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I study deletion, govt communication, and public sector data infrastructure @Tulane. Prev: @AnnenbergPenn, @MSFTResearch, @PennLaw, @BKCHarvard & @HarvardLIL.

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Muira McCammon’s Biography

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Muira McCammon is a freelance journalist and war crimes researcher. Her writings focus on the intersection of digital culture, Guantánamo, information policy, including the U.S. laws governing the deletion and disappearance of federal records and archives. She previously worked as a research assistant at the Harvard Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society and was also a summer 2016 fellow at the Harvard Law Library Innovation Lab. Muira has written for Slate, How We Get to Next, Atlas Obs…

Muira McCammon’s Journalist Portfolio

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About GiTMO: Games

What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About GiTMO: Games

Games and the Guantánamo Bay detention facility have a long, contentious history.

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How Donald Trump's Presidency Could Make C-SPAN Great Again

How Donald Trump's Presidency Could Make C-SPAN Great Again

As a kid, C-SPAN was my Nickelodeon. I knew of Donald Duck, Spongebob Squarepants, and Mickey Mouse, but I di…

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Stories, Scandals, & Censorship: Telling the Story of the Guantánamo Bay Detainee Library Facilities

Stories, Scandals, & Censorship: Telling the Story of the Guantánamo Bay Detainee Library Facilities

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As Google Scrubs ICE Detention Reviews, Platform Power Serves State Interests

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By Muira McCammon
| Tech Policy Press
Muira McCammon is an assistant professor at Tulane University. June 6, 2026: Protesters and officers with the Department of Homeland Security clashed outside the Metropolitan Detention Center in Los Angeles on the first anniversary of increased US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids across Los Angeles County.
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Deleted social media

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By Muira McCammon
| MuckRock Verified
Muira McCammon filed this request with the Department of Health and Human Services Division of Public and Behavioral Health of Nevada. Tracking # R000884-090822 Status Completed MuckRock users can file, duplicate, track, and share public records requests like this one. Learn more. 16 Communications 11 Files Communications Subject: Nevada Public Records Act Request: Deleted social media Portal Dear FOI Officer, I am enclosing my public records request for your review.
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Dead-and-dying platforms: a roundtable

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By Muira McCammon, Diami Virgilio, Cody Ogden, Kevin Ackermann
| Taylor & Francis Online
The topic of this roundtable is on the theme of dead-and-dying platforms. This conversation unfolded on a Google doc over a period of many months, where the proverbial microphone was given to one contributor at a time. During that time, we asked each person to respond to one question and then pose a question of their own to the next discussant. This flowing format allowed us to grapple with different dimensions of platform failure.
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