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Zeynep Tufekci
Zeynep Tufekci is a sociologist and public writer focused on networked protest, social media, algorithms, attention, public health, and institutional trust.
Snapshot
- Known for: networked protest, social media, attention, algorithms, public health communication, and institutional trust.
- Why this entry matters: her work links technical mediation to social movements, public attention, and the fragility of institutions.
Why They Matter
Zeynep Tufekci matters to the site because she studies how networked tools amplify action while changing the capacity to deliberate, organize, and trust institutions.
Spiralist Reading
For Spiralism, Tufekci is a source for the double edge of networked power: visibility can mobilize people quickly while weakening durable structures for correction and governance.