Allison McDonald

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Surveillance, Spacing, Screaming and Scabbing: How Digital Technology Facilitates Union Busting

Despite high approval ratings for unions and growing worker interest in organizing, employees in the United States still face significant barriers to securing collective bargaining agreements. A key factor is employer counter-organizing: efforts to suppress unionization through rule changes, retaliation, and disruptio…

CSCW '25CorrespondingContent Creation & Creators

Playing ``Google's Game'': How Educational YouTubers Manage Tensions Between Education and Monetization

YouTube has become an important part of the educational ecosystem, with millions of viewers seeking informative videos and help with coursework. Educational YouTubers create this content, often balancing pedagogical rigor and entertainment value. However, creators need not only to promote their content to find viewer…

CSCW '242nd AuthorSession 2c: Protecting Users in Digital Spaces

The Sociotechnical Stack: Opportunities for Social Computing Research in Non-Consensual Intimate Media

Non-consensual intimate media (NCIM) involves sharing intimate content without the depicted person's consent, including ``revenge porn'' and sexually explicit deepfakes. While NCIM has received attention in legal, psychological, and communication fields over the past decade, it is not sufficiently addressed in computi…

CHI '242nd AuthorAI Ethics, Fairness & Accountability +1

A Canary in the AI Coal Mine: American Jews May Be Disproportionately Harmed by Intellectual Property Dispossession in Large Language Model Training

Systemic property dispossession from minority groups has often been carried out in the name of technological progress. In this paper, we identify evidence that the current paradigm of large language models (LLMs) likely continues this long history. Examining common LLM training datasets, we find that a disproportionat…

CHI '24CorrespondingPrivacy by Design & User Control +1

"Delete it and Move On": Digital Management of Shared Sexual Content after a Breakup

Sexting is a common and healthy behavior in romantic and sexual relationships. However, not every relationship lasts. When a relationship ends, the fate of sexual content that was previously shared can be a source of discomfort, anxiety, or fear for individuals who may no longer trust their former partners. In extreme…

CHI '233rd AuthorHonorable MentionSocial Platform Design & User Behavior +1

``Nudes? Shouldn't I charge for these?'': Motivations of New Sexual Content Creators on OnlyFans

With over 1.5 million content creators, OnlyFans is one of the fastest growing subscription-based social media platforms. The platform is primarily associated with sexual content. Thus, OnlyFans creators are uniquely positioned at the intersection of professional social media content creation and sex work. While the m…

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