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SUMMARY:Futures Forum on Preparedness | Schmidt Futures + SSRC
DESCRIPTION:The COVID-19 pandemic has tested our modern public health infrastructure like never before. Why have some nations successfully contained the virus\, while others have failed? How can we use these insights to better prepare for and prevent future pandemics?\n\nOn January 12-13\, 2021\, join health\, science\, and policy leaders at the Futures Forum on Preparedness to debut groundbreaking research on the global COVID-19 response and reimagine the future of public health. \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/futures-forum-on-preparedness-schmidt-futures-ssrc/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20210113T100000
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SUMMARY:Which Side of History?: How Technology is Reshaping Democracy and Our Lives | Stanford Cyber Policy Center
DESCRIPTION:Society has been transformed by a technology revolution and its 24/7 influence on so many aspects of our reality. The COVID-19 pandemic and the nationwide movement for racial justice have made it even clearer how essential these tools are for our daily lives. Silicon Valley has clearly followed through on its promise to change the world on a vast scale\, but not necessarily for the better. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/which-side-of-history-how-technology-is-reshaping-democracy-and-our-lives-stanford-cyber-policy-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210113T160000
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SUMMARY:Using the F-word: Fascist drift in America | University of Virginia Democracy Initiative
DESCRIPTION:Trump supporters’ storming of the Capitol\, as Trump refused to concede his loss in the 2020 presidential election\, underscored the significant challenges confronting U.S. democracy. The presence of armed\, violent vigilante groups roaming city streets\, state capitals and university campuses\, with the president’s blessing\, affects every American\, including and beyond those who are directly targeted with political intimidation. The actions of Trump-supporting conspiracy theorists\, self-identified alt-right fascists\, and mendacious politicians who denounce a free press and promote propaganda for their own political gain pose a danger to the body politic. Liberal democratic principles assume the protection of free speech and the pursuit of civil dialogue—and an interlocutor who accepts these norms. But should one engage fellow citizens who have shown themselves to be dishonest political actors? What are the key concerns to attend to\, approaching inauguration day and beyond\, to improve America’s frayed democracy? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/using-the-f-word-fascist-drift-in-america-university-of-virginia-democracy-initiative/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210119T153000
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SUMMARY:Big Tech's Impact on Public Purpose: How Recent Decisions Will Shape Society | Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs
DESCRIPTION:The recent decision by Big Tech to ban prominent politicians\, including President Donald Trump\, and enforce strict content moderation against hate speech\, mis/disinformation\, and violence is a new precedent that could prove consequential for the future of online speech—and for the future of democracy. \nJoin Belfer Center’s Technology and Public Purpose (TAPP) Project as it brings together leading experts to discuss the timeliness\, constitutionality\, and societal implications of Big Tech’s latest demonstration of power. \n[…] \n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/big-techs-impact-on-public-purpose-how-recent-decisions-will-shape-society-belfer-center-for-science-and-international-affairs/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210121T130000
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SUMMARY:Episode 37: Posts\, platforms and power | Knight Foundation
DESCRIPTION:After a mob stormed the Capitol\, major technology platforms acted nearly in unison – some said belatedly\, others tyrannically – to “deplatform” President Trump and many other right-wing users of their services. How did we arrive at this unprecedented action\, what’s at stake for our democracy\, and what does this mean for the future? On Episode 37 of “The Future of Democracy\,” we’ll unpack what happened during the platform removals and what it means for speech online with author\, professor of law and privacy expert\, Danielle Citron.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/episode-37-posts-platforms-and-power-knight-foundation/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210122T130000
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SUMMARY:The Storming of the Capitol and the Future of Speech Online | Stanford
DESCRIPTION:Social media and digital technologies have come under fire for their contribution to the development of the groups that ultimately stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6. Following the insurrection attempt\, Facebook\, Twitter\, Google and other major platforms have banned or suspended President Trump’s accounts. Google and Apple removed Parler from their app stores\, while Amazon removed the site from its cloud hosting service\, putting an indefinite end to Parler’s reach. This panel will discuss the role of social media during the Trump presidency\, including the role of platform policies in fomenting or responding to the recent violence\, the benefits and risks posed by steps subsequently taken\, and what this means for the future of speech online.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-storming-of-the-capitol-and-the-future-of-speech-online-stanford/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T103000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210125T120000
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CREATED:20210112T185022Z
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SUMMARY:Civic Technology and ethnography: navigating theory\, politics and power | Oxford Internet Institute
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a discussion on how ethnographic theory and ethnographic practice are incorporated in civic technology projects in the US. A small panel will discuss the ways that qualitative research\, political power and technology meet in government internet projects. Dr Andrew Schrock\, OII alum and author of “Civic Tech: Making Technology Work for People”\, Cyd Harrell formerly of 18F\, author of “A Civic Technologist’s Practice Guide” and Alex Blandford from ISCA.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/civic-technology-and-ethnography-navigating-theory-politics-and-power-oxford-internet-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210130
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SUMMARY:Technology and Governance: Exploring law and innovation in the absence of state governance | The Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy (PCMLP)
DESCRIPTION:Innovation and technological advancements are continuous\, evolving products of knowledge consolidation\, human ingenuity\, and adaptive capacity. New forms of communication\, banking\, farming\, and transportation technology have transformed the physical and social landscape of a rapidly globalizing world. Innovation often emerges in the face of a challenge\, when the status quo fails to adequately meet the needs of a population. Governments and international actors often emphasize the role of the state as the regulator and facilitator of innovation and technological advancement\, particularly in the developing world. However\, other forms of social and political ordering can often exert their own authority over and through technology\, but they are often overlooked. Particularly where the state may have limited reach other public authorities\, and legal frameworks (such as customary law and religious laws) may provide important frameworks for innovation to thrive. \n[…]\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/technology-and-governance-exploring-law-and-innovation-in-the-absence-of-state-governance-the-programme-in-comparative-media-law-and-policy-pcmlp/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20210127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20210130
DTSTAMP:20261012T105322
CREATED:20210126T200835Z
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SUMMARY:CPDP 2021
DESCRIPTION:Computers\, Privacy and Data Protection 2021 – Enforcing Rights in a Changing World \n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/cpdp_2021/
LOCATION:online
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20210127T080000
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SUMMARY:Wednesday Webinar Week 2 ‘Understanding anti-vaxx communities on social media’ | Oxford Internet Institute
DESCRIPTION:The Coronavirus pandemic is on the verge of a turning point\, as the rollout of vaccination programs worldwide brings hope that the disease may finally start to recede. However\, public confidence in vaccine programmes cannot be taken for granted: and in many countries the number of people willing to take a vaccine is lower than the threshold required for herd immunity. One reason for this lack of confidence is the continued influence of the worldwide ‘anti-vaxx’ movement\, which is gaining increasing prominence through its use of social media. \n\n\nAnti-vaccination communities are highly organised on social media and make use of a web of counterfeit news sites to spread misleading health information. They promote narratives that vaccines are harmful\, alter DNA and deployed in order to control people. And outlets that spread foreign state backed propaganda push their own narratives about failing government responses in Europe and miracle cures developed in Russia and China. This information has already contributed to undermining public trust in the Covid-19 vaccines. \n\n\nIn this talk\, we present our most recent research into anti-vaccination communities on social media and their content. This research helps to understand how anti-vaxx content producers operate and how they spread and monetise their content. In our talk\, we offer some quantitative measurements of the anti-vaxx problem\, and review how content spreads on different platforms. We also explain how the producers of this content make money from anti-vaxx ideas\, and offer recommendations and solutions to policymakers and practitioners working in the field of platform governance.
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/wednesday-webinar-week-2-understanding-anti-vaxx-communities-on-social-media-oxford-internet-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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