Journal Articles
Maris, E., Caplan, R., and Thach, H. (2024). “Taking back and giving back on TikTok: Algorithmic Mutual Aid in the Platform Economy.” New Media & Society.
Caplan, R., (2023) .“Networked Platform Governance: The Construction of the Democratic Platform.” International Journal of Communication.
Caplan, R., and Gillespie, T. (2020).“Tiered Governance: Demonetization, and the Shifting Terms of Labor and Compensation in the Platform Economy.” Social Media + Society, 6(2).
Marwick, A., and Caplan, R. (2018). “Drinking Male Tears: Language, the Manosphere, and Networked Harassment.” Feminist Media Studies. 18(4). 543-559.
Caplan, R., and boyd, d. (2018). “Isomorphism Through Algorithms: Institutional Dependencies in the Case of the Facebook News Feed.” Big Data & Society, 5(1).
Napoli, R., and Caplan, R. (2017). “Why Media Companies Insist They’re Not Media Companies, Why They’re Wrong, and Why That Matters.” First Monday. 22(5).
Reprints:
Media Res (2018) (Hungarian translation)
Parégrafo, 6(1). (2018). (Portuguese translation)
Hipertextos . 7(2). (2018) (Spanish translation)
Books
Napoli, P., Rogerson, K., and Caplan, R. (eds). (forthcoming). Handbook of Media, Technology and Democracy. De Gruyter Press.
Book Chapters
Caplan, R. (2022). “Networked Platform Governance.” Yale Platform Governance Terminologies Project.
Caplan, R. (2021). “The Artisan and the Decision Factory: The Organizational Dynamics of Private Speech Governance.” Digital Technologies and Democratic Theory. Eds., Bernholz, T., Landemore, H., and Reich, R. University of Chicago Press.
Caplan, R. (2018). “Algorithmic Filtering.” Handbook on Mediated Communication. Napoli, P. (ed.). De Gruyter.
Caplan, R., and boyd, d. (2018). “Who’s Playing Who? Media Manipulation in the Era of Trump.” Trump and the Media. Media. Boczkowski, P., and Papacharissi, Z. (eds). MIT Press.
Ajunwa, I., and Caplan, R. (2018). “DNA Technology.” SAGE Encyclopedia on Surveillance and Privacy. Arrigo, B. (ed). SAGE Publishing.
Invited Journal Articles
Caplan, R. (2023). Verified-as-Canadian Content? Bill C-11 and the Platform Infrastructure of the Verified Badge System. University of British Columbia, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions. https://democracy.ubc.ca/platforms/platform-governance-in-canada/platform-governance-essay-series/content/verified-as-canadian-content-bill-c-11-and-the-platform-infrastructure-of-the-verified-badge-system/
Caplan, R. (2023). Contenu certifié canadien? Le projet de loi C-11 et l’infrastructure des systems de badges certifies. The University of British Columbia, Centre for the Study of Democratic Institutions.
Napoli, P.M. and Caplan, R. (2017). “Platform or Publisher.” InterMEDIA, 44(4), p. 26-31. http://www.iicom.org/intermedia/intermedia-jan-2017/platform-or-publisher.
Caplan, R. (2015). Book Review of Monroe Price, Free Expression, Globalism, and the New Strategic Communication, InterMEDIA, 44 (3), p. 11.
Caplan, R., and Hockenberry, M. (2012). “Digital App Autopsy and Artifact-Altering Technologies,” in Proceedings of the International Workshop on Values in Design, INTERACT.
White Papers
Caplan, R. (2018). “Content or Context Moderation: Artisanal, Community-Reliant, and Industrial Approaches.” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., Donovan, J., and Hanson, L., and Matthews, J. (2018). “Algorithmic Accountability: A Primer.” Prepared for the Congressional Progressive Caucus. Data & Society Research Institute: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., Hanson, L., and Donovan, J. (2018). “Dead Reckoning: Navigating Content Moderation After Fake News.” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., and boyd, d. (2016). “Mediation, Automation, Power.” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., and Reed, L. (2016). “Case Studies: Who Controls the Public Sphere in an Era of Algorithms?” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., and Ajunwa, I. (2016). “Biometric Technologies in Policing.” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., Rosenblat, A., and boyd, d. (2015). “Open Data, the Criminal Justice System, and the Police Data Initiative.” Data & Society Research Institute. Data & Society: New York, NY.
Verhulst, S., and Caplan, R. (2015). “Open Data: A 21st Century Asset for Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises.” The GovLab at New York University and The Markle Foundation. The GovLab at NYU: New York, NY.
Caplan, R., Davies, T., Wadud, A., Verhulst, S., Alonso, J.M., and Farhan, H. (2014). “Towards common methods for assessing open data: workshop report & draft framework.” World Wide Web Foundation and The GovLab at NYU. The GovLab: New York, NY.
Verhulst, S., Noveck, B.S., Caplan, R., Brown, K., and Paz, C. (2014). “The Open Data Era in Health and Social Care: A blueprint for the National Health Service (NHS) for the open data era in health and social care.” The GovLab at NYU/National Health Service. New York, NY.
Select Web-Based Publications
Caplan R. (2024, March). A Working History of the Verified Badge. Part 1: Studying a Moving Target. Data & Society Points
Caplan, R. (2023, March 31). “The TikTok Teens Go to Washington.” Data & Society Points. https://medium.com/datasociety-points/the-tiktok-teens-go-to-washington-65efb80a6c13
Caplan, R., and Gillespie, T. (2021, September 18). “Facebook has an invisible system that shelters powerful rule-breakers. So do other online platforms.” The Washington Post. https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2021/09/18/facebook-has-an-invisible-system-that-shelters-powerful-rule-breakers-so-do-other-online-platforms/
Caplan, R., Clark., M., and Partin, W. (2021, January 14). “Against Platform Determinism: A Critical Orientation.” Points. https://points.datasociety.net/how-do-you-deal-with-a-problem-like-fake-news-80f9987988a9.
Caplan, R. (2020, December 18). “Pornhub is just the latest example of the move towards a verified internet.” Slate. https://slate.com/technology/2020/12/pornhub-verified-users-twitter.htm
Caplan, R. (2020, May 7). “COVID-19 misinformation is a crisis of content mediation.” Brookings. https://www.brookings.edu/techstream/covid-19-misinformation-is-a-crisis-of-content-mediation/.
Caplan, R. (2016). “How do you deal with a problem like “fake news?” Data & Society // Points.
Caplan, R. (2016). “Like it or Not, Facebook is Now a Media Company.” The New York Times.
Caplan, R. (2016). “Facebook Must Acknowledge and Change its Financial Incentives.” The New York Times.
Caplan, R. (2016). “The FBI Wants to be Exempt from Privacy Protections. We Need to Safeguard Civil Rights.” Data & Society // Points.
Caplan, R. (2016). “Questions about Google Autocompl.” Data & Society // Points. .
Caplan, R. (2015). “On the Geopolitics of Platforms.” The World Bank Blog.