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He wants you to know the pros and cons of hacking your life

Life hacks can help us simplify our lives, stay organized, and maximize our diet, finances, sleep, and work. But Northeastern professor Joseph Reagle says that people who try to hack their lives at every turn risk going too far in an effort to master their chaotic schedules.
- by Khalida Sarwari May 8, 2019
A case for reading—and weeding—the comments on social media platforms like Facebook

Earlier this month, broadcaster and noted conspiracy theorist Alex Jones was banned from several social media platforms. Joseph Reagle, a Northeastern associate professor who studies online culture, sees this as a watershed moment: Now, social platforms are defining the type of interactions they want to foster.
- by Molly Callahan August 27, 2018
3Qs: How to tame the Twitter haters

A score of Twitter users were banned by the social media service last week for hurling a spate of vile remarks at Ghostbusters star Leslie Jones. To find out how online anonymity affects the way people act toward each other and what social media sites like Twitter could do to curb targeted attacks, we turned to Northeastern assistant professor Joseph Reagle, an expert on internet trolling.
- by Jason Kornwitz July 25, 2016

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