Authors: Caterina Ambrosio, Ciro Clemente De Falco Abstract In recent years, the discourse surrounding algorithms and artificial intelligence has been extensively addressed in the social sciences. The dimensions of algorithms discussed by social scientists are numerous, both in terms of…

Authors: Suania Acampa Abstract Historically, APIs have enabled large-scale data collection, facilitating studies on critical issues such as disinformation, hate speech, and political polarization. However, since 2018, increasing API restrictions have significantly hindered independent research, raising concerns about academia’s ability…

Authors: Vera Kopsaj Abstract This article investigates the role of blockchain technology as a social infrastructure capable of reshaping the construction of trust and identity in contemporary society. Drawing on a sociological perspective, the article examines how digitally mediated infrastructures…

Authors: Ida Cortoni Abstract The essay introduces the concepts of educational and digital poverty in pre-school children. According to the literature, these terms can be understood as deprivations of opportunities to learn, but also to experience, develop and freely flourish…

Authors: Milena Gammaitoni Abstract Mary Wollstonecraft and Harriet Martineau still need to be included in the history of sociology, despite their innovative contribution to the field. The fact that they are still kept outside the canon needs to be the…