2 papers
cs.CY2026
Information Access of the Oppressed: Freirean Design for Emancipatory Information Access
Bhaskar Mitra, Nicola Neophytou, Sireesh Gururaja
Online information access (IA) platforms are targets of authoritarian capture. We explore the question of how to safeguard our platforms and ensure emancipatory outcomes through th…
cs.IR2026
Open, to What End? A Capability-Theoretic Perspective on Open Search
Nicola Neophytou, Bhaskar Mitra
The hegemony of control over our search platforms by a few large corporations raises justifiable concerns, particularly in light of emerging geopolitical tensions and growing insta…