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Postdoctoral position at the University of Michigan [critical algorithm studies, cscw, social computing]
by Nazanin Andalibi 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Hi everyone, I have an opening for a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Michigan School of Information. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. Details about the position here: https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/226474/research-fellow <https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/226474/research-fellow> Summary excerpt from the job posting: The University of Michigan School of Information seeks to hire a postdoctoral scholar to conduct research in social computing and critical algorithm studies. The desired start date is flexible, but will be sometime between January - September 2023. This scholar will work closely with Dr. Nazanin Andalibi at the University of Michigan School of Information’s Marginality in Sociotechnical Systems (MiSTS) research group. Andalibi and the fellow will decide on projects the fellow will collaborate on together, but the projects would need to align with MiSTS’s overall theme and be of interest to both the fellow and Andalibi. Our projects span (emotion) AI’s justice, social, and ethical implications across a range of high stakes contexts (e.g., work, education, mental health), social media’s (including algorithms’) roles in (de)marginalization processes, and ways to resist and combat sociotechnical marginalization/harms across diverse contexts (e.g., social media, algorithmic systems). Overall, there is some flexibility on the projects the fellow engages in as long as the team is well-suited to carry out the work with the highest caliber. The ideal candidate will have experience with both qualitative and quantitative methods (qualitative is a must) and be able to lead research studies from start (conception) to finish (publicizing, publication), while also work collaboratively and effectively in teams. Research work will include designing studies, submitting IRB applications, collecting data, analyzing data, conducting literature reviews, and writing up academic publications. Other responsibilities may include assisting in writing grant applications; coordinating and running meetings with partners; preparing reports/presentations; mentoring PhD, master’s, and undergraduate students; providing feedback on others’ projects; and collaborating on projects others lead. The fellow will have opportunities to engage with other research groups, centers, and institutions such as the Digital Studies Institute, the Center for Social Media Responsibility, and the Center for Ethics, Society, and Computing depending on their interests and goals. Note: This is a one-year appointment renewable up to one additional year, pending satisfactory job performance which the PI and fellow will evaluate together periodically. Nazanin Andalibi, PhD http://www.nazaninandalibi.net/

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PhD in social data science and assistant professor in cybersecurity (incl. online information disorder)
by Matteo Magnani 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Dear colleagues, I'd be grateful if you could share the following link with people potentially interested in doing a PhD in social data science focused on computational analysis of online visual communication: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=561864 Some details. Place of work: Uppsala University Information Laboratory, Sweden Duration: 5 years, with 80% research and 20% teaching. Salary: starting around 30k SEK, increasing to around 35.5kSEK (before taxes) Starting time: as soon as possible (flexible) Deadline to apply: Nov 25. Some might also be interested in the following tenure-track assistant professor position at our Department, which is part of our investments in cybersecurity, and has analysis of information disorder (e.g. disinformation, hate speech, …) as a possible area of specialisation: https://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/join-us/details/?positionId=552637 Let me know if you have any questions. Best, -- Matteo Magnani Docent (Associate Professor) in Computing Science and Distinguished university teacher Coordinator, Master’s programme in Data Science Director, Uppsala University InfoLab (https://uuinfolab.github.io) Department of Information Technology, Uppsala University TW: @matmagnani @uuinfolab FB: @uuinfolab När du har kontakt med oss på Uppsala universitet med e-post så innebär det att vi behandlar dina personuppgifter. För att läsa mer om hur vi gör det kan du läsa här: http://www.uu.se/om-uu/dataskydd-personuppgifter/ E-mailing Uppsala University means that we will process your personal data. For more information on how this is performed, please read here: http://www.uu.se/en/about-uu/data-protection-policy

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29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023): Second Call for Workshops and Minisymposia
by Announce Announcements 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

*** Second Call for Workshops and Minisymposia *** 29th International European Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing (Euro-Par 2023) August 28 - September 1, 2023, St. Raphael Resort, Limassol, Cyprus http://2023.euro-par.org SCOPE Euro-Par is the prime European conference covering all aspects of parallel and distributed processing, ranging from theory to practice, from small to the largest parallel and distributed systems and infrastructures, from fundamental computational problems to applications, from architecture, compiler, language and interface design and implementation, to tools, support infrastructures, and application performance aspects. To provide a meeting point for researchers to discuss and exchange new ideas and hot topics related to parallel and distributed computing and their applications, Euro-Par 2023 will co-locate workshops and, for the first time, minisymposia with the main conference. This is an invitation to send proposals for the workshop and, for the first time, a minisymposium program. Both workshops and minisymposia will be held on August 28 - August 29, 2023, the first two days of the conference. WORKSHOPS Workshop Proposal Guidelines The proposals should include the following information: • Workshop title and acronym, preference for length (half or full-day) • Information of the organizers, including a short biography of each organizer (5-10 lines). Each workshop will have a single main organizer, the corresponding contact. Others can be co-organizers. All the organizers must be a staff member at an institution or a company, and no PhD or other students can be organizers. • A tentative program committee (10-15 members) • Motivation of the workshop: * scientific objective * interest to the Euro-Par community * positioning with respect to the currently existing Euro-Par workshops • Description of the workshop: * content * format (contributed papers, invited talks, panels, posters or any other kind of activity i including european project meetings) * organizational aspects • Workshop background (number of previous editions jointly with Europar or in any other format) • Link to international projects/initiatives The decision about the acceptance/rejection of a workshop proposal will be made on the basis of the overall quality of the proposal and the degree to which it matches the scope of the conference. In the case that several workshop proposals have very similar objectives and scopes, a merge of overlapping workshops may be recommended. The topics covered by a workshop should not overlap with the main topics of the conference. Decisions will be made on a rolling basis. Proposals can already be sent, and the organizers may be notified before the notification deadline in case of a strong proposal. Workshop Organizer Responsibilities • Preparing the call for papers for the workshop and publicizing it • Preparing and maintaining the workshop Web site including the relevant sections according to the organization guidelines • Selecting the workshop program committee considering that each member of the committee should make at least one review • Selecting papers through a rigorous peer-review process including at least three reviews per submission using the provided EasyChair installation and considering the possible conflicts of interest • Delivering the final workshop program to the Euro-Par 2023 conference co-chairs in time • Delivering the preliminary workshop proceedings in time before the conference • Providing the Euro-Par Steering Committee with a Management Report, after the conference, with key indicators such as: number of submitted and accepted papers, program committee and review process management • Delivering the final workshop proceedings with a revised version of the papers in time after the conference in the required Springer LNCS format (12 pages max.) and writing a preface to the workshop. Camera-ready papers will be published only if the management report has been delivered • Short papers can be accepted and presented at the workshop. However, to be included in the formal Springer proceedings, the minimum length is of 10 pages per paper • Registering for the conference • Meet the deadlines according to the organization guidelines Workshop Proceedings and Paper Review The workshop proceedings will be published in a separate LNCS workshop volume after the conference. The principal coordinator of each workshop will appear as co-editor of the workshop volume. Registered workshop participants will receive an electronic copy of the volume by email. All authors of accepted papers will be requested to sign a Springer copyright form. The Euro-Par organizers will provide an EasyChair setup for all Euro-Par 2023 workshops, and its use is mandatory to facilitate paper submissions, reviewing, and collecting the camera-ready versions. The workshop papers will not be published in the proceedings otherwise. Each workshop will be an independent track within the Workshops' EasyChair installation, but it will be fully manageable by the respective organizers. Papers of less than 10 pages will be considered as short papers that can be presented at the conference but not published in the proceedings. MINISYMPOSIA A minisymposium is a session of coordinated presentations for promoting interdisciplinary communication on a topic of current interest and importance in the field of parallel and distributed computing, ideally having potential application in other domains. The length and program will be decided by the organizers; half-day (three-hour) minisymposia are very welcome, longer is possible, not exceeding one day (6 hours). The contributions to the minisymposia will not be published in the proceedings. Minisymposium Proposal Guidelines The proposals should include the following information: • Minisymposium title and acronym, preference for length (half or full-day) • Information of the organizers (full name, affiliation, country and email address), including a short biography of each organizer (5-10 lines). Each minisymposium will have a single main organizer, the corresponding contact. Others can be co-organizers. • Motivation and scope of the minisymposium: * Problem area to be addressed by the speakers and possible applications [max 1500 characters]; * Description of target audience and estimated number of participants [max 1500 characters] * Link to international projects/initiatives • Format (contributed papers, invited talks, panels, posters or any other kind of activity including European project meetings), • Speakers: * a tentative list of speakers detailing their names, affiliation, email address and title of their presentations. Nominated speakers should be approached in advance and should have agreed that they will participate. * companies and/or institutions involved Minisymposium Selection Process All the submitted proposals will be assessed by the organizing committee. The decision about the acceptance/rejection of a minisymposium proposal will be made on the basis of the overall quality of the proposal and the degree to which it matches the scope of the conference. Overlapping minisymposia will be avoided (or possibly merged). Decisions will be made on a rolling basis. Proposals can already be sent, and the organizers may be notified before the notification deadline. Minisymposium Organizer Responsibilities Minisymposium organizers will be in charge of making publicity of the minisymposium and specify the number of talks and other activities. The contributions will be sent to the same web page as the contributions for the workshops. The review process will be decided by the minisymposium organizers. One of the organizers will be the contact with the conference organization. The responsibilities are as follows: • Preparing the call for papers for the workshop and publicizing it • Preparing and maintaining the minisymposium website mentioning the Euro-Par vinculation • Deciding the length of the minisymposium, the program and type of activities and the names of the speakers • Use the provided EasyChair installation for receiving the contributions • Delivering the program to the Euro-Par 2023 conference co-chairs in time • Providing the Euro-Par Steering Committee with a Management Report, after the conference, summarizing the experience and including number of persons involved in the activities as well as any consideration useful for future editions • Registering for the conference as well as all the participants to the minisymposium • Meet the deadlines according to the organization guidelines Minisymposium publication The contributions to the minisymposia will not be published in the proceedings. However, the organizers are invited to send one non-compulsory 4-page summary of the minisymposium. The document should summarize the scientific discussion promoted by the minisymposium and it will be published in the same LNCS volume as the workshop proceedings after the conference. The authors of the summary will be requested to sign a Springer copyright form. SUBMISSION (for Workshop and Minisymposium Organizers) Workshop and Minisymposium proposals should be sent in PDF format via email to the workshop co-chairs (contact details at the end of this call). An email verification will be sent to each successful submission. In case the verification is not received, submitters are asked to contact the workshop chairs. IMPORTANT DATES (for Workshop and Minisymposium Organizers) • Workshop and minisymposium proposals due: February 10, 2023 • Workshop and minisymposium notifications: February 24, 2023 • Workshop website online and launches of Call for Workshop Papers: March 24, 2023 • Workshop and minisymposium dates: August 28-29, 2023 • Workshop and minisymposium management report summarizing the experience and results of the activity due: September 15, 2023 WORKSHOP CO-CHAIRS • Demetris Zeinalipour, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (dzeina-AT-ucy.ac.cy) • Dora Blanco Heras, University of Santiago de Compostela, Spain (dora.blanco-AT- usc.es)

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WEBCAST NOV 10-12 – 17th Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum
by Joly MacFie 11 Nov '22

11 Nov '22

Day 2 of this starts shortly. Good quality webcast. [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/16005>From *Thursday 10 November 2022 to Saturday 12 November* the 17th *Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum <https://bangladeshigf.org/>* will be convened in Dhaka. The meeting will be hosted under the overarching theme: *Resilient Internet for Sustainable Development and Smart Bangladesh*. The program will be developed around the following 15 constituent themes aligned with the UN Secretary-General's envisioned *Global Digital Compact <https://www.un.org/techenvoy/global-digital-compact>*. *PROGRAM* (BST/UTC) *Day -1 (10 November 2022)* *15:00/09:00 Empowering Youth for Smart BangLadesh onwards to IG Process <https://youtu.be/Z5j9QlX5Lyw>* *Sayda Kamrun Jahan Ripa*, Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum *Manik Mahmud*, Aspire to Innovate (a2i) *Nehrin Mustofa*, Bangladesh Awami League *Biplob G Rahul*, BASIS /eCourier *Ilmul Hoque Sajib*, e-CAB / Sheba.xyz *Jenna Fung*, Dot Asia *Srinivas Goud Chendi,* APNIC *Dr. Dewan Muhammad Humayun Kabir*, Aspire to Innovate (a2i), Moderator: *Faisal Ahmed Bhubon*, Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum *16:15/10:15 Resilient Internet for Sustainable Development and Smart BangLadesh; Road to Addis Ababa <https://youtu.be/9demDzgbrjg>* *Mohammad Abdul Haque Anu*, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum (BIGF) *Anir Chowdhury*, UNDP Bangladesh *Rojina Nasrin*, Bangladesh Mohila Awami League *Md Emdadul Hoque*, Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) *Rizwan Rahman*, Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) *Shyam Sunder Sikder*, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) *H.E. Mustafa Jabbar*, Minister, Post and Telecommunications Division *H.E. Hasanul Haq Inu*, MP, Chair, Bangladesh Internet Governance Forum Moderator: *AHM Bazlur Rahman*, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio andCommunication (BNNRC) *Day 2 (11 November 2022)* *10:00/04:00 Kid's IGF: Rights in the DigitaL environment* *Zartaj Haque Simra*, Viqarunnisa Noon School & College *Rituraaz Bhowmik*, Australian International School *Afreen Ahmed*, Ideal School & College *Khundkar Ayesha Shahriyar Anika*,BCSIR School & College *Samarah Arisha Hossain*, Australian International School *Dr. Md. Idris Ali*, BCSIR School & College *Md. Tazul Islam*, Chief Executive Officer, IXPRESS *Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed*, Dhaka University *Adv. Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar*, Bangladesh Kid’s Internet Governance Forum Moderator: A*yesha Labiba*, Saint Francis Xaviers Greenherald International School *11.15/05:15 Fellowship Opportunity on Internet Governance* *Sayda Kamrun Jahan Ripa*,Bangladesh Youth Internet Governance Forum *Srinivas Goud Chendi*, APNIC Moderator: *Mohammad Kawsar Uddin*, Internet Society Bangladesh Chapter *11.45/05:45 Basic Routing Security & MeaningfuL Coordination in Digital Ecosystem* *Simon Sohel Baroi*, Fiber@Home Global Limited *Srinivas Goud Chendi*, APNIC Moderator: *Abdur Rahman Khan Jehad*, Bangladesh Computer Society *12.15/06:15 Kid's IGF CLosing Ceremony* *Adv. Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar*, Bangladesh Kid’s IGF *14:30/08:30 The disruptors for digital transformation* *Bijoy K. Chowdhury*, Fred Intelligence Ltd. Moderator: *Farha Mahmud Trina*, Bangladesh Women Internet Governance Forum *15:00/09:00 Youtube Village model, Shimulia, Khoksa, Kushtia - How it Contributes to Socio-Economic Development?* *Liton Ali Khan*, YouTube Village, Shimulia, Khoksa, Kushtia *Shazzad Hossain*, Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal, Jasod Moderator: *AHM Bazlur Rahman*, Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) *15:45/09:45 Governing Data and Protecting Privacy* *Barrister Nazmus Saliheen*, Bangladesh Supreme Court *Dr. Mohammed Shafiul Alam Khan*, IIT, University of Dhaka *Md. Saleh Akram*, University of Asia Pacific *Sumon Ahmed Sabir*, Fiber @ Home Ltd. *Samira Zuberi Himika*, Bangladesh Association of Software and InformationServices (BASIS) *Tapan Kanti Sarkar*, CTO Forum *Mohammad Saiful Alam Khan*, Enhancing Digital Government Economy *Adv Mahafujur Rahman Likhon*, Assistant Attorney General *Dr. Shahjahan Mahmood*, Bangladesh Satellite Company Ltd. Moderator: *Khundkar Hasan Shahriyar*, Supreme Court of Bangladesh *Day 3 (12 November 2022)* *10.00/04:00 Women IGF: MeaningfuL access and affordable Internet for women* *11:15/05:15 Policy Dialogue on Dot Bd and Universal Acceptance* *12.15/06:15 Women IGF CLosing Ceremony* *14:00/08:00 Data Privacy & Emerging Technologies in Financial Ecosystem* *15:15/09:15 Opportunities and Challenges of Mobile Telecom Towards Smart BangLadesh* *16:15/10:15 Connecting ALL People and MeaningfuL Access; Declaration for the Future of the Internet* *LIVESTREAM https://www.youtube.com/@BangladeshIGF <https://www.youtube.com/@BangladeshIGF>* *FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/BangladeshInternetGovernanceForum <https://www.facebook.com/BangladeshInternetGovernanceForum>* *TWITTER #BIGF2022 <https://bit.ly/BIGF2022> @BangladeshIgf #Bangladesh * Permalink https://isoc.live/16005 - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Memetic Tacticality Conference - Nov 11
by Joly MacFie 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

[Not an ISOC webcast - just FYI] Memes Beyond Images: Memetic Tacticality Conference *When: * November 11, 2022 *Where: * Spui25 Amsterdam, NL The (political) power of memes has moved beyond virtual images. The distinction between the virtual and ‘real life’ no longer applies, or perhaps was never really there. Their effects (or should we say affects?) are moving through digital infrastructures, policy, regulations, and bodies. If memes are used as a tool by the alt-right to mobilize people to storm the Capitol and play a substantial role in the Ukrainian war, can they also be used by the left to spark a revolution, as memetic warfare is more immediate and accessible than real-life demonstrations? What kind of labor would that require? What kind of tools and principles would we need? And what if memetic logics of spreading information were applied to spread progressive ideas for a possible future? On the 11th of November, INC invites various theorists, researchers, journalists, activists, designers, and other creatives and thinkers to critically reflect on the tacticality of memes. During a one-day conference at Spui25, we dive into meme activism & political warfare, meme design & labor, and speculative memes & imaginaries. The Memes Beyond the Image Conference is also the launch of the Critical Meme Reader #2. This conference is free of charge, takes place at Spui25 in Amsterdam, and is also live-streamed. More on that here: https://spui25.nl/programma/memes-beyond-images *Program * - 10:00 – Introduction by Chloë Arkenbout and Laurence Scherz 10:30 – Meme Activism & Political Warfare - 10:30 – The Power of Cuteness and the Cuteness of Power: Fandom Governance in China within the Covid-19 Crisis, by Jamie Wong - 11:10 – Russian Digital Warfare Narratives (and Counter-Narratives) on TikTok: On Propaganda in Hyper-Affective and Ambiguous Spaces, by Marloes Geboers and Elena Pilipets - 11:30 Benevolent Edgelords: Specters of Benjamin and Memetic Ambiguity, by Pierre d’Alancaisez 12:10 – BREAK 13:00 – Meme Design & Labor - 13:00 – Strategies for Situating Memes in Physical Contexts, interview with Cem A. (Freeze Magazine) by Marijn Bril - 13:30 – EVERY MEME MAKER WE KNOW IS EXHAUSTED, round table talk with Anahita Neghabat, Caren Miesenberger, Savriël Dillingh, Jasmine Erkan, and Emma Damiani, moderated by Laurence Scherz - 14:30 – Capitalist Realism Meme Translation, interview with Annebel Breij by Idil Galip 15:00 – BREAK 15:30 – Speculative Memes & Imaginaries - 15:30 – Memes as Speculative Dialectic Images, a conversation between Geert Lovink and Marc Tuters - 16:00 – The Rise and Fall of Web4U (2033-2063), performance by Jasmine Erkan and Emma Damiani - 16:46 – Like a Virus, by Tommaso Campagna and Eleni Maragkou - 17:05 – ‘Then We Could Explore Space, Together, Forever’: On Hope and Memes, by Savriël Dillingh https://networkcultures.org/events/memes-beyond-images-memetic-tacticality-… -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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New Keywords in Play podcast ep. on "the post-Gamer turn" CFP
by Mahli-Ann Butt 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Dear colleagues, On this new special podcast episode of Keywords in Play, Amanda C. Cote, Emil Lundedal Hammar, Cody Mejeur and I spoke with Darshana Jayemanne about 'The Post-Gamer Turn' theme for our edited book collection CFP -- chapter proposals due 30 November 2022. You can listen to the episode here: https://criticaldistance.podbean.com/e/keywords-in-play-episode-24-mahli-an… The full call for papers, contact and submission details are available on the website: postgamerturn.wordpress.com/ On behalf of the editorial team, -- Best wishes, Mahli-Ann DR MAHLI-ANN BUTT | she/her https://linktr.ee/mahliann <https://sydney.academia.edu/MahliAnnButt> Research Chair: Sydney Games and Play Lab <https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/research-projects/sydney-games-…> Board member: DiGRA <http://www.digra.org/>; DiGRA Australia <https://digraa.org/> THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY| Research Assistant Department of Media and Communications, Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences Project: Emerging Online Safety Issues <https://www.sydney.edu.au/arts/our-research/research-projects/emerging-onli…> *I acknowledge the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, * *the Traditional Owners of the land on which I live and work.* *I pay my respects to Elders past, present, and emerging.* *Sovereignty has never been ceded.*

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Job posting: SMC is seeking a postdoc for 2023
by Tarleton L. Gillespie 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hello, all! So excited to share that Microsoft Research New England is looking for a postdoctoral researcher interested in bringing sociotechnical perspectives to analyze critical issues of our time. They will join social scientists using empirical and critical methods to study the social, political, and cultural dynamics that shape technologies and their consequences. Our work draws on and spans several disciplines, including anthropology, communication, gender and sexuality studies, history, information studies, law, media studies, organizational and management sciences, science & technology studies, and sociology. This is an ideal opportunity for a new Ph.D. to conduct original research that brings empirical and critical perspectives to bear on a variety of complex sociotechnical issues. Postdoctoral researchers are expected to devise their own research agendas. We are especially interested in candidates whose work can speak to one of these themes: * Race, caste, and indigeneity; gender and sexual identities; socioeconomic status and class; and the intersectional dimensions of identity as they are entangled with sociotechnical systems * How institutions, organizations, networks, and infrastructures (across sectors and domains) configure and are configured by sociotechnical systems * Notions of cooperation, mutual aid, and community engagement and their relationships to governance and responsible technologies * Political economies and emerging organizational forms in digital labor, community, government, non-profit, creator economy, and private-sector contexts * The politics and public responsibilities of algorithms, platforms, AI, machine learning, metrics, and other manifestations of computational cultures To apply for this PhD internship, read more about how to apply here<https://socialmediacollective.org/2022/11/09/smc-postdoc-for-2023/>, and fill out the online application form here<https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/job/1488454/Post-Doc-Researcher-Socio-T…>. Applications are due December 9, 2022. Feel free to reach out to me directly if you have specific questions about the position or how to apply. Our team is comprised of full-time researchers, postdocs, visiting faculty, Ph.D. interns, and research assistants. Postdocs on our team may also have the opportunity to visit and collaborate with researchers in our sister labs in New York City and Montreal. Postdoctoral researchers are hired for a two-year term appointment following the academic calendar, starting in July 2023. The location is Cambridge MA, and the position can be up to 50% work-from-home. Postdoctoral researchers receive a competitive salary and benefits package, and are eligible for relocation expenses. Microsoft Research provides a vibrant multidisciplinary research environment, with an open publication policy and close links to top academic institutions around the world. The postdoctoral research positions offer emerging scholars an opportunity to develop their research career and to interact with some of the top minds in the research community. Tarleton -- Tarleton Gillespie tarleton(a)microsoft.com<mailto:tarleton@microsoft.com> Microsoft Research New England Cornell University

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silos
by Jonathan Sterne, Dr. 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hi Everyone, A reminder: the “silo” metaphor is silly. It implies that silos are bad. Silos are good. Otherwise the grain goes everywhere. I also seem to remember some members of this very organization arguing against the context collapse that large scale social media companies demand as part of their business model. Another reminder: this organization is much older than Twitter, and many members were able to find people different from themselves online before Twitter existed. Twitter is always looking to expand my interests, for instance, by serving me celebrity news that I do not want. I don’t judge others for being interested in that, but it’s not like the “openness” of Twitter is the same openness that democratic theorists talk about. It’s not. Sometimes the two overlap but not due solely to the size of Twitter. That said, of course there are real communities on Twitter, and if I were part of one of those, I would fight to preserve it or mourn its loss if I were leaving. But a functional online community precisely partakes of a "siloing” [sic] effect people that are decrying. —Jonathan

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Re: [Air-L] Migration to Mastodon
by Stephanie Jo “Learning Resiliency” Ken t 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Hello all, On the issue of trust, Cory Doctorow just posted a long Twitter thread/blog post about Certificates of Authenticity. It reads like a Nacirema ritual. Speaking of trust, is antiracism not an open topic of conversation on this list serve? I received a couple of private responses to a link about the Twitter migration to mastodon being perhaps an indicator of white fragility. I don’t know the norms for when one goes private versus public but the public silence in light of a couple of private responses was noticeable! For any of you interested here’s another tweet thread with links to a couple of perspectives from “beyond white, left-leaning accounts” — https://twitter.com/sahdyadarr/status/1590266072627699713?s=46&t=JG_6hvzhr-… respectfully, steph > On Nov 10, 2022, at 5:58 AM, Robert W Gehl via Air-L <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: > Hi, Emma -- > > One of the major critiques of the development of ActivityPub (the protocol underlying Mastodon, Pixelfed, PeerTube, etc) is that the developers did not pay enough attention to security and privacy questions. Those concerns were bracketed off. For example, in terms of connections between servers, the developers assumed that other projects, like SSL, would solve any security issues. Encryption in general was bracketed off as out of scope for the ActivityPub project. (To be fair, they had a lot on their plates). > > So, as a result, there are some definite privacy issues. DMs between two members are not end-to-end encrypted. An instance admin has a great deal of insight into the network, from member profiles to who is talking to whom. > > There are people working on solutions to these problems. Indeed, one of the key developers, Christine Lemmer-Webber, recognized the problem of encrypting DMs back in 2017: https://github.com/w3c/activitypub/issues/225 and has proposed some solutions in the time since. > > But currently, DMs are not encrypted. > > The key issue, as always, is trust. Admins have to foster trust among their members by being good actors. But we also know from hard experience that admins can break trust. So, Emma, your questions are BIG ones and need to be pressed. > > Note that much of what I am saying is true of the corporate model, however. Twitter doesn't encrypt DMs. Yes, FB might have end-to-end encryption -- but of course, you have to trust that they haven't been compelled by a powerful state to have a backdoor. (And this is a company that holds a patent on an automated system to turn user data over to law enforcement). > > - Rob > > > On 11/9/22 21:13, Dr. Emma Briant via Air-L wrote: >> I’ll be honest, I’m a little worried about the privacy and security issue >> of using these services. I did see Wolfie Christl (who I trust) share two >> such sites and say he trusts the people behind them ( >> https://mastodon.social/@wchr/109299350293033545) but he also doesn’t seem >> to have used them himself as his Mastodon follower count doesn’t seem high >> like his Twitter. May I ask the community here whether anyone has concerns? >> Many thanks, >> Emma >> >> On Wed, 9 Nov 2022 at 16:07, Sarah Ann Oates via Air-L < >> air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: >> >>> This app to help migrate from Twitter to Mastodon was recommended by a >>> colleague today; I have yet to try it but looks promising: >>> https://pruvisto.org/debirdify/ >>> Sarah >>> Sarah Oates >>> Pronoun: she/her >>> Professor and Senior Scholar >>> Philip Merrill College of Journalism >>> Distinguished Scholar-Teacher >>> University of Maryland >>> College Park, MD 20742 >>> Email: soates(a)umd.edu >>> Phone: 301 455 2332 >>> www.media-politics.com >>> Twitter: @media_politics >>> *Support the UMD Student Crisis Fund >>> <https://giving.umd.edu/giving/showPage.php?name=crisis-funding> today. * >>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 10:22 AM Steph Kent via Air-L < >>> air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> wrote: >>>> Hi all, >>>> Following the Twitter|Mastodon threads with critical interest. I >>> appreciate >>>> the invitation from Michael Ruigrok to members of this group to bring >>> your >>>> sophisticated knowledge and experience to the improvement of federated, >>>> communal social networks. I'm always interested in access, thinking about >>>> outlier groups such as the Deaf, for whom text is frequently not a >>>> sufficient accommodation (despite the convenience of this belief for >>>> h/Hearing people). *That said, Deaf academics on Twitter are formidable! >>>> I'm glad of the resources from Meryl, Joly and Fred Fuchs too, as I'm at >>>> the edge of my learning curve learning how to navigate Mastodon. >>>> Wanted to share this political, antiracist perspective from Tim Wise, who >>>> argues that it's mainly white liberals who are concerned with 'fleeing' >>> the >>>> new Twitter >>>> < >>> https://timjwise.medium.com/fleeing-twitter-the-twexodus-is-about-white-lib… >>>>> , >>>> suggesting this is evidence of the pervasiveness of white fragility -- >>> even >>>> among progressives. >>>> best regards, >>>> steph >>>> On Tue, Nov 8, 2022 at 1:30 AM Fred Fuchs via Air-L < >>>> air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org> >>>> wrote: >>>>> Here's a TechRadar article on Mastodon. >>> https://www.techradar.com/news/mastodon-is-a-great-twitter-alternative-but-… >>>>> Fred >>>>> -- >>>>> Fred Fuchs - Founder, CEO, & Producer >>>>> FireSabre Consulting LLC >>>>> --- >>>>> On 11/7/2022 8:26 AM, Fred Fuchs wrote: >>>>>> On 11/7/2022 6:51 AM, Richard Forno via Air-L wrote: >>>>>>> I have a hard time *relying* on a communications platform >>>>>>> run by a company now fully engaged in the proverbial >>>>>>> "move fast, break things" mentality based on whatever >>>>>>> singular whims or rage cycle its owner is in at the time >>>>>>> a decision is made. To wit: They are now asking people >>>>>>> just fired to come back, b/c nobody knew they were >>>>>>> integral to the features Musk wanted to develop. (Were >>>>>>> it me, I'd say sure, but double my salary.) >>>>>> Sadly this is not uncommon during "regime changes" at >>>>>> Internet tech companies. The new leadership fires far more >>>>>> people than they should've, and then often has to hire >>>>>> some or even many back at a significant salary increase. >>>>>> On top of that, some of those with good employment >>>>>> prospects may decide to seek better opportunities. So >>>>>> their possibly irreplaceable tech and business practices >>>>>> knowledge is lost forever. >>>>>> Fred >>>>>> --- >>>>>> On 11/7/2022 6:51 AM, Richard Forno via Air-L wrote: >>>>>>> It's not Musk's views per se that's driven me from >>>>>>> Twitter, but that's a major reason, sure. >>>>>>> I have a hard time *relying* on a communications platform >>>>>>> run by a company now fully engaged in the proverbial >>>>>>> "move fast, break things" mentality based on whatever >>>>>>> singular whims or rage cycle its owner is in at the time >>>>>>> a decision is made. To wit: They are now asking people >>>>>>> just fired to come back, b/c nobody knew they were >>>>>>> integral to the features Musk wanted to develop. (Were it >>>>>>> me, I'd say sure, but double my salary.) He's also >>>>>>> reversed other polices and views that he preached -- he >>>>>>> was against permabans until Kathy Gifford parodied him >>>>>>> over the weekend, so she's banned. He's also said other >>>>>>> people not 'clearly identifying' as parody accounts would >>>>>>> be perma-banned. That's a far cry from his views about >>>>>>> how the company handled other perma-bans in recent >>>>>>> years. The entire company -- and platform -- now feels >>>>>>> rather unstable in many ways, and I feel sorry for the >>>>>>> many serfs still there who will endure such chaos .... >>>>>>> and it's only been a week! >>>>>>> Heck, if I wanted to interact on a platform conducting a >>>>>>> perpetual beta test[1], I'd use something from Google. >>>>>>> -- rick >>>>>>> [1] either technical or managerial >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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/ >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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/ >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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/ > _______________________________________________ > 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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NMS article on collective identity building in social media campaigns
by Gerbaudo, Paolo 10 Nov '22

10 Nov '22

Dear All, This new article recently published on New Media and Society may be of interest to you. The article explores personal testimony campaigns from #MeToo,to #GirlsLikeUs and #RaiseTheWage as underpinned by a logic of collection, rather than connection, aimed at constructing/transforming collective identities. >From individual affectedness to collective identity: personal testimony campaigns on social media and the logic of collection https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448221128523 [https://journals.sagepub.com/pb-assets/cover-alt/nms-cover-social-156528052…]<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448221128523> >From individual affectedness to collective identity: personal testimony campaigns on social media and the logic of collection - Paolo Gerbaudo, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com<https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14614448221128523> In recent years, there has been much debate about the consequences of the internet and social media for activism and social movements. According to Lance W Bennett and Alexandra Segerberg, digital activism involves a logic of ‘connective action’, in which collective action and collective identity lose importance. journals.sagepub.com Best, Paolo Dr Paolo Gerbaudo, Reader in Digital Politics, Department of Digital Humanities Director of the Centre for Digital Culture King's College London, Room S3.10, Strand Building, 3rd Floor, Strand London WC2, England Phone: +44 (0)20 78481576

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