[6] In 2019 Lund University awarded Van Dijick an honorary doctorate for her scientific merits and contributions to the social aspects of digitalisation.

[8] Johanna Francisca Theodora Maria van Dijck was born in Boxtel, Netherlands.

[10] Van Dijck published her first book Manufacturing Babies and Public Consent: Debating the New Reproductive Technologies in 1995.

[11] It talks about the growing discussions from activists and scholars regarding the new developments of technology involving reproductivity.

In her article, Van Dijck argues for the articulation of user agency as a complex concept which involves not only the facilitation of engagement and participation, but the economic value of both the consumer and provider, something she believes major composite site companies such as Google should attempt to create models to understand.