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Confronting whiteness through virtual humans: a review
of 20 years of research in prejudice and racial bias using
virtual environments
Virtual environments (VEs) provide novel ways for users to experience computer generated people and places, which can be used by researchers
to examine and reduce racial bias. However, unless researchers consider the systemtic structures of racial…
to examine and reduce racial bias. However, unless researchers consider the systemtic structures of racial…
Computer-Mediated Communication in the Age of Communication Visibility
This article argues that a distinctive aspect of computer-mediated communication (CMC) is the way it can make communication visible to others in ways that were previously impractical. We propose a theory of communication visibility that recognizes…
Explicating Cues: A Typology for Understanding Emerging Media Technologies
Cues have long been an important concept in computer-mediated communication (CMC), as several core theories have utilized cues to explain how they get filtered and interpreted through technologies. As computing technologies evolved, other related…
AI-Mediated Communication: Definition, Research Agenda, and Ethical Considerations
We define Artificial Intelligence-Mediated Communication (AI-MC) as interpersonal communication in which an intelligent agent operates on behalf of a communicator by modifying, augmenting, or generating messages to accomplish communication goals.…
Children’s mobile communicative practices and locational
privacy
Children start using smartphones increasingly from early ages. This makes it more difficult for them to develop an understanding of online privacy
and managing their personal data. Many parents monitor and regulate children’s online media use.…
and managing their personal data. Many parents monitor and regulate children’s online media use.…
Cutting the Cord: Social and Scholarly Revolutions as CMC Goes Mobile
Mobile media and communication (MMC) serve as the preferred context for going online among many individuals today and the only means for others less fortunate. As computer-mediated communication (CMC) increasingly goes mobile, scholars should bear in…
AI agency vs. human agency: understanding human–AI
interactions on TikTok and their implications for user
engagement
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology has vastly reshaped user experiences on social media. AI-powered social media use and its outcomes
largely depend on how users collaborate with AI that exercises agency. Through in-depth interviews with TikTok…
largely depend on how users collaborate with AI that exercises agency. Through in-depth interviews with TikTok…
Are We Moving Towards Convergence or Divergence? Mapping the Intellectual Structure and Roots of Online Social Network Research 1997–2017
Online social networks (OSNs), comprised of varying types of relations among actors that interact through social technologies, are widespread in today’s media environment. However, questions remain whether we are moving towards convergence within the…
Understanding darkness: age, sex, and tech-proficiency in
knowledge and perceptions of technology-mediated abuse
This article examines how people understand technology-mediated abuse (TMA) between adult romantic partners. Because knowledge and
attitudes regarding sensitive issues are created and shaped via technology, users’ interpretations are crucial to…
attitudes regarding sensitive issues are created and shaped via technology, users’ interpretations are crucial to…
The Conduct and Consequence of Research on
Digital Communication
Research on digital communication is best served by concentrating not on current technological tools, but rather on the novel processes of social and communicative change to which such technologies are often closely linked. Thus, scholarship should…