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Description: The ASI Sprint Report Series serves as a conduit for exploring the phenomenon of ‘appification’ and its various societal, cultural, and political-economic impacts worldwide. Dedicated to critical app studies inquiry, this series showcases ongoing research efforts conducted by researchers associated with the App Studies Initiative (ASI) in collaboration with Master's students, such as those enrolled in the course ‘Appification: The Cultures and Economies of Apps’, offered within the Department of Media Studies at the University of Amsterdam. Published by the ASI, each report features the latest research generated during recent ‘sprints’, with the aim of disseminating ongoing research within the broader app and platform studies research community. DOI: https://doi.org/10.17605/osf.io/hv34x. Series URL: https://appstudies.org/research-output/publications/asi-sprint-report-series/. The App Studies Initiative (ASI) is an international research network comprising academic experts in app-related media research who contribute to the study of apps and platforms. The research network involves researchers and faculty from the University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University (the Netherlands), the University of Warwick and Goldsmiths, University of London (United Kingdom), Concordia University and the University of Toronto (Canada), amongst others. Its directors are Anne Helmond, David Nieborg, Fernando van der Vlist, and Esther Weltevrede. Contact: @appstudies; https://appstudies.org/.