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SUMMARY:Regulating Platforms & Speech in an Age of Fake News | Ravi K. Mehrotra Institute for Business\, Markets & Society
DESCRIPTION:Misinformation has been a problem for all of human history\, but is particularly challenging to control on today’s social media platforms. Under the current US Section 230 regulation\, internet companies are not held responsible for the content shared on their platforms. Other countries have taken different approaches to regulation. With a shared goal to maintain free speech\, this panel will explore how the advertisement funding model of internet platforms affects social media content and discuss potential market solutions to reduce misinformation. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/regulating-platforms-speech-in-an-age-of-fake-news-ravi-k-mehrotra-institute-for-business-markets-society/
LOCATION:Boston University\, Boston\, MA\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:Report launch: Offensive speech and hate speech targeted at Congressional Candidates in the 2024 Election | Center for Democracy & Technology
DESCRIPTION:Women of color candidates continue to be underrepresented in Congress while also facing significant challenges in running for office. One of these challenges includes the kinds of offensive and hate speech they are subject to on social media platforms. In this research briefing\, we will share findings from a new study conducted by the Online Violence Against Women in Politics Working Group at the Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh\, the Politus Project\, and the Center for Democracy & Technology. The analysis focuses on posts on X/Twitter targeting all candidates running for a Congressional seat in the 2024 U.S. elections\, as well as Presidential candidate Vice President Kamala Harris. It builds on CDT’s previous report\, “An Unrepresentative Democracy: How Disinformation and Online Abuse Hinder Women of Color Political Candidates in the United States.“ \nPlease join us to discuss findings that point to the disproportionate impacts on women of color candidates in particular\, and the implications for our democracy.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/report-launch-offensive-speech-and-hate-speech-targeted-at-congressional-candidates-in-the-2024-election-center-for-democracy-technology/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241009T120000
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SUMMARY:Can We Rebuild Trust in the Information Environment? | NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics and the Center for News\, Technology & Innovation
DESCRIPTION:For decades\, America has seen a steady decline in trust in institutions — in government\, science\, media\, and even the very idea of democracy. The problem stems from several places\, such as rising political polarization and declining civic participation. But many place the blame on our increasingly siloed and partisan information environment\, which is exacerbated by social media and recent advances in generative AI. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/can-we-rebuild-trust-in-the-information-environment-nyus-center-for-social-media-and-politics-and-the-center-for-news-technology-innovation/
LOCATION:New York University\, New York\, NY\, United States
CATEGORIES:Talk
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SUMMARY:The Campaign to Curb Misinformation Research | Boston University
DESCRIPTION:The alarming rise of mis- and disinformation influencing recent elections spurred a flurry of new research to understand the trend. But work among academics\, nonprofits and the technology sector made some activists suspicious that a conspiracy was developing to muzzle conservative and right-wing ideas – leading to a campaign to curb research. In these polarized times\, is the future of the field threatened?
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-campaign-to-curb-misinformation-research-boston-university/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241024T170000
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SUMMARY:Threats to Democracies: A Transatlantic Workshop on Media and the 2024 Elections
DESCRIPTION:Join us for “Media Coverage of the 2024 U.S. Presidential Election: The View from Germany and the United States\,” a Fireside Chat hosted by the UNC Center for Information\, Technology\, and Public Life\, in partnership with UNC Global Affairs\, Thomas Mann House Los Angeles\, and the UNC Center for European Studies\, and co-sponsored by the UNC School of Information and Library Science. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/threats-to-democracies-a-transatlantic-workshop-on-media-and-the-2024-elections/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241028T080000
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SUMMARY:The Future of Third-Party AI Evaluation | CRFM & CITP
DESCRIPTION:General-purpose AI systems are now deployed to billions of users\, but they pose risks related to bias\, fraud\, privacy\, copyright\, CBRN\, NCII\, and more. To assess these risks\, we need independent and community-driven evaluations\, audits and red teaming\, and responsible disclosure.  \nOur workshop on the future of third-party AI evaluation dives into these topics with experts on: \n\n\nThird-party evaluations\, red teaming\, and disclosure in the real world \n\n\nHow to design technical infrastructure for identifying and reporting flaws in AI systems \n\n\nThe legal and policy infrastructure for advancing a healthy AI evaluation ecosystem
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-future-of-third-party-ai-evaluation-crfm-citp/
LOCATION:Virtual
CATEGORIES:Talk
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