danah boyd (@zephoria) — Twitter Score 63 out of 1000

Danah Boyd is a sociotechnical researcher whose work examines the intersections of technology, society, algorithmic fairness, privacy, and artificial intelligence. Danah Boyd's Twitter Score is 63 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of August 2026, ranking #13,464 (top 5%) among 483,944 tracked accounts.

Danah Boyd founded Data & Society, a research institute focused on the social implications of data-centric technologies, and served on its Board of Directors from 2013 to 2023, including as board president from 2013 to 2022. She holds the Geri Gay Professor of Communication chair at Cornell University, serves as a Distinguished Visiting Professor at Georgetown University, and works as a partner researcher at Microsoft Research. She also advises the Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Partnership for Public Service, and serves as a trustee of the Computer History Museum and as a member of the Council on Foreign Relations.

Danah Boyd previously served as a director of the Crisis Text Line and the Social Science Research Council, and was formerly a trustee of the National Museum of the American Indian. Her published work includes It's Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens, along with numerous other books, articles, and essays. She is currently working on a book about the 2020 US Census. Her contributions to digital rights and research have been recognized with the Electronic Frontier Foundation's Pioneer/Barlow Award, and she was selected as a Young Global Leader of the World Economic Forum in 2011.

Danah Boyd's account has accumulated 199,418 followers as of August 2026 and 6,121 posts. She has been mentioned by 286 accounts, with 1,274 total mentions.

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