |
design | Sam Morris |
Published | 04/08/2022 |
URL | Read at The Markup︎︎︎ |