Research

Knowledge, Power, and Bias in Digital Platforms

Research on Wikipedia bias examines gender inequality, minority representation, sourcing hierarchies, editorial governance, and talk-page power dynamics.

Particular attention is given to Israel-related content, where narrative framing, citation selection, and consensus construction produce some of the most consequential distortions in contemporary digital knowledge infrastructures.

My work analyzes how these mechanisms operate structurally — through revision histories, participation patterns, administrative concentration, and conflict-domain polarization.

Articles

How Wikipedia is warping the world’s view of Israel

Date: March 12, 2025
Published In: The Jewish Chronicle (Opinion/Analysis)
Description: Explores Wikipedia’s global influence and weaponization against Israel via biased framing, terminology changes (e.g., “massacre” to “attack”), disproportionate targeting, and sanitization of terrorism; builds on her WJC report.
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Wikipedia takes sides in the Israel-Palestinian conflict

Date: November 17, 2024
Published In: Ynetnews (Opinions/Analysis)
Description: Critiques inconsistent sourcing (e.g., ADL deemed unreliable on Israel/Zionism vs. Al Jazeera accepted), editorial conduct, and bias in Israel-Palestinian conflict coverage.
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The crime of the century? Bias in the English Wikipedia article on Zionism

Date: November 4, 2024Published In: Ynet News (Opinions/Analysis)
Description: Opinion on biased language, selective sourcing, and post-October 7 changes in the Zionism article; includes comparisons and calls for neutrality enforcement.
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Strangers in a seemingly open-to-all website: the gender bias in Wikipedia

Date: November 2019 (online) / 2020 (print, Vol. 40 No. 6)
Published In: Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal (Emerald Insight)
Description: Peer-reviewed article on structural gender bias in Wikipedia’s editing, content gaps (e.g., women underrepresented), barriers for women, and reliability implications.
Link: Full article via Emerald | ResearchGate PDF