Selected Publications

For a complete list of publications, please see my Google Scholar profile. If there is a publication of mine that you can’t find, please feel free to email me!

Remember the Human: A Systematic Review of Ethical Considerations in Reddit Research
Casey Fiesler, Michael Zimmer, Nicholas Proferes, Sarah Gilbert, Naiyan Jones
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP, 2024.

“Chilling Tales: Understanding the Impact of Copyright Takedowns on Transformative Content Creators”
Casey Fiesler, Joshua Paup, Corian Zacher
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2023.

“From Human to Data to Dataset: Mapping the Traceability of Human Subjects in Computer Vision Datasets”
Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, Katy Weathington, Tarun Mugunthan, Emily Denton, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2023.

“A Trade-off-centered Framework of Content Moderation”
Jialun Aaron Jiang, Peipei Nie, Jed Brubaker, Casey Fiesler
ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI), 2023.

“Incorporating Ethics in Computing Courses: Barriers, Support, and Perspectives from Educators”
Jessie J. Smith, Blakeley H. Payne, Shamika Klassen, Dylan Thomas Doyle, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE Conference on Computer Science Education, 2023.

“This Isn’t Your Data, Friend”: Black Twitter as a Case Study on Research Ethics for Public Data
Shamika Klassen and Casey Fiesler
Social Media + Society, 2022.

Building a Pillowfort: Political Tensions in Platform Design and Policy
Brianna Dym, Namita Pasupuleti, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP, 2022.

No Humans Here: Ethical Speculation on Public Data, Unintended Consequences, and the Limits of Institutional Review
Jessica Pater, Casey Fiesler, Michael Zimmer
Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP, 2022.

“Run Wild a Little With Your Imagination”: Ethical Speculation in Computing Education with Black Mirror
Shamika Klassen and Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE Conference on Computer Science Education, 2022.

More than a Modern Day Green Book: Exploring the Online Community of Black Twitter
Shamika Klassen, Sara Kingsley, Kalyn McCall, Joy Weinberg, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2021.

Fairness and transparency in recommendation: The users’ perspective
Nasim Sonboli, Jessie J. Smith, Florencia Cabral Berenfus, Robin Burke, Casey Fiesler
ACM Conference on User Modeling, Adaptation, and Personalization (UMAP), 2021.

Studying Reddit: A Systematic Overview of Disciplines, Approaches, Methods, and Ethics
Nicholas Proferes, Naiyan Jones, Sarah Gilbert, Casey Fiesler, Michael Zimmer
Social Media + Society 7(2), 2021.

Excavating awareness and power in data science: A manifesto for trustworthy pervasive data research
Katie Shilton, Emanuel Moss, Sarah A Gilbert, Matthew J Bietz, Casey Fiesler, Jacob Metcalf, Jessica Vitak, Michael Zimmer
Big Data & Society 8(2), 2021.

Understanding international perceptions of the severity of harmful content online
Jialun Aaron Jiang, Morgan Klaus Scheuerman, Casey Fiesler, Jed R Brubaker
PLoS one, 2021.

“You don’t do your hobby as a job”: Stereotypes of Computational Labor and their Implications for CS Education.
Brianna Dym, Namita Pasupuleti, Cole Rockwood, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE Conference on Computer Science Education, 2021.

Innovating Like an Optimist, Preparing Like a Pessimist: Ethical Speculation and the Legal Imagination.
Casey Fiesler
Colorado Technology Law Journal 19(1), 2021.

Social Norm Vulnerability and Its Consequences for Privacy and Safety in an Online Community.
Brianna Dym and Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2020.

Moving Across Lands: Online Platform Migration in Fandom Communities.
Casey Fiesler and Brianna Dym
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2020.

No robots, spiders, or scrapers: Legal and ethical regulation of data collection methods in social media terms of service  [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Nathan Beard, and Brian Keegan
Proceedings of the AAAI ICWSM International Conference on Web and Social Media, 2020.

Lawful Users: Copyright Circumvention and Legal Constraints on Technology Use  [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2020.

What Do We Teach When We Teach Tech Ethics?: A Syllabi Analysis   [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Natalie Garrett, Nathan Beard
Proceedings of the ACM SIGCSE Conference on Computer Science Education, 2020.

Creativity, Copyright, and Close-Knit Communities: A Case Study of Social Norm Formation and Enforcement
Casey Fiesler, Amy Bruckman
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP, 2019.

Ethical Considerations for Research Involving (Speculative) Public Data
Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, GROUP, 2019

Unexpected Expectations: Public Reactions to the Facebook Emotional Contagion Study  [OA link]
Blake Hallinan, Jed Brubaker, Casey Fiesler
New Media & Society,  2019.

Moderation Challenges in Voice-based Online Communities on Discord [Blogged]
Jialun “Aaron” Jiang, Charles Kiene, Skylar Middler, Jed Brubaker, Casey Fiesler
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2019

Coming Out Okay: Community Narratives for LGBTQ Identity Recovery Work
Brianna Dym, Jed Brubaker, Casey Fiesler, Bryan Semaan
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 201

“theyre all trans sharon”: Authoring Gender in Video Game Fan Fiction
Brianna Dym, Jed Brubaker, Casey Fiesler
Game Studies, Vol 18 Issue 3 (special issue on queerness in games), 2018

“The Perfect One”: Understanding Communication Practices and Challenges with Animated GIFs  [Blogged]
Jialun “Aaron” Jiang, Casey Fiesler, Jed Brubaker
Proceedings of the ACM Human-Computer Interaction, CSCW, 2018

Reddit Rules! Characterizing an Ecosystem of Governance [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Jialun “Aaron” Jiang, Joshua McCann, Kyle Frye, Jed Brubaker
ICWSM ’18 Proceedings of the AAAI International Conference on Web and Social Media, 2018

“Participant” Perceptions of Twitter Research Ethics [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Nicholas Proferes
Social Media + Society, Vol 4 Issue 1, 2018

“We Are the Product”: Public Reactions to Online Data Sharing and Privacy Controversies in the Media [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Blake Hallinan
CHI ’18 Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

What’s At Stake: Characterizing Risk Perceptions of Emerging Technologies
Michael Skirpan, Tom Yeh, Casey Fiesler
CHI ’18 Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2018

Growing Their Own: Legitimate Peripheral Participation for Computational Learning in an Online Fandom Community
Casey Fiesler, Shannon Morrison, R. Ben Shapiro, Amy S. Bruckman
CSCW ’17 Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 2017

What (or Who) Is Public? Privacy Settings and Social Media Content Sharing
Casey Fiesler, Michaelanne Dye, Chaya Hiruncharoenvate, CJ Hutto, Shannon Morrison, Parisa Khanipour Roshan, Umashanthi Pavalanathan, Amy S. Bruckman, Munmun De Choudhury, Eric Gilbert
CSCW ’17 Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 2017

Characterizations of Online Harassment: Comparing Policies Across Social Media Platforms
Jessica Pater, Moon Kim, Elizabeth Mynatt, Casey Fiesler
GROUP ’16:  Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Supporting Group Work, 2016

An Archive of Their Own: A Case Study of Feminist HCI and Values in Design (Best Paper Honorable Mention) [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Shannon Morrison, Amy S. Bruckman
CHI ’16 Proceedings of the ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, 2016

Reality and Perception of Copyright Terms of Service for Online Content Creation [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Cliff Lampe, Amy S. Bruckman
CSCW ’16 Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 2016

Understanding Copyright Law in Online Creative Communities (Best Paper Award) [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Jessica Feuston, Amy S. Bruckman
CSCW ’15 Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 2015

Remixers’ Understandings of Fair Use Online [Blogged]
Casey Fiesler, Amy S. Bruckman
CSCW ’14 Proceedings of the 18th ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work & Social Computing, 2014

Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Fandom: How Existing Social Norms Can Help Shape the Next Generation of User-Generated Content
by Casey Fiesler
published in The Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment and Technology Law (2008) – winner of the Burton Award for legal writing