Stories and investigations

Nucleo writes mostly on Portuguese, but we do translate some of our reports and investigations into English. In this page you can check all of them.

#FacebookPapers: racial justice was not a concern at Facebook, according to employees

Internal dialogues show that, up until last year, the network did not have effective policies to make progress on racial issues due to lack of data on Black users

Por Laís Martins, Samira Menezes, Paula Soprana e Sérgio Spagnuolo

/ 2.Dez.2021

#FacebookPapers: racial justice was not a concern at Facebook, according to employees

On Facebook, very few users account for the bulk of engagement - and this is a problem

#FacebookPapers show that researchers have, for years, brought the issue to the platform's attention

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Laís Martins e Samira Menezes

/ 26.Nov.2021

On Facebook, very few users account for the bulk of engagement - and this is a problem

Youtube monetizes user-blocked channels thanks to shortcomings and slow moderation

Breaches in the workings of the platform allow unwanted channels to earn, to the discontent of payers.

Por Beatriz Montesanti, Sérgio Spagnuolo e Samira Menezes

/ 11.Nov.2021

Youtube monetizes user-blocked channels thanks to shortcomings and slow moderation

Twitch: leaked data indicates that Brazilian female streamers earn 40% less per follower than male streamers

Information surfaced after mega-leak of internal data confirmed by Amazon-owned game platform

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Laís Martins, Lucas Lago e Alexandre Orrico

/ 7.Out.2021

Twitch: leaked data indicates that Brazilian female streamers earn 40% less per follower than male streamers

Black scientists organize to increase influence on social networks

Tags like #ciêncianegra (#blackscience) and #cientistasnegras (#blackfemalescientists) are being used more often to point out and debate racism in the scientific community

Por Samira Menezes e Lucas Gelape

/ 16.Set.2021

Black scientists organize to increase influence on social networks

Militarism is the new trend on TikTok

Núcleo analysis shows the growth of videos praising firearms, the military and police forces on the social network that is full of children and teenagers

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Laís Martins, Lucas Lago, Rodolfo Almeida e Alexandre Orrico

/ 12.Ago.2021

How politics changed WhatsApp usage in Brazil

Distrust of information, group-specific rules, and even splits into subgroups. Could this be a lesson for 2022?

Por Sérgio Spagnuolo, Laís Martins, Rodolfo Almeida, Alexandre Orrico e Samira Menezes

/ 8.Jul.2021