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SUMMARY:ICWSM 2020
DESCRIPTION:“The International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media (ICWSM) is a forum for researchers from multiple disciplines to come together to share knowledge\, discuss ideas\, exchange information\, and learn about cutting-edge research in diverse fields with the common theme of online social media. This overall theme includes research in new perspectives in social theories\, as well as computational algorithms for analyzing social media. ICWSM is a singularly fitting venue for research that blends social science and computational approaches to answer important and challenging questions about human social behavior through social media while advancing computational tools for vast and unstructured data. \nICWSM\, now in its fourteenth year\, has become one of the premier venues for computational social science\, and previous years of ICWSM have featured papers\, posters\, and demos that draw upon network science\, machine learning\, computational linguistics\, sociology\, communication\, and political science. The uniqueness of the venue and the quality of submissions have contributed to a fast growth of the conference\, and a competitive acceptance rate around 20% for full-length research papers published in the proceedings by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI). \nFor ICWSM-2020\, in addition to the usual program of contributed talks\, posters and demos\, the main conference will include a selection of keynote talks from prominent scientists and technologists. Building on successes in previous years\, ICWSM-2020 will also hold a day of workshops and tutorials in addition to the main conference.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/icwsm-2020/
LOCATION:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Online Event: "Lie Machines: How Disinformation Threatens Democracy and How to Save It" | NED
DESCRIPTION:“While disinformation is not new to politics\, today’s technologies enable political actors to manipulate the information ecosystem at scale and with great speed. Through massive networks of fake accounts\, junk news sites\, and the strategic use of conspiracy theories\, half-truths\, and falsehoods\, authoritarian regimes and others are suffocating and dividing the public square. In the context of the COVID-19 pandemic\, authoritarian governments and illiberal actors are drawing on similar approaches to discredit democracy while shaping international understandings of their response to the disease. \nThese “lie machines” are aided by expanding troves of data on individuals and an information ecosystem that facilitates polarization\, outrage\, and social distrust. The net result of their efforts is deadly to democracy. A new book by Philip Howard\, director of the Oxford Internet Institute\, describes how these machines operate—and how they can be taken apart. \nFEATURING \nPhilip Howard\, Oxford Internet Institute \nLaura Rosenberger\, Alliance for Securing Democracy \nDaniel Arnaudo\, National Democratic Institute for International Affairs \nMODERATED BY \nShanthi Kalathil\, International Forum for Democratic Studies”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/online-event-lie-machines-how-disinformation-threatens-democracy-and-how-to-save-it-ned/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Disinformation\, Digital Hate\, and Big Tech | NetGain
DESCRIPTION:“The proliferation of COVID-19 disinformation and misinformation on the internet has increased denial and uncertainty about the outbreak across the internet\, while hateful content and speech has further stoked xenophobia and racism. Moreover\, social media platforms from Facebook (including Instagram and Whatsapp) and Twitter to Google and YouTube\, platforms are facing increased pressure to quickly respond to disinformation\, fraud\, online hate during the pandemic. What is the state of COVID-19 related information and news on social media? And what are the platform companies doing to combat disinformation and other harms? \nThis webinar will bring together researchers focused on understanding the spread of disinformation and hateful speech\, along with journalists and advocates\, to discuss what is happening on social media and how tech companies and governments should address ‘information disorder’ moving forward.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/disinformation-digital-hate-and-big-tech-netgain/
LOCATION:Webinar
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