“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 […]
“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. Our planet is warming, our […]
“China is a society of Netizens. National strategic plans have delivered advanced technology and new media applications to tens of millions of Chinese citizens. This conference explores developments in cinema, television, social media and technology flowing on China’s communication infrastructure. Cultural and social challenges abound!”
“The Tech for Good Summit 2019 will feature speakers who are using technology to make our world a better place, celebrating how tech is being used to make positive social change. Digital technology has the potential to address some of our biggest social challenges – we hear from those leading those initiatives, how they are doing […]
“Next year’s presidential election will challenge journalists, technology platforms, and researchers with an unprecedented wave of disinformation. Is the press prepared? What is the role of foreign intervention in the new wave of disinformation? Are the measures platforms and newsrooms are taking adequate? What is current research telling us about the threats journalists and the […]
“BOBCATSSS is an international annual symposium which addresses hot topics for librarians and information professionals in a fast-changing environment. It is created by and for students, teachers, researchers and professionals in the information field. BOBCATSSS is held under the auspices of EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research). It is a tradition […]
“Data are currency. Data provide the fuel for decision-making and profit-making. Data offer evidence for enhancing health services, infrastructure, and zoning, and for addressing environmental concerns. But the collection and use of data is spurring conflicts between cities, corporate and civil society organizations, and constituents. These conflicts occur on the grounds of data ownership, access, […]
“WSDM (pronounced “wisdom”) is one of the premier conferences on web-inspired research involving search and data mining. The 13th ACM International WSDM Conference will take place in Houston, Texas from February 3-7, 2020.WSDM is a highly selective conference that includes invited talks, as well as refereed full papers. WSDM publishes original, high-quality papers related to […]
Event featured image, but exclude link Event content “Please join us for a talk by David G. Rand, Associate Professor of Management Science and Brain and Cognitive Sciences at MIT. This event is part of the Misinformation Speaker series, co-sponsored by the NULab and the Shorenstein Center for Media, Politics, and Public Policy at the […]
“As AI (and associated AI-hype) grows more pervasive in our lives, its impact on society is ever more significant, raising ethical concerns and challenges regarding issues such as privacy, safety and security, surveillance, inequality, data handling and bias, personal agency, power relations, effective modes of regulation, accountability, sanctions, and workforce displacement. Only a multi-disciplinary effort […]