June 2021 - Air-L - lists.aoir.org

A 2-minutes experiment about the value of leisure activities
by Maria Rosa Miccoli 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Dear all, We have been living an extraordinary era that required us to give up on many leisure activities for a very important reason. Now, what type of value do we give to leisure activities? I would like to investigate this topic. For this reason, I kindly invite you to participate in a 2 minutes experiment about the theater experience. http://wextor.eu:8080/iSciencecore/vofr/index.html?source=mlr To complete the form, click on the link and answer the questions. Desktop is preferable and if something is not working properly on the very first attempt, please use Firefox or Internet Explorer as browser. You can fill in the experiment yourself and, if you wish, send it around. Please, contact me if you want more information about the study. Your answers will be anonymous and will be used for research purposes only. Thanks to everyone who finds two minutes to participate! I'm also open to advice on possible platforms to publish your experiment online: I'm already using reddit and some groups on Facebook and LinkedIn but if you know of any other groups/mailing lists, please let me know. Best wishes and stay safe! Maria Rosa Miccoli

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June 29-30: DATACTIVE final event
by Niels ten Oever 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Dear all, We are nearing the end of the ERC-funded DATACTIVE project and*we have many accomplishments to celebrate*! For almost six years now, we have worked together to *investigate the complex and multifaceted field of data activist imaginaries and practices*. We have had a wonderful time bringing together academics, practitioners, hackers and artists from around the world. We have engaged in numerous interviews, focus groups, participant observation of activist events, and we have even developed our own open-source tools to support our research. Together, we have traced the evolution of a global network of data activists and tried to figure out how institutions are reacting to their mobilization. We have explored the various ways in which publics engage with surveillance regimes and how notions of risk articulate strategies to resist it. We have shed light on the workings of the algorithms that power big tech platforms and located how human rights considerations painstakingly make their way into the infrastructure of the internet. With the inception of the COVID-19 pandemic, we have also devoted our attention to the politics of counting in the first pandemic in a datafied society, the inherent forms of exclusion and the risks of techno-solutionism. Throughout these six years, *the 'we' of DATACTIVE has been neither static nor stable*. DATACTIVE has been home to no less than 26 people in its core team, plus the many other research associates, interns, and collaborators who visited for period of time and enriched our work with their expertise and unique contributions. Although the project is coming to an end, we are well aware that our work is not done. We will take our data-activist approach to research to other venues and groups, and continue asking critical questions wherever we will land. But it is now time for thanks and celebrations! Please join us on *Tuesday the 29th of June 2021 *(13.00-17.30 CEST)**for the DATACTIVE closing event entitled *DATA ACTIVISM FUTURES*, to celebrate looking back and ponder about the future. We have our Principal Investigator Stefania Milan reflecting on five years of data activism, after which the PhD candidates will take central stage. Becky Kazansky will shed light on threat modelling within civil society and grassroots resistance to surveillance, Guillén Torres will present his work on institutional resistance to transparency efforts by citizens, and Niels ten Oever will take us through the politics of infrastructure. Guest speakers include Maxigas (University of Amsterdam), Fieke Jansen (Data Justice Lab, Cardiff University), Claudio (Algorithms Exposed), and Svitlana Matviyenko (Digital Democracies Institute). Davide Beraldo will engage in a discussion with artists Joana Moll, Manu Luksch, Karla Zavala & Adriaan Odenzaal, and Viola van Alphen about how art can contribute to the data activism agenda by fostering critical data literacy The DATACTIVE final event will be followed by a *public roundtable discussion on ART AS DATA ACTIVISM *scheduled on the next day, *Wednesday the 30th of June 2021 *(17.00-18.30 CEST). Participating artists: Joana Moll (Barcelona/Berlin based artist and researcher, Universität Potsdam and Escola Elisava), Manu Luksch (Artist in Residence at The School of Law, Birkbeck, University of London), Karla Zavala & Adriaan Odenzaal (☕️ internet teapot l design & research studio), and Viola van Alphen (Creative Director and Curator Manifestations@Dutch Design Week. Art, Tech, and Fun!). Moderated by Lonneke van der Velden. Note that each event has its own separate registration process. Please join us! *More info & registration: *HERE <https://data-activism.net/2021/06/june-29-30-datactive-final-event/> (if link doesn't open: https://data-activism.net/2021/06/june-29-30-datactive-final-event/) -- Niels ten Oever, PhD Postdoctoral Researcher - Media Studies Department - University of Amsterdam Postdoctoral Research Fellow - Communications Department - Texas A&M University Research Fellow - Centre for Internet and Human Rights - European University Viadrina Associated Scholar - Centro de Tecnologia e Sociedade - Fundação Getúlio Vargas W: https://nielstenoever.net E: mail(a)nielstenoever.net T: @nielstenoever P/S/WA: +31629051853 PGP: 2458 0B70 5C4A FD8A 9488 643A 0ED8 3F3A 468A C8B3 Read my dissertation 'Wired Norms' here: https://pure.uva.nl/ws/files/50781961/Thesis.pdf

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CfP Special Issue "Journalism, Activism, and Social Media" (Media and Communication)
by Nuernbergk, Christian, Univ.-Prof. Dr. 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

*apologies for cross posting* Dear Colleagues and air-L-Friends, Please find below the Call for Papers for the Media and Communication 2022 Special Issue Journalism, Activism, and Social Media: Exploring the Shifts in Journalistic Roles, Performance and Interconnectedness Details: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/pages/view/nextissues#… For any additional information, please contact me (mailto:nuernbergk@uni-trier.de) or Peter Maurer (mailto:maurer@uni-trier.de) Best, Christian Media and Communication Volume 10, Issue 3 Title: Journalism, Activism, and Social Media: Exploring the Shifts in Journalistic Roles, Performance and Interconnectedness Editor(s): Peter Maurer (Trier University, Germany) and Christian Nuernbergk (Trier University, Germany) Submission of Abstracts: 1-15 September 2021 Submission of Full Papers: 15-31 January 2022 Publication of the Issue: July/September 2022 Information: Journalists perform in an increasingly networked, yet politically fragmented context. Both conditions may affect the role conception of news professionals, the type of information and the style of reporting they provide to the public as well as their relationship and interaction modes with sources, publics and critics. Social media platforms afford journalists opportunities to voice views in public channels outside their media outlets. Thus, journalists develop individual political profiles and may engage themselves in "interpretive communities" emerging around political events (Zelizer, 1993). In digital spaces, journalists are also 'influencers' given their visibility and may serve as hubs and potential amplifiers in online networks. The presence of journalists on platforms such as Twitter allows citizens, sources, activists and pressure groups to engage with them, publicly criticize them and to intrude into the formerly shielded environment of journalists and sources. In this vein, ubiquitous attempts of manipulating or influencing public opinion occur. Likewise, the affordances of social media platforms bring the network structure between journalists and political actors more into the open and provide new opportunities for research into relationships, group dynamics and power. Moreover, journalism now operates in the midst of a confrontation of beliefs and political discourses, epitomized for example in the struggle between populist and 'mainstream' parties. In the wake of these political fights, journalists may abandon their observer role and become advocates of a cause. Activists, pressure groups and parties try to hijack journalism for their goals. At the same time, the discourse around the appropriate norms of journalism is intensifying as well. This thematic issue of Media and Communication seeks contributions that examine and explore potential shifts or trends in journalistic beliefs, outputs and interactions given these transformations. We welcome contributions from a wide range of theoretical and methodological approaches in the intersection of journalism studies and (digital) political communication. Instructions for Authors: Authors interested in submitting a paper for this issue are asked to consult the journal's instructions for authors and submit their abstracts (maximum of 250 words, with a tentative title) through the abstracts system (see https://www.cogitatiopress.com/abstracts) When submitting their abstracts, authors are also asked to confirm that they are aware that Media and Communication is an open access journal with a publishing fee if the article is accepted for publication after peer-review (corresponding authors affiliated with our institutional members do not incur this fee). Open Access: The journal has an article publication fee to cover its costs and guarantee that the article can be accessed free of charge by any reader, anywhere in the world, regardless of affiliation. We defend that authors should not have to personally pay this fee and advise them to check with their institutions if funds are available to cover open access publication fees. Institutions can also join Cogitatio's Membership Program at a very affordable rate and enable all affiliated authors to publish without incurring any fees. Further information about the journal's open access charges and institutional members can be found here: https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/about/editorialPolicie…. -- Prof. Dr. Christian Nuernbergk Professor für Medien- und Kommunikationswissenschaft mit Schwerpunkt Öffentliche Medienkommunikation Fachbereich II, Medienwissenschaft Tel. +49 651 201-4022 Fax +49 651 201-4021 E-Mail nuernbergk(a)uni-trier.de Web medien.uni-trier.de Sprechzeiten: Termine und Anmeldung via Stud.IP Besucheradresse: Raum A333, Universitätsring 15, 54296 Trier Universität Trier | Universitätsring 15 | 54296 Trier | Germany www.uni-trier.de

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PhD position in Media and Communication Studies at Södertörn University Stockholm
by Anne Kaun 11 Jun '21

11 Jun '21

Dear list members We have an opening for a PhD position https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/meet-sodertorn-university/th… Please consider applying or forwarding to any potential candidates. Unfortunately the deadline is quite tight. All the best Anne *************************** Anne Kaun Professor in Media and Communication Studies Programme Director Master’s Programme in Media, Communication and Cultural Analysis +46 (0)8 608 4791 Department for Media and Communication Studies School of Culture and Education www.annekaun.com <http://www.annekaun.com> SÖDERTÖRN UNIVERSITY | STOCKHOLM När du skickar e-post till Södertörns högskola innebär detta att Södertörns högskola kommer att behandla dina personuppgifter. Du kan läsa mer om hur Södertörns högskola behandlar personuppgifter här <https://www.sh.se/samverka--mot-sodertorn/strategier-ekonomi-och-kvalitet/b…>. E-post skickad till och från Södertörns högskola kan betraktas som allmän och offentlig handling. Sending an e-mail to Södertörn University will result in Södertörn University processing your personal data. More information about how Södertörn University processes personal data is available here <https://www.sh.se/english/sodertorn-university/meet-sodertorn-university/st…>. E-mail correspondence with Södertörn University may be classified as official and public documents. On 2021-06-08, 17:26, "Air-L on behalf of Jill Walker Rettberg" <air-l-bounces(a)listserv.aoir.org on behalf of Jill.Walker.Rettberg(a)uib.no> wrote: Dear AoIR researchers, We are organising a research larp (larp=live action roleplaying game) about machine vision in Bergen, Norway 21-23 Nov 2021, and are looking for researchers who can communicate in a Scandinavian language (Norwegian, Swedish or Danish) to participate. Sorry about the language requirement – but I know there are many Scandinavian-speaking scholars on this mailing list who may be interested, and if it’s a success, maybe we’ll do an international version later. The goal is to allow participants to experience ethical dilemmas relating to new technologies, and for them to make ethical choices that have (simulated) consequences – the idea is that technology has developed so fast that our societies haven’t fully developed practical ethical frameworks for it yet, and that larping could be a way to develop such ethics. If you’re interested, please sign up at http://sivilisasjonensventerom.no before 16 June, and also send me an email explaining why you’d like to participate – we have funding to cover travel expenses from the Nordic region for at least some scholars, so may be able to cover your costs. The larp – a live action role playing game - is called Sivilisasjonens Venterom (Civilization’s Waiting Room) and is funded by the Norwegian Research Council as an experiment in research dissemination, and it’s also connected to the ERC project Machine Vision in Everyday Life: Playful Interactions with Visual Technologies in Digital Art, Games, Narratives and Social Media. The actual larp takes place on Monday 22 Nov from morning until evening. The day before we’ll be workshopping and preparing for the larp, and the day after we’ll have a debriefing, and for the researchers, also a discussion to see what we thought of the larp as a research tool. Could we develop this into a teaching tool? Perhaps simulating worlds or societies that are NOT like our own could be used as a more deliberate research method? Sivilisasjonens venterom is set in a post-apocalyptic future where most of the world is a barren wasteland, but refugees clamour to enter Civilization, a town run by a benevolent AI system that offers the ultimate democracy: it makes decisions for society based on all of our data. We are also developing other larps in the same world – a children’s larp where 10-14 year olds are brought up by robots who tell the kids there are no other humans in the world (the kids may outwit the rather simple machine learning algorithms used by the robots, or perhaps they’ll just accept the robot leaders) and a short larp designed for conferences. The larp is developed by experience Nordic larp developers, and we’re hoping to recruit about 20 researchers working on AI, machine vision and related areas, and 20 experienced larpers. If you’re both, and can speak a Scandinavian language, you are basically our dream participant, but we do want to include researchers who are new to larping as well. (To be honest I’ve not larped much myself and am really nervous about it – but I’m convinced it’ll be fun!) So if you’re interested, please sign up – and feel free to forward this email to anyone else you know who might be interested. Jill Jill Walker Rettberg Professor i digital kultur Universitetet i Bergen http://jilltxt.net _______________________________________________ The Air-L(a)listserv.aoir.org mailing list is provided by the Association of Internet Researchers http://aoir.org Subscribe, change options or unsubscribe at: http://listserv.aoir.org/listinfo.cgi/air-l-aoir.org Join the Association of Internet Researchers: http://www.aoir.org/

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WEBCAST TODAY: ISOC TT Conversations with… Kirk Henry, CEO of iGovTT
by Joly MacFie 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

iGovTT <https://www.igovtt.tt/>, aka the National Information and Communication Technology Company of Trinidad and Tobago, is essentially the country's IT department. ISOC Live posted: "Today, Thursday June 10 2021, at 7pm AST (23:00 UTC) the Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter presents 'Conversations with... Kirk Henry, CEO of iGovTT'. This is the 2nd webinar of a series that consists of conversations with a single guest, focus" [image: livestream] <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoctt2>Today, *Thursday June 10 2021*, at *7pm AST* (23:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Trinidad and Tobago Chapter <https://isoc.tt>* presents '*Conversations with... Kirk Henry, CEO of iGovTT <http://t.ly/agvj>*'. This is the 2nd webinar of a series that consists of conversations with a single guest, focusing on issues surrounding the Digital Caribbean. Moderator: *Kevon Swift*. *LIVESTREAM http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoctt2 <http://livestream.com/internetsociety/isoctt2>* *PARTICIPATE VIA TEAMS http://t.ly/agvj <http://t.ly/agvj>* *REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/2RGbi1e <https://bit.ly/2RGbi1e>* *TWITTER @isoctt #conversationswith <https://bit.ly/3pGTxLL> Kirk Henry @iGovTT @swiffay* *SIMULCASTS* *https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/ <https://www.twitter.com/ISOC_Live/>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive>* *https://www.facebook.com/groups/ISOCTT/ <https://www.facebook.com/groups/ISOCTT/>* *https://www.facebook.com/NetGovCaribbean <https://www.facebook.com/NetGovCaribbean>* *ARCHIVE* *https://archive.org/details/isoctt2 <https://archive.org/details/isoctt2>* *Permalink* https://isoc.live/14145/ - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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PhD position in Computational Social Science at MediaFutures @ University of Bergen, Norway (Deadline: 5th July 2021)
by Christoph Trattner 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

** Please share ** PhD position in Computational Social Science at MediaFutures: Research Center for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation @ University of Bergen, Norway *Apply here:* https://www.jobbnorge.no/en/available-jobs/job/207661/phd-position-in-compu… *Application deadline:* 15th August 2021 *Position description:* There is a vacancy for a PhD position at MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation at the Department for information science and media studies, University of Bergen. The position is for 4 years and 25 % of the time is compulsory duties at the department. MediaFutures is a new centre for research-based innovation at the Department for information science and media studies, University of Bergen, and will be located at Media City Bergen. The centre is a part of the Norwegian Research Council’s Research-based Innovation scheme. MediaFutures will in cooperation with industry partners from news media and media technology research topics like media experiences, recommender technology, content production and analysis, content interaction and availability, and Norwegian language technology. The goal is to develop responsible technological solutions to societal challenges like AI, fake news, echo chambers and political polarization. The results will be new digital tools, analysis methods and content types for the future of media. The center will also perform research training within media technology and innovation. This will create outputs such as new patents, prototypes, research articles and software, as well and innovative start-up companies. Read more about the center at www.mediafutures.no. -- ------------------------------------------------------ Full Prof. Dr. DI Christoph Trattner BSc Director - SFI MediaFutures: Research Centre for Responsible Media Technology & Innovation University of Bergen Department of Information Science and Media Studies Fosswinckelsgt. 6, 5007 Bergen, Norway E-mail: christoph.trattner(a)uib.no Tel: +47 453 96 180 Homepage: https://christophtrattner.com Research Group: https://dars.uib.no ------------------------------------------------------

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AI-Human Collaboration Grant
by Jonathan Cohn 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear AoIRers, I am revising a grant proposal on the ethics of Human-AI collaborative writing and artistic experimentation and am looking for potential collaborators and new research on the topic. Below is a brief description of the project, please feel free to contact me off-listserv if you’d like to collaborate (or just chat). Thank you! The Master’s Tools: AI-Human co-authorship and collaborative research in the Humanities. What do we give up and what do we gain by imagining Artificial Intelligence as an equal partner in our creative and intellectual pursuits? How can we revise feminist antiracist methods of collaboration to, as Jason Edward Lewis et. al. encourage, make kin with machines (2018)? As AI is improving rapidly, the urgency of these questions intensifies. Our project will focus on how to artistically and equitably collaborate with AI in a way that does not simply treat it as a slavish tool, but instead imagines it as a unique subjectivity with its own situated knowledge. What does real mutual collaboration look like with a technology whose status as a subject is contentious and who can hardly be said to benefit from the work it contributes? Is this even possible? Jonathan Cohn Director, Digital Humanities Assistant Professor, English and Film Studies University of Alberta ᐊᒥᐢᑿᒌᐚᐢᑲᐦᐃᑲᐣ (Amiskwacîwâskahikan), Treaty 6/Métis Territory New Book Coming Soon: Very Special Episodes: Televising Industrial and Social Change <https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/bucknell/very-special-episodes/97819…> Newish Book: The Burden of Choice: Recommendations, Subversion, and Algorithmic Culture <https://www.rutgersuniversitypress.org/the-burden-of-choice/9780813597812>

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Schedule now available for the 2021 Connected Learning Summit
by Jamieson L Pond 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Connected Learning Summit 2021 https://clsummit.news/CLS2021Home July 7 - 30, 2021 | Virtual Connect with fellow makers, teachers, researchers, and innovators at this year’s Connected Learning Summit, happening July 7-30 virtually on Clowdr. View the schedule for CLS2021: https://clsummit.news/CLS2021 The July 7-30 event, to be held virtually on the Clowdr <https://app.clowdr.org/conference/clsummit2021/> event platform, is focused on workshops, symposia, networking opportunities, social events, and gaming events tailored to an online format. The 2021 event will feature keynote and plenary sessions by leaders in learning research, design, and practice; presentations on innovative projects and change-making; interactive workshops on technology research and design, games, and other media; a lively “hall of failure” featuring honest post mortems on projects, programs, and products; smart, fast, performative “ignite talk” sessions; and community showcase events for tech demos. In order to accommodate presenters and attendees in Asia, Australia, and the New Zealand area as well as U.S. and European attendees, some sessions will run from 4pm-6pm Pacific / 7pm-9pm Eastern in addition to 9am-noon Pacific / noon – 3pm Eastern. Registration This year’s virtual event includes $15, $50, $100, and a $250 registration option. The $15 registration will just cover the cost of each attendee on the Clowdr event platform. Any additional contributions will be used to offer volunteer stipends for students, practitioners, and emerging scholars and administrative and platform costs associated with dispersing these stipends. Registration fees will not be used to cover event staffing, which will be offered as in-kind contributions by UC Irvine’s Connected Learning Lab, MIT’s Scheller Teacher Education Program and Education Arcade, and the Learning Games Network. Register: https://clsummit.news/CLS2021Register About the Connected Learning Summit Organizers of the Digital Media and Learning (DML) Conference, the Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference, and Sandbox Summit joined forces to create the annual Connected Learning Summit, first held in 2018 at the MIT Media Lab. “The convergence of these three communities — DML, GLS and Sandbox — promises to catalyze the field of learning technologies in a whole new way,” said Constance Steinkuehler, former chair of the GLS Conference. The summit will be hosted by the Connected Learning Lab <https://connectedlearning.uci.edu/> (CLL), the MIT Scheller Teacher Education Program <https://education.mit.edu/>, and Learning Games Network <https://learninggamesnetwork.org/>. The summit’s purpose is “to fuel a growing movement of innovators harnessing the power of emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning.” It will feature experts discussing creative and playful learning practices with a focus on access, engagement, and equity for children and adults alike. Its aim is to be a place where those excited to take learning to the next level gather cutting-edge strategies in connected learning. Learn more about the 2021 Connected Learning Summit: https://clsummit.news/CLS2021Home Respectfully, *Jamieson Pond, Head of Communications* Connected Learning Lab University of California, Irvine CLAlliance.org <https://clalliance.org/> | ConnectedLearning.uci.edu <http://connectedlearning.uci.edu/> | ConnectedLearningSummit.org <https://connectedlearningsummit.org> Twitter: @TheCLAlliance <https://twitter.com/TheCLAlliance> | @TheCLSummit <https://twitter.com/TheCLSummit> LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/company/connected-learning-lab/> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/ConnectedLearningAlliance/> | YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/c/connectedlearningalliance> Connected Learning Newsletter <https://clalliance.org/newsletter> "Everyone you ever meet knows something you don't." - Bill Nye

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Two-hour online expert workshop "DePlatforming Life"
by Anja Bechmann 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear AoIR member, We are organizing a two-hour online expert workshop as part of an EU H2020 project called Next Generation Internet Forward on June 22, 3 PM-5 PM CET. This workshop will be titled “DePlatforming Life” and will focus on the role of digital platforms (such as Google and Facebook) in current challenges related to legislation, democracy, privacy, and disinformation. During the workshop, we will discuss what are the biggest challenges related to the use of digital platforms and propose potential policy solutions to these identified challenges. The workshop will conclude with a couple of lightning talks by leading researchers within the field – Geoffrey Bowker, Professor at the School of Information and Computer Science, University of California at Irvine has already confirmed his presence and more will follow. Please respond to this email with your name, affiliation, and field of research if you are interested in attending the workshop, and we will send you an email including a Zoom link for the workshop. On behalf of the organizing team at DATALAB Sincerely, Anja Bechmann Professor & Director of DATALAB Mobile: (+45) 51335138 Email: anjabechmann(a)cc.au.dk Web: www.datalab.au.dk<http://www.datalab.au.dk/> DATALAB, Center for Digital Social Research Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14, ICT-City 8200 Aarhus N Denmark New publications: Bechmann, A. 2021. DATA,<https://unipress.dk/udgivelser/d/data/> Aarhus University Press. Osmundsen, M,, Bor, A, Vahlstrup, P.B., Bechmann, A & Petersen, M.B 2021. Partisan Polarization is the primary psychological motivation behind “fake news” sharing on Twitter<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/a…>, American Political Science Review. Bechmann, A. 2020. Tackling Disinformation and Infodemics Demands Media Policy Changes<https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3AFQGNYRV8AFUE5ZMHUT/full?target=10.1080…>, Digital journalism, 1-13. Pavleska, T, Školkay, A, Zankova, B, Ribeiro, N & Bechmann, A. 2020. Performance analysis of fact-checking organization and initiatives in Europe: a critical overview of online platforms fighting fake news<http://compact-media.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Performance-assessment-o…> IN: Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy. ed. / Georgios Terzis; Dariusz Kloza; Elzbieta Kuzelewska; Daniel Trottier. Cambridge : Intersentia. (European Integration and Democracy Series, Vol. 6), 217-246. Henriksen, A & Bechmann, A. 2020. Building truths in AI: Making predictive algorithms doable in healthcare<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1751866>, Information, Communication & Society, 1-15 Bechmann, A. & Zevenbergen, B. 2020. AI and Machine Learning: Ethical Guidelines<https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf> IRE 3.0, Association of Internet Researchers. Bechmann, A. & Kim, J.Y. 2020. Big Data: A Focus on Social Media Research Dilemmas<https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-76040-7_18…>, Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity, 427-444 Bechmann, A. 2019. Inequality in posting behavior over time: a study of Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0012>, Nordicom Review, 40(1). Bechmann, A. & Bowker, G.C. 2019. Unsupervised by any other name: Hidden layers of knowledge production in artificial intelligence on social media<https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951718819569>, Big Data & Society, 6(1). Bechmann, A. & Nielbo, K. 2018. Are We Exposed to the Same “News” in the News Feed? An empirical analysis of filter bubbles as information similarity for Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2018.1510741>, Digital Journalism, 6(8).

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Two-hour online expert workshop "DePlatforming Life"
by Anja Bechmann 10 Jun '21

10 Jun '21

Dear AoIR member, We are organizing a two-hour online expert workshop as part of an EU H2020 project called Next Generation Internet Forward on June 22, 3 PM-5 PM CET. This workshop will be titled “DePlatforming Life” and will focus on the role of digital platforms (such as Google and Facebook) in current challenges related to legislation, democracy, privacy, and disinformation. During the workshop, we will discuss what are the biggest challenges related to the use of digital platforms and propose potential policy solutions to these identified challenges. The workshop will conclude with a couple of lightning talks by leading researchers within the field – Geoffrey Bowker, Professor at the School of Information and Computer Science, University of California at Irvine has already confirmed his presence and more will follow. Please respond to this email with your name, affiliation, and field of research if you are interested in attending the workshop, and we will send you an email including a Zoom link for the workshop. On behalf of the organizing team at DATALAB Sincerely, Anja Bechmann Professor & Director of DATALAB Mobile: (+45) 51335138 Email: anjabechmann(a)cc.au.dk Web: www.datalab.au.dk<http://www.datalab.au.dk/> DATALAB, Center for Digital Social Research Aarhus University Helsingforsgade 14, ICT-City 8200 Aarhus N Denmark New publications: Bechmann, A. 2021. DATA,<https://unipress.dk/udgivelser/d/data/> Aarhus University Press. Osmundsen, M,, Bor, A, Vahlstrup, P.B., Bechmann, A & Petersen, M.B 2021. Partisan Polarization is the primary psychological motivation behind “fake news” sharing on Twitter<https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/a…>, American Political Science Review. Bechmann, A. 2020. Tackling Disinformation and Infodemics Demands Media Policy Changes<https://www.tandfonline.com/eprint/3AFQGNYRV8AFUE5ZMHUT/full?target=10.1080…>, Digital journalism, 1-13. Pavleska, T, Školkay, A, Zankova, B, Ribeiro, N & Bechmann, A. 2020. Performance analysis of fact-checking organization and initiatives in Europe: a critical overview of online platforms fighting fake news<http://compact-media.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Performance-assessment-o…> IN: Disinformation and Digital Media as a Challenge for Democracy. ed. / Georgios Terzis; Dariusz Kloza; Elzbieta Kuzelewska; Daniel Trottier. Cambridge : Intersentia. (European Integration and Democracy Series, Vol. 6), 217-246. Henriksen, A & Bechmann, A. 2020. Building truths in AI: Making predictive algorithms doable in healthcare<https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/1369118X.2020.1751866>, Information, Communication & Society, 1-15 Bechmann, A. & Zevenbergen, B. 2020. AI and Machine Learning: Ethical Guidelines<https://aoir.org/reports/ethics3.pdf> IRE 3.0, Association of Internet Researchers. Bechmann, A. & Kim, J.Y. 2020. Big Data: A Focus on Social Media Research Dilemmas<https://link.springer.com/referenceworkentry/10.1007%2F978-3-319-76040-7_18…>, Handbook of Research Ethics and Scientific Integrity, 427-444 Bechmann, A. 2019. Inequality in posting behavior over time: a study of Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.2478/nor-2019-0012>, Nordicom Review, 40(1). Bechmann, A. & Bowker, G.C. 2019. Unsupervised by any other name: Hidden layers of knowledge production in artificial intelligence on social media<https://doi.org/10.1177/2053951718819569>, Big Data & Society, 6(1). Bechmann, A. & Nielbo, K. 2018. Are We Exposed to the Same “News” in the News Feed? An empirical analysis of filter bubbles as information similarity for Danish Facebook users<https://doi.org/10.1080/21670811.2018.1510741>, Digital Journalism, 6(8).

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