The UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry (C2i2) is an interdisciplinary research center committed to reimagining technology, championing racial and economic justice in the tech sector, and strengthening democracy through culture-making and public policy work. C2i2 is also home to the Minderoo Initiative on Technology and Power, an initiative that investigates the social impact of digital technologies on the broader public good.
Updates
Leadership
Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble
Dr. Sarah T. Roberts
Co-Founder & Co-Director
Vanessa Rhinesmith, MBA
Executive Director
Dr. Stacy Wood
Director of Research
Select Research
Minderoo Initiative on Technology and Power
Co-led by Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble and Dr. Sarah T. Roberts /learn more
Algorithms of Oppression
Led by Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble /learn more
Commercial Content Moderation (CCM)
Led by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts /learn more
Augmenting Social Media Content Moderation
Led by Dr. Sarah T. Roberts /learn more
Landlord Threat Typology
Co-led by Dr. Matt Bui and Terra Graziani /learn more
Human Rights, Race, & Emerging Technology
Led by Dr. Safiya Umoja Noble /learn more
Scholars Council
The Scholars Council is an advisory communitywho are integral to our commitment to critical research. /meet the full council
Guiding Principles
Social Justice
We believe deeply that our research should have community impact, and foster racial, social, and economic justice
Impact
We promote outreach, inclusion, and translation of research to ensure public accessibly for greater impact and positive social change
Independence
We invite funders to support our work with an understanding that quality research is best realized with independence
Transparency
We recognize that transparency of funding sources is a crucial ethical dimension of our work, and we seek to clearly articulate the boundaries between donations and research
Network
We believe in, and support, a global network of research and advocacy relationships worldwide that are interested in critical inquiries of the internet and society
Respect & Care
We aspire to cultivate relationships and practices of “mutual respect, care, pluralism and the duty of repair,” consistent with UCLA Department of Information Studies values
Supporters
The work of the UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry is made possible through generous support from:
Archewell Foundation
DuckDuckGo
Ford Foundation
Knight Foundation
Media Democracy Fund
Minderoo Network
National Science Foundation
Omidyar Network
PRESS & NEWS INQUIRIES
GSE&IS Office of External Relations
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news@gseis.ucla.edu
GENERAL INQUIRIES
centerstaff (at) c2i2 (dot) ucla (dot) edu