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Ashley Madison (2018)
Book Chapter
Light, B. (2018). Ashley Madison. In J. Morris, & S. Murray (Eds.), Appified. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. https://doi.org/10.3998/mpub.9391658

As the introduction to this volume indicates, apps are a challenge to study because, among other reasons, they are usually made technically inaccessible to researchers by developers. This chapter is methodological in nature and illustrates the use of... Read More about Ashley Madison.

Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education? (2018)
Journal Article
McKee, A., Albury, K., Burgess, J., Light, B., Osman, K., & Walsh, A. (2018). Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?. New Media and Society, 20(12), 4571-4589. https://doi.org/10.1177/1461444818778255

This article reports on focus groups exploring the best way to reach young men with vulgar comedy videos that provide sexual health information. Young people reported that they found the means by which the material was presented - as a locked down ap... Read More about Locked down apps versus the social media ecology : why do young people and educators disagree on the best delivery platform for digital sexual health entertainment education?.

Big data, method and the ethics of location : a case study of a hookup app for men who have sex with men (2018)
Journal Article
Light, B., Mitchell, P., & Wikström, P. (2018). Big data, method and the ethics of location : a case study of a hookup app for men who have sex with men. Social Media + Society, 4(2), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1177/2056305118768299

With the rise of geo-social media, location is emerging as a particularly sensitive data point for big data and digital media research. To explore this area, we reflect on our ethics for a study in which we analyze data generated via an app that faci... Read More about Big data, method and the ethics of location : a case study of a hookup app for men who have sex with men.