Bit by Bit: Social Research in the Digital Age

By Thomas S. King. 2018

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A Critical Review of Online Social Data: Biases, Methodological Pitfalls, and Ethical Boundaries (2018, background): “Further, the behaviors we observe in online social platforms can hardly be considered as “naturally occurring” [33].”
A systematic review and meta-analysis of discrepancies between logged and self-reported digital media use (2021, background): “Therefore, just as calls for higher standards of evidence have prompted examination of the validity of self-report measures of media use, there is a need to further understand the validity of logged measures 88,89 and continually develop improved tools for quantifying media use.”
Computational social science: Obstacles and opportunities (2020, background): “Email: d.lazer@northeastern.edu 1061 SCIENCE sciencemag.org Second, data generated by consumer products and platforms are imperfectly suited for research purposes ( 6 ).”