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SUMMARY:The Interplay of Technology\, Ethics\, and Policy | Network Science Institute
DESCRIPTION:This talk will be hybrid in-person and via Zoom. Register in advance here for this meeting using your institutional email address. After registering\, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. \nTechnology is often designed and deployed without critical reflection of the values that it embodies.  Value trade-offs—between security and privacy\, free speech and dignity\, autonomy and human agency\, and different conceptions of fairness—abound in many technologies that are now achieving great scale in commonly used tech platforms.  The decisions made by the people inside the companies deploying those technologies impose their value choices upon millions of users\, often with negative externalities that are now on full display. \nIn our new book\, System Error: Where Big Tech Went Wrong and How We Can Reboot\, we provide a multidisciplinary view—the perspectives of a philosopher\, a political scientist\, and a computer scientist\, respectively—to disentangle the systematic drivers that we believe have led to the ethical reckoning that Big Tech is now facing. \n[…]‍ \n‍ \n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-interplay-of-technology-ethics-and-policy-network-science-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211202T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T160000
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SUMMARY:Center for Media at Risk Symposium: Image-Based Abuse | Annenberg
DESCRIPTION:Image-based abuse is a public health crisis that silences marginalized groups and degrades public discourse. Ranging across the COVID-19 pandemic\, political campaigns and social network reform\, image-based abuse finds its way into nearly every pressing public issue today. This symposium will identify patterning in its occurrence\, strategize research agendas for its clarification and develop policy recommendations and best practices for its resistance and prevention. Organized by the Center for Media at Risk at Penn’s Annenberg School for Communication in partnership with the Cyber Civil Rights Initiative\, it will take place on Friday\, December 3\, 2021\, with a keynote event occurring the evening of Thursday\, December 2. Its objective is to provide a space for researchers\, policymakers and victim-activists from different geographical contexts to meet\, share findings and develop collaborative agendas. The symposium will also include a digital self-care workshop that will provide tailored advice for safely researching digital abuse. \n[…]\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/center-for-media-at-risk-symposium-image-based-abuse-annenberg/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211203T110000
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SUMMARY:How to address extremism among veterans | The Brookings Institution
DESCRIPTION:The mob assault on the U.S. Capitol on January 6\, 2021 opened a new chapter in domestic terrorism. For the first time in our nation’s history\, America experienced its first non-peaceful post-election transfer of power. To date\, more than 660 arrests have been made\, and more than 12% of those arrested were veterans of the U.S. military. \nThe pace\, scope\, and scale of domestic violent extremism has been increasing\, and national security experts are becoming increasingly concerned about the efforts of such groups to recruit active-duty military and veterans to their ranks for the purposes of committing violence and overthrowing the government of the United States. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/how-to-address-extremism-among-veterans-the-brookings-institution/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211206T000000
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DTSTAMP:20261016T043450
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SUMMARY:The True Costs of Misinformation | Network Science Institute
DESCRIPTION:It all feels like a precursor to a bad joke: What do foreign agents\, white supremacists\, conspiracists\, snake oil salesmen\, political operatives\, white academics\, and a disgruntled bunch of zoomers have in common? The groups have collided in a centrifuge of chaos online\, where the tactics they use to hide their identities and manipulate audiences are more prevalent than ever. Social media companies are trying to patch the holes in a failing sociotechnical systems\, where the problems their products have created are now shouldered by journalists\, universities\, and health professionals\, just to name a few. What can be done to restore moral and technical order in a time of pandemonium? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-true-costs-of-misinformation-network-science-institute/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211207T110000
DTSTAMP:20261016T043450
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SUMMARY:The Post-Soviet Press: A Long Road to Freedom | Shorenstein Center
DESCRIPTION:Thirty years ago this December\, the Soviet Union broke up\, creating 15 new countries and high expectations that many of them would embrace democracy — including guarantees of freedom of the press. Thirty years on\, only a handful of the post-Soviet states have met expectations for free\, independent media. Several others maintain strict\, Soviet-style controls on information\, and press freedoms continue to decline in Russia\, Belarus and elsewhere. But the struggle goes on\, aided by western support. We’ll talk with people at the forefront of the struggle in Ukraine and Moldova\, two countries where western support remains crucial for independent media and investigative journalism. \nJoin us for a conversation with Corina Cepoi\, Chief of Party\, Project Director and Country Director at Internews in Moldova and Kyrgyzstan\, and Oleg Khomenok\, member of Global Investigative Journalism Network (GIJN) Board of Directors\, International Fact-Checking Network expert\, and Senior Media Advisor at Internews Network\, moderated by Ann Cooper\, CBS Professor Emerita Of Professional Practice\, Columbia University\, and Spring 2020 Joan Shorenstein Fellow. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/the-post-soviet-press-a-long-road-to-freedom-shorenstein-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211208T123000
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SUMMARY:Technology\, inequality\, and democracy | The Brookings Institution
DESCRIPTION:Advances in digital technologies and artificial intelligence hold great promise to boost economic prosperity. But as these technologies transform nearly every aspect of business and work\, they are reshaping growth and distributional dynamics in ways that can increase economic inequality. Indeed\, inequality has been rising in many countries\, notably in the United States. Rising inequality and related disparities and anxieties have been stoking social discontent and are a major driver of the increased popular disaffection and political polarization that are so evident today. \nIn what ways is today’s technological transformation contributing to higher inequality within economies? What are the implications of the new technologies for global inequality and economic convergence between economies? What are the risks associated with rising inequality\, including for democratic governance? How can the promise of the digital age be harnessed to achieve more inclusive economic prosperity and strengthen democratic societies? What new challenges arise for public policy? \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/technology-inequality-and-democracy-the-brookings-institution/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T140000
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SUMMARY:Abundance: On the Experience of Living in a World of Information Plenty | Annenberg School for Communication
DESCRIPTION:Information overload is something that humans have dealt with for millennia. During different historical eras\, massive increases in what was available to know has motivated the creation of systems for sorting\, indexing\, and compiling information as well as concerns that the abundance of information might cause cultural anxiety or even drive people to madness. The digital age has renewed concerns about information overload and the detrimental effects it has on our ability to sort through the stream of online data\, decide what is most important\, or even to train our attention on it long enough to make sense of it. \nIn Abundance\, Pablo J. Boczkowski builds upon what we know about the historical and contemporary scholarship to develop a novel framework on the experience of living in a society that has more information available to the public than ever before\, focusing on the interpretations\, emotions\, and practices of dealing with this abundance in everyday life. \n[…]\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/abundance-on-the-experience-of-living-in-a-world-of-information-plenty-annenberg-school-for-communication/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211209T150000
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SUMMARY:From COVID-19 to culture wars: The growing hostility of education politics | The Brookings Institution
DESCRIPTION:For education policymakers\, the last two years have been among the most tumultuous and challenging in U.S. history. Issue after issue has stirred controversy\, including COVID-induced school closures\, mask and vaccine mandates\, critical race theory\, and transgender students’ rights. Local school board meetings have been stages for many conflicts. Board members are confronting angry protestors at the same time they confront complex questions about mitigating the harms of the pandemic on students and protecting public health. Recently\, in Virginia\, we saw the potential for education politics to shape a high-profile\, statewide election. \nOn December 9\, the Brown Center on Education Policy at Brookings will host an expert discussion on the politics of education. Panelists will discuss recent events and what they mean for students\, schools\, and society\, as well as how education might factor into the 2022 elections. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/from-covid-19-to-culture-wars-the-growing-hostility-of-education-politics/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211210T150000
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SUMMARY:Platform Governance: Trust and Transparency | Yale Law School Information Society Project
DESCRIPTION:Civil society and government stakeholders have very low trust in industry\, based on repeated violations of the latter’s own promises. Concurrently\, information asymmetry is an initial hurdle to both studying and proposing solutions for platform governance. However\, as with everything in this space\, the answer is rarely as simple as it may seem at first glance. Transparency\, a necessary first step\, may end up enabling bad actors\, may inadvertently compromise privacy\, and ultimately can become a substitute for meaningful policy change. Do systems need to be fully rebuilt in order to restore a sense of balance\, or is that balance a red herring? Is the solution policy\, tech\, both\, neither?
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/platform-governance-trust-and-transparency-yale-law-school-information-society-project/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211214T130000
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SUMMARY:Security by Spectacle: The Invention of Gray Hat Hacking & The Fight Against Microsoft in the 1990s | Berkman Klein Center
DESCRIPTION:This talk will draw on research from “Wearing Many Hats\,” a forthcoming Data & Society report authored by Matt Goerzen and Gabriella Coleman. Dr. Coleman describes her talk as follows: \nOur report examines the transformative period in which many hackers moved from a vilified underground subculture into a domain of respected professionalism\, playing a privileged role in establishing contemporary cybersecurity protocols and agendas. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/security-by-spectacle-the-invention-of-gray-hat-hacking-the-fight-against-microsoft-in-the-1990s-berkman-klein-center/
CATEGORIES:Talk
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T110000
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SUMMARY:A Lie Can Travel: Election Disinformation in the United States\, Brazil\, and France | Center for Democracy & Technology
DESCRIPTION:A newly released report from the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) – A Lie Can Travel: Election Disinformation in the United States\, Brazil\, and France – published by Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS)\, explores recent case studies of election disinformation in the U.S.\, Brazil\, and France. It also examines tactics for mitigating the problem\, including interventions by governments\, platforms\, and civil society. \nOn December 15\, from 11 am-12 pm ET\, CDT and KAS will host a webinar event to introduce the report and its findings. Three of the report’s authors—one from each country—and a leading researcher on online disinformation will participate in a panel discussion\, followed by Q&A. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/a-lie-can-travel-election-disinformation-in-the-united-states-brazil-and-france-center-for-democracy-technology/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20211215T163000
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SUMMARY:Reducing Harm on Social Media: Research & Design Ideas | NYU's Center for Social Media and Politics
DESCRIPTION:When social media platforms first launched nearly two decades ago\, they were seen as a force for good – a way to connect with family and friends\, learn and explore new ideas\, and engage with social and political movements. Yet\, as the Facebook Papers and other research have documented\, these same platforms have become vectors of misinformation\, hate speech\, and polarization. \nWith attention around social media’s impact on society at an all-time high\, this event gathers researchers and practitioners from across the academic\, policy\, and tech communities to discuss various approaches and interventions to make social media a safer and more civil place. \n[…]
URL:https://mediawell.ssrc.org/event/reducing-harm-on-social-media-research-design-ideas-nyus-center-for-social-media-and-politics/
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