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The Cost of Liking: I’m sorry, but I’m not going to “like” your posts any more

June 9, 2014by arcticpenguin Leave a comment

I’m sorry, but I’m not going to “like” your posts any more. Here’s why: I am not FB friends with mom, yet I found that she was getting updates of […]

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D.Y. Wohn, Ph.D.

Dr. Wohn is an assistant professor at NJIT and director of the Social Interaction Lab (socialinteractionlab.com). Her research is in the area of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) where she studies the role of algorithms and social interactions in livestreaming, esports, gaming, and social media.

Funded by the National Science Foundation, Mozilla Foundation, and Yahoo, her main projects examine 1) content moderation, online harassment and the creation of safe spaces, 2) social exchange in digital economies, which include the transactions of emotional, informational, and financial support, and 3) news consumption via social media.

2020 Conferences/ Talks

6/18: IMX (Barcelona)
7/21: HCI International (Copenhagen)

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Undergraduate Research Mentoring Award
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$1.5 million collaborative project on content moderation
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