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SUMMARY:Can We Build Social Media that’s Good for Society?: UMass Amherst
DESCRIPTION:“Speaker: Ethan Zuckerman \nAbstract:  The tech backlash is in full force\, and it’s rapidly becoming conventional wisdom that social media is polarizing our politics\, abusing our attention\, misinforming our democracy and damaging our emotional health. But the situation is far more complex than it seems at first glance. Some of these critiques are not well supported by research. And those that are true apply to a particular model of social media\, based around surveillant advertising and an endless quest for human attention. What would it mean to build social media expressly designed to strengthen democratic society? Can we imagine an alternative system where public service digital media overcomes some of the thorniest problems of our contemporary online world?”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/can-we-build-social-media-thats-good-for-society-umass-amherst/
LOCATION:University of Massachusetts Amherst\, Amherst\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Misinformation Speaker Series: David Lazer
DESCRIPTION:“ABSTRACT: The Internet is increasingly the home of democracy. It is where people turn for civic information\, engage in political discourse public and private\, and turn to mobilize collectively. The virtual structures of the Internet are\, in some ways\, quite distinct from what preceded; and in other ways\, they reproduce and amplify those pre-existing patterns. The Internet can be the ultimate disseminator of misinformation; as well as the ultimate educator. People have at their fingertips more diverse sources of information than ever before; yet many of the institutions for the production of political and civic information are being eviscerated. This talk will discuss the informational and social logics of the Internet– what is our democracy\, today?– how they support and undermine democracy\, and concludes with a discussion of what structures and practices we need from the Internet to support democracy\, today. \nBIO: Northeastern University Professor David Lazer’s research focuses on the nexus of network science\, computational social science\, and collaborative intelligence. He is the founder of the citizen science website Volunteer Science. His research has been published in such journals as Science\, Proceedings of the National Academy of Science\, the American Political Science Review\, and the Administrative Science Quarterly\, and has received extensive coverage in the media\, including the New York Times\, NPR\, the Washington Post\, the Wall Street Journal\, and CBS Evening News.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/misinformation-speaker-series-david-lazer/
LOCATION:Harvard Kennedy School\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:New America: Spotlight on Transparency
DESCRIPTION:“Over the past decade\, companies across different industries have begun issuing regular transparency reports so their customers and the general public can better understand the impact of the companies’ operations. Transparency reporting is now a best practice for reporting on a range of topics including government requests for user data\, content moderation\, pay transparency\, customer safety\, and sustainability efforts. Through their reports\, these companies and organizations provide statistical and qualitative information regarding how they treat their customers and stakeholders\, how they handle their customers’ information\, and how the companies’ operations affect their communities. While transparency reports differ across industries and subject areas\, these reports—from their development to the content—offer valuable lessons for companies across various sectors that looking to get started or improve their transparency reports.\n\nJoin New America’s Open Technology Institute for a panel event on the value of transparency reporting\, and how this practice can be expanded to focus on new issues and industries. \nFollow the conversation online using #TransparencyReport and following @OTI.” \n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/new-america-spotlight-on-transparency/
LOCATION:New America\, Washington D.C\, 20005\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Databite No. 126: Joe Mulhall | Data & Society
DESCRIPTION:“Data & Society welcomes Joe Mulhall\, senior researcher at European anti-extremism NGO HOPE not hate\, for a public talk to explore how the international far right is leveraging the current climate crisis\, with a special focus on networked disinformation and exclusive new polling research across six countries around the world. \nOur planet is warming\, our seas are rising\, and while the human cost of this will be massive\, the human cause of it is undeniable. Or at least\, it should be. Rising sea levels and the desertification of already dry areas could see millions across our world being displaced. The climate crisis is a massive threat to quality of life\, but for some people\, it’s also an opportunity. Across Europe\, the 2015 migrant crisis destabilized civil society\, leading to the rise of the AfD in Germany\, the Lega party in Italy\, and allowing Viktor Orban to whip up anti-migrant rhetoric in Hungary. These conditions are a petri dish for conspiracy theorists\, politicians\, corporate interests\, and especially a boon for the rhetoric of extreme anti-migration factions pushing online disinformation.”
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/databite-no-126-joe-mulhall-data-society/
LOCATION:Data & Society Research Institute\, New York\, New York\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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