D Myles
Biographic Data
| ID | 54554 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Myles |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Myles |
| SIGNATURE | MYLES D |
| AFFILIATIONS | Université de Montréal |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8755-3633 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 20 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2018 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
“Our Community's Algorithm, It Works Very Well Too”
Platform algorithms can pose issues of legibility and exclusion for LGBTQ + people, yet queer perspectives remain largely absent from public debates on artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems. This paper examines how LGBTQ + actors interpret, challenge, and reconfigure algorithmic logics to foreground their critical role in engaging with platform governance. Our analysis brings together the concept of algorithmic imaginaries as shared vis…
Grindr? it’s a “Blackmailer’s goldmine”! The weaponization of queer data publics Amid the US–China trade conflict
In March 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) identified Grindr, a hookup app that predominantly caters to men who have sex with men, as a “national security threat” and compelled the Chinese conglomerate Kunlun Tech to divest from it entirely. The CFIUS-Grindr ruling is indicative of larger regulatory debates over increasing datafication trends in the dating app industry. Through a political economy approach to …
Mapping the social implications of platform algorithms for LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ communities were among the first to appropriate the Internet to experiment with their identities and socialize outside of mainstream society. Recently, those platforms have implemented algorithmic systems that curate, exploit, and predict user practices and identities. Yet, the social implications that platform algorithms raise for LGBTQ+ communities remain largely unexplored. At the intersection of media and communication studies, science…
The year of the “virtual date”
The coronavirus disease-19 pandemic introduced a crisis of safety and relevance for dating apps, as their affordances for facilitating in-person encounters posed the risk of viral transmission. This article examines how eight apps primarily catering to heterosexual markets responded to the pandemic through changes to socio-technical arrangements, new user prescriptions, and the curation of corporate data and success stories. By analyzing corporat…
Anne goes rogue for abortion rights!’
In the emerging context of hashtag feminism, this article explores the #SupportIslandWomen pro-choice initiative in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. The movement gained visibility by using the altered image of Anne of Green Gables (rogue Anne) on posters and graffiti throughout PEI and on social media. Drawing from organizational discourse theory, we analyse how rogue Anne was invoked by activists who spoke in her name, thus enacting the polyp…
The year of the “virtual date”
The coronavirus disease-19 pandemic introduced a crisis of safety and relevance for dating apps, as their affordances for facilitating in-person encounters posed the risk of viral transmission. This article examines how eight apps primarily catering to heterosexual markets responded to the pandemic through changes to socio-technical arrangements, new user prescriptions, and the curation of corporate data and success stories. By analyzing corporat…
Anne goes rogue for abortion rights!’
In the emerging context of hashtag feminism, this article explores the #SupportIslandWomen pro-choice initiative in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. The movement gained visibility by using the altered image of Anne of Green Gables (rogue Anne) on posters and graffiti throughout PEI and on social media. Drawing from organizational discourse theory, we analyse how rogue Anne was invoked by activists who spoke in her name, thus enacting the polyp…
Mapping the social implications of platform algorithms for LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ communities were among the first to appropriate the Internet to experiment with their identities and socialize outside of mainstream society. Recently, those platforms have implemented algorithmic systems that curate, exploit, and predict user practices and identities. Yet, the social implications that platform algorithms raise for LGBTQ+ communities remain largely unexplored. At the intersection of media and communication studies, science…
Anne goes rogue for abortion rights!’
In the emerging context of hashtag feminism, this article explores the #SupportIslandWomen pro-choice initiative in Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. The movement gained visibility by using the altered image of Anne of Green Gables (rogue Anne) on posters and graffiti throughout PEI and on social media. Drawing from organizational discourse theory, we analyse how rogue Anne was invoked by activists who spoke in her name, thus enacting the polyp…
The year of the “virtual date”
The coronavirus disease-19 pandemic introduced a crisis of safety and relevance for dating apps, as their affordances for facilitating in-person encounters posed the risk of viral transmission. This article examines how eight apps primarily catering to heterosexual markets responded to the pandemic through changes to socio-technical arrangements, new user prescriptions, and the curation of corporate data and success stories. By analyzing corporat…
Mapping the social implications of platform algorithms for LGBTQ+ communities
LGBTQ+ communities were among the first to appropriate the Internet to experiment with their identities and socialize outside of mainstream society. Recently, those platforms have implemented algorithmic systems that curate, exploit, and predict user practices and identities. Yet, the social implications that platform algorithms raise for LGBTQ+ communities remain largely unexplored. At the intersection of media and communication studies, science…
Grindr? it’s a “Blackmailer’s goldmine”! The weaponization of queer data publics Amid the US–China trade conflict
In March 2019, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) identified Grindr, a hookup app that predominantly caters to men who have sex with men, as a “national security threat” and compelled the Chinese conglomerate Kunlun Tech to divest from it entirely. The CFIUS-Grindr ruling is indicative of larger regulatory debates over increasing datafication trends in the dating app industry. Through a political economy approach to …
“Our Community's Algorithm, It Works Very Well Too”
Platform algorithms can pose issues of legibility and exclusion for LGBTQ + people, yet queer perspectives remain largely absent from public debates on artificial intelligence and algorithmic systems. This paper examines how LGBTQ + actors interpret, challenge, and reconfigure algorithmic logics to foreground their critical role in engaging with platform governance. Our analysis brings together the concept of algorithmic imaginaries as shared vis…
Sociology (3 works) · Computer Science (2 works) · Digital Economy and Work Transformation (2 works) · Gender Studies (2 works) · Gender, Feminism, and Media (2 works) · Law (2 works) · Media Studies and Communication (2 works) · Political science (2 works) · Politics (2 works) · Privacy, Security, and Data Protection (2 works)