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Drawing on previous work presented within the field of Critical Data Studies (CDS), we argue that our findings point to a more fundamental problem; namely the failure to recognize that the FAIR framework is built on a positivist conceptualization of data. We argue that if FAIR is to have any chance of succeeding in its ambitions to be as inclusive and all-encompassing as it wants to be, these insights need to be taken more into account and provide some potential pathways.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1177\/20539517251349157","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2025,6,18]],"date-time":"2025-06-18T03:10:59Z","timestamp":1750216259000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["FAIR for whom? 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