Cameron Moy

Cameron Moy’s research centers disparate impacts of digital platforms and technologies on communities of color. He employs a critical lens to promote accountability of and understanding between major players in the digital platform space.

Cameron Moy is a first year Ph.D. student. He employs mixed methods research to unpack disparate impacts of digital platforms and technologies on communities of color. Building on frameworks of racial capitalism and critical digital studies, Cameron aims to promote accountability of major players in the platform space to ultimately imagine and realize a more just and equitable digital future.

Prior to joining Annenberg, Cameron graduated from the University of Michigan School of Information. While completing his undergraduate, he engaged in a diverse array of research, collaborating with the Race and Data Justice Lab; Social Innovations Group; and Accountability, Non-Discrimination, Inclusion, and Employment Lab. His projects ranged from understanding the impacts of Yelp’s Black-owned attribute on Black-owned restaurants to disentangling Detroit residents’ perceptions of community safety and surveillance to imagining a society with community-based policing. Additional undergraduate experiences that have shaped Cameron’s research and life include singing with his a cappella group, Amazin’ Blue; leading projects with Michigan EcoData; and organizing various community outreach events with the Michigan Community Scholars Program. When he’s not working, you can find Cameron skiing, hiking, and/or singing.