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WEBCAST JUL 17-18 – CPDP LatAm 2024 Plenaries – Data Governance: From Latin America to the G20
by Joly MacFie 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

The opening plenary is almost done, but can be reviewed. Tomorrow's Max Schrems keynote should be worth tuning in for, [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bcc740a9b095556d71436e7…> On *Wed-Thu July 17-18 2024*, the *FGV Direito Rio <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=552e670c6f5d82a4a53f376…>* (FGV Law School) hosts the *CPDP LatAm conference <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5c5958753ca2fc2653fa07e…>* with the theme '*Data Governance: From Latin America to the G20 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5c5958753ca2fc2653fa07e…>*'. The opening and closing plenaries will be webcast live via *YouTube <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=75a8a4e57fbb7dfd82afd5f…>*. The opening plenary also includes an award in the name of the CPDP founder *Professor Danilo Doneda*, who died in 2022. *PROGRAMME https://cpdp.lat/en/program/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f528c204c2ef85aeea84955…>* *July 17 2024 09:15 BRT (12-15 UTC)* *Opening Plenary - Data Governance: Aligning Latin America and the G20* *Ana Brian*, Special Rapporteur for Privacy, United Nations, *Waldemar Gonçalves*, President-Director, National Data Protection Authority, *Luanna Roncaratti,* Deputy Secretary, Brazilian Ministry of Management and Innovation, *Armando J Manzueta Peña*, Director of Digital Transformation, Dominican Republic, *Ahmad Bhinder*, Policy Innovation Director, Digital Cooperation Organization, *Andreia Saad*, Legal Director and Data Protection Officer, Globo *Samanta Oliveira*, Data Protection Officer, Mercado Livre Moderators: *Luca Belli*, Professor / Coordinator, CTS-FGV *Nicolo Zingales*, Professor, FGV Law School *Danilo Doneda Award* *Dora Doneda* and *Luciana Cabral Doneda* *LIVESTREAMS* *https://youtu.be/xTHFAYSAzZI <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d04ad3a1d0348d3f4526566…> * (EN) *https://youtu.be/1W-904i4BhE* <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=8ce5438157aad863cb907b0…> (PT) *https://youtu.be/nIam1670rOk <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d45077fdcee6329dea22192…> * (ES) *July 18 2024 16:30 BRT (19:30 UTC) - Closing Plenary* *Data and AI Challenges from G20 to Latin America* Keynote: *Max Schrems*, NOYB *Caitlin Mulholland*, Professor and Dean, PUC Law School *Estela Aranha*, UN AI Advisory Body *Grenfieth Sierra Cadena*, Data Protection Superintendent, Colombia *Jonathan Mendoza*, Data Protection Secretary, INAI *Natalia Lima*, Compliance Officer, Huawei Brasil *Nikhil Pahwa*, Founder Medianama Moderators: *Luca Belli*, Professor / Coordinator, CTS-FGV *Laura Schertel*, Professor /Directress, CEDIS-IDP Closing remarks: *Nicolo Zingales*, Professor, FGV Law School Rio *LIVESTREAMS https://www.youtube.com/@FGV/streams <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=75a8a4e57fbb7dfd82afd5f…>* *TWITTER #CPDPlatam24 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cade1bc253908e8d256665b…> @CTS_FGV @1lucabelli @g20org @CPDPlatam @T20org #G20 #DataGov #CPDPconferences #CDPD* *MASTODON #CPDPlatam24 <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4699f825d46fd5edfb1741b…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our July 2024 funder Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Call for Papers
by Caroll Hermann 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal of Community Psychosocial Research (JCPR) at the North-West University in South Africa is inviting submissions to the special edition topic, "Technology and Innovation in Community Psychosocial Well-Being". The JCPR is an open-access online publication platform for researchers concerned with research, policy, and practice in improving psychosocial health and well-being. Our journal provides a platform for cutting-edge research in Community Psychosocial Research, and we welcome contributions from researchers, scholars, and scientists worldwide. Special Issue Guest editors: Prof. Caroll Hermann and Prof. Eugene Davids. We encourage submissions that offer empirical research, theoretical perspectives, case studies, and practical insights into harnessing technology for positive psychosocial outcomes at the community level. Join us in shaping the discourse on technology-driven solutions for enhancing community well-being. Submissions may include empirical research, comprehensive review studies, commentaries, or book reviews. We are particularly interested the following perspectives, and we hope you can provide insights that will enhance the scholarly dialogue: * efficacy of digital mental health interventions, * the role of social media in community support networks, * the impact of virtual communities on psychosocial resilience, * innovative uses of technology in promoting mental health awareness, * access to services, * Online support forums, * Digi-health, * Online support groups, * Access to online support, * Narrowing the digital divide in access to e-health Prior to final submissions of manuscripts, the JCPR invites interested authors to submit a 200 - 250 word abstract with relevant keywords via email at jcpr @ nwu.a.c.za. Upon approval of the submitted abstract and keywords by the Special Issue Editors, the authors are provided with the final submission date for full manuscripts. The submitted manuscript will be submitted for peer review by at least two independent reviewers. Reviewed manuscripts will be evaluated by the Special Issue Editors. Recommendations and/or possible revisions will be sent to the authors (The editorial board and Special Issue Editors hold the right to the final decision for publication in the JCPR, based on recommendations from the independent reviewers). Upon final acceptance authors will approve the final galley proof, provide final proof of payment, and sign a copy of the Creative Commons License 4.0. For more information on the journal, please visit https://journals.nwu.ac.za/jcpr/Callforpapers. We look forward to your positive response and contribution. Kind regards, Caroll ________________________________ NWU PRIVACY STATEMENT: http://www.nwu.ac.za/it/gov-man/disclaimer.html DISCLAIMER: This e-mail message and attachments thereto are intended solely for the recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. Any unauthorised review, use, disclosure, or distribution is prohibited. If you have received the e-mail by mistake, please contact the sender or reply e-mail and delete the e-mail and its attachments (where appropriate) from your system. ________________________________

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CFP: Forum on Propaganda in CSMC
by Dr. Emma Briant 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear Colleagues, I am writing to share the attached call for papers for a Forum in Critical Studies in Media Communication, which I am co-editing with Dr. Marc O. Jones. See below and attached for details for inquiries and submissions. We look forward to hearing from you in due course. Best wishes, Emma *Critical Studies in Media Communication* *FORUM - Call for Papers * *A Century of Propaganda Studies: From pen and sword to surveillant smartphone.* *Editors* Emma L. Briant, Ph.D., Monash University, Australia Marc O. Jones, Ph.D., Northwestern University, Qatar This Forum marks what has been, arguably, a century since the birth of modern Propaganda Studies: the flurry of scholarship that followed as a reaction to the rise of fascist and Stalinist propaganda use in Europe at a time of developing mass media. Propaganda is the deliberate use of organized communications to influence an audience or audiences to achieve political, or other, goals of a propagandist. Among propaganda’s features, the powerful political interests it often serves, and their often self-interested purposes, remain a constant: spreading ideologies or shifting behaviors to advance the ambitions of governments, corporations, political ideologues, authoritarians, fascists, imperialists, and even democrats, across every continent. However, contemporary propaganda and its global contexts have also seen rapid transformation during this century. Firstly, the industries, technologies, techniques and media used have progressed at an accelerating pace, from radio and TV to today’s AI generative media, social media and data-driven microtargeting. Secondly, there has been transformation in propaganda’s sociotechnical, geopolitical and economic and even individual contexts - with important trends for example in the political economy, globalization, professionalization, datafication, personalization and commercialization of propaganda. Together these trends have also shaped newer debates over lexicon (with synonyms including ‘fake news’ and ‘disinformation’ rising and falling in popularity) and advancing theory shifting priorities in the academic field. Propaganda Studies has also evolved from a field dominated by white, Anglo-American and male scholars of security producing its dominant perspectives, toward one that is growing increasingly diverse in its scholars, ideas, and focus - and in terms of region, positionality and epistemology. We thus envisioned this CSMC Forum to consider what we have learned from this century of propaganda’s scholarship and practice, and indeed what we still need to learn. This Forum therefore asks ‘whither Propaganda Studies?’ as we hurtle toward its future. *We are especially interested in scholarship on:* ● Propaganda theory and concepts - building on and incorporating a long history of thought, commenting on today’s concepts, definitions, how can theory be strengthened? How do we understand propaganda in relation to related concepts such as power, violence, manipulation, influence, force, trust, truth, etc. ● What can we learn from the history of propaganda and Propaganda Studies as a discipline? Especially lesser-known or marginalized histories, and neglected perspectives or theory that might have new relevance today. ● What is the role of powerful actors in propaganda today? What are the changing roles of governments, insurgents, politicians, corporations, individual influencers, oligarchs, intelligence firms, legacy and new media industries, and non-profit organizations. ● How do we research and theorize intentionality, paternalism, deception, and diverse motives for contemporary propaganda? ● How can propaganda’s influence be understood and/or measured in a digital environment? What is the role of the public in persuasion? How influenced are we? Audience and user-centered approaches to propaganda. ● How does propaganda relate to other practices of war such as covert operations, political warfare, hybrid warfare, lawfare and cyber-attacks? ● What role does propaganda play in the international system and how does it contribute to contemporary colonialism, global inequality, instability, conflict and violence - epistemic or otherwise? ● How are new technologies transforming the practice, strategies, and impact of propaganda? What is the role of algorithms, surveillance and data harvesting, online anonymity, hacking, digital tracing, generative media, secrecy, transparency, censorship, and social media as a tool of surveillance capitalism. ● Examining the lived experience of propaganda and its differential impacts on social structures, issues, and groups in society who have been historically marginalized and/or targeted - for example: socioeconomic status, urban-rural/global south, race, age, religion, gender, sexuality, differently abled, or Indigenous communities, etc. ● How do we strengthen theoretical frameworks and concepts of propaganda studies to better account for neoliberalism, heteropatriarchy, racial capitalism, globalization and data colonialism? ● How has the political economy of propaganda transformed? Emerging norms, dark money, profits, incentives - practices, violence, scandals, etc. ● What is the relationship between surveillance and propaganda, both in history and today? How do we understand the combination of these practices? ● How does propaganda impact and interact with real-world phenomena (e.g., protests, war and conflict, inflation, public health, climate change, capitalism, globalization, etc.)? We are also soliciting reviewers for the following books. If you are interested in reviewing, please send the following information directly to Jessica B. Burstrem, M.A. (she/they) Associate Editor and Book Reviews Editor, Critical Studies in Media Communication, at jburstr1(a)umbc.edu with “CSMC book review proposal” in the subject line: (1) your name, (2) full title and contact information, (3) proposed book or media title to review, and (4) proposed timeline for the completion of your review. We are also keen to receive suggestions for books to review and those keen to review them. *Translation, Disinformation, and Wuhan Diary: Anatomy of a Transpacific Cyber Campaign*, Michael Berry, Palgrave Macmillan, 2022 *Routledge Handbook of the Influence Industry*, eds. Emma L. Briant, Vian Bakir, Routledge, 2024 *A Century of Repression: The Espionage Act and Freedom of the Press*, Ralph Engelman and Carey Shenkman, U of Illinois P, 2022 *Trafficking Data: How China is Winning the Battle for Digital Sovereignty*, Aynne Kokas, Oxford UP, 2022 *Authoritarian Journalism: Controlling the News in Post-Conflict Rwanda*, Ruth Moon, Oxford UP, 2023 *Digital Surveillance in Southern Africa: Policies, Politics and Practices*, Allen Munoriyarwa and Admire Mare, Palgrave Macmillan, 2023 *Media and Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy: Civic Space, Free Speech, and the Battle for Freedom of the Press*, eds. Paul Obi, Taye C. Obateru, and Sam Amadi, Rowman & Littlefield, 2023 *Abolishing Surveillance: Digital Media Activism and State Repression*, Chris Robé, PM P, 2023 *Disinformation in the Global South*, eds. Herman Wasserman, Dani Madrid-Morales, John Wiley & Sons, 2022 *Submission Deadline and Guidelines* *Deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024* Manuscripts must be submitted electronically through the *CSMC* submission portal: <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM> *https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM* <https://rp.tandfonline.com/submission/create?journalCode=RCSM>. Essays should be prepared in Microsoft Word using a 12-point common font, double-spaced, and no more than 2,500 words (including references/tables/etc.). Manuscripts should adhere to <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>APA 7th edition <https://files.taylorandfrancis.com/tf_APA.pdf>. They should be readable, accessible - prepared for any audience, so they could be easily added to an undergraduate syllabus. Please refer to and follow the journal’s manuscript preparation instructions for authors: <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…> *https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journalCode=RCSM* <https://nca.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?show=instructions&journ…>. Authors should identify the Forum call their submission is responding to by selecting the relevant drop-down option (“Propaganda”). *Review Process* In keeping with the journal’s current practice, submissions will undergo rigorous editorial review. Please include “CSMC Propaganda Forum” in the subject line of all correspondence and direct inquiries to both: Emma L. Briant, PhD Associate Professor of News and Political Communication School of Media, Film and Journalism, Monash University, Melbourne Australia *emma.briant(a)monash.edu <emma.briant(a)monash.edu>* Marc Owen Jones, PhD Associate Professor of Media Analytics Northwestern University, Qatar *marc.jones(a)northwestern.edua* -- Dr Emma L Briant Owner: Maven of Persuasion LLC Associate Professor at Monash University Fellow at Bard College, Human Rights Project Associate at University of Cambridge, Center for Financial Reporting & Accountability Speaking agent: Chartwell Speakers <https://www.chartwellspeakers.com/speaker/emma-briant/> Book agent: Inkwell Management <https://inkwellmanagement.com/> Author of: *Propaganda and Counter-Terrorism: Strategies for Global Change *from Manchester University Press Co-Author of: *Bad News for Refugees* with Prof. Greg Philo and Dr. Pauline Donald from Pluto Press. Support my Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/emmalbriant Website: www.emma-briant.co.uk Sign up for my Newsletter <http://emma-briant.co.uk/sign-up-for-important-updates/>! Follow me on Mastodon @emmalbriant@mastodon.online Follow me on Twitter @emmalbriant "I thought yesterday was the first day of the rest of my life but it turns out today is." - Steve Martin “Women are like teabags . We don’t know our true strength until we are in hot water.” - Unknown

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CFP: ASIST 2024 (Calgary) Workshop – Generative AI and the Future of Information Science Education
by Nicholas Proferes 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

CFP: ASIST Workshop – Generative AI and the Future of Information Science Education Deadline for expressions of interest: August 21, 2024 Background The educational enterprise is entering a new chapter. Universities are partnering with artificial intelligence (AI) companies such as OpenAI (e.g., https://ai.asu.edu/openAI) and trying to navigate the role this technology will play in the future of higher ed. There are significant practical and ethical questions facing educators, including how and whether to integrate these tools into their pedagogical practices; how to prepare students to work with or alongside AI; and how to prepare students to confront the ethical, legal, and social questions that follow the ubiquity of generative AI within educational and professional contexts. Some of these questions are not new to information science educators, who have been at the forefront of training students to think about the roles and impact of technology and information in contemporary life, and the triadic relationships between information, technology, and people that define the information sciences. In many ways, information scientists are some of the best equipped to deal with fundamental questions about information ontology and its intersections with authority, power, and technical systems. The goal of this workshop is to bring together scholars who are confronting the question of what it means to be an information scientist and educator in the zeitgeist of generative AI and to explore and examine the (potential) futures of information science education. It will be highly interactive, involving all the participants in active forms of brainstorming and collaboration to imagine and conceptualize possible futures and to grapple with how faculty instructors ought to respond to, or even build, these futures to improve information science education in the years to come. The workshop format will be based on an interactive Futures Workshop model (Kensing and Madsen, 1991; Lauttamäki, 2014). This workshop model is specifically useful “when seeking answers to practical questions (e.g. future of an industry) and devising action plans for achieving desired future at a one-day workshop” (Lauttamäki, 2014, p. 2). Through this interactive format, the workshop seeks to build a network of information science scholars confronting issues around AI and education at their own institutions, and to provide a space for researchers who have early projects on understanding AI’s impact on teaching and research to share their work and findings. We aim to provide an opportunity for participants to refine their work, build collaborative relationships with one another, and explore the possible futures for AI and information science in academe. Call for Participants and Attendance: Pre-Requisites We invite participants to join us for a full-day workshop at ASIST 2024 in Calgary (https://www.asist.org/am24/) that seeks to bring together researchers who are seeking to understand the role of AI, broadly construed, in the context of information science education, the threats and opportunities it poses, and how effective policies, approaches, and responses might be crafted to address them. We ask interested participants to submit a 500-word statement of interest to bcnewell(a)uoregon.edu and nicholas.proferes(a)asu.edu. The statement of interest should explain the author’s interest in the issues relevant to the workshop (that is, why are you interested in participating?), and also may describe or propose any of the following (not an exclusive list) for potential discussion at the workshop: * A short narrative vignette that highlights the AI-related issues you are interested in; * A potential empirical study of the impact of AI technology in an educational context; * A conceptual exploration of different possible futures for AI-enabled education; * An analysis of how AI tools may change how we teach information science related subjects or methods; * An exploration of the ethical, environmental, regulatory, or justice related problems generative AI raises in the higher education context; * Digital divides in the use of AI technology in information science education; or * Critical and/or political-economic analysis of AI technologies or the practices that surround them in the context of information science education. We are specifically seeking early work that may benefit from feedback from other researchers who are confronting the adoption of AI in information science and how it is changing practices. Participants are not bounded by a specific methodological approach, nor publication type. Creative projects are welcome. We anticipate accepting no more than 25 participants for the workshop to maintain the appropriate interactivity envisioned in the Futures Workshop model. Workshop Structure · 9:00 – 9:30 AM Workshop Welcome and Overview · 9:30 – 11:00 AM Participant Lightning Presentations (~3 minutes each) · 11:00 – 11:15 AM Coffee Break · 11:15 – 12:15 PM Futures Workshop, Phase 1: Critique · 12:15 – 1:15 PM Lunch Break · 1:15 – 2:15 PM Futures Workshop, Phase 2: Fantasy/Imagination · 2:15 – 3:15 PM Futures Workshop, Phase 3: Implementation · 3:15 – 3:30 PM Coffee Break · 3:30 – 4:30 PM Planning, Writing, and Collaboration · 4:30 – 5:00 PM Summary and Discussion of Next Steps About the Workshop Facilitators Bryce Newell (PhD, Information Science, Washington) is an Associate Professor at the University of Oregon and serves on a faculty committee organized by the UO Provost’s Office to inform UO leadership about the impacts of AI on Teaching at UO. Nicholas Proferes (PhD, Information Studies, UW-Milwaukee) is an Associate Professor at the Arizona State University and serves on a faculty task force designed to inform ASU leadership on issues related to its development of AI literacy in university-wide curriculum. References Kensing, F., & K.H. Madsen. (1991). Generating Visions: Future Workshops and Metaphorical Design. In J. Greenbaum & M. Kyng (Eds.), Design at Work: Cooperative Design of Computer Systems (pp. 155–168). Hillsdale N.J.: Erlbaum. Lauttamäki, V. (2014). Practical Guide for Facilitating a Futures Workshop. Finland Futures Research Centre, University of Turku. Nicholas Proferes, PhD Associate Professor School of Social and Behavioral Sciences New College of Interdisciplinary Arts and Sciences Arizona State University

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CFP: Special Issue of ComPol on Fringe Democracy and Platformization of the Public Sphere (extended abstracts due 30 July 2024)
by Axel Bruns 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear AoIRists, My excellent colleagues Giovanni Boccia Artieri (University of Urbino Carlo Bo, Italy), Ehsan Dehghan (Queensland University of Technology, Australia), Laura Iannelli (University of Sassari, Italy), and I are now calling for extended abstract submissions to a special issue of Communicazione Politica on "Fringe Democracy and Platformization of the Public Sphere". Full details are here: https://www.compol.it/news/fringe-democracy-and-platformization-of-the-publ… The key dates are: Deadline for extended abstract submissions: July 30, 2024 to rivista(a)compol.it Decision by issue editors sent by: September 3, 2024 Full paper submissions: November 3, 2024 First round of reviews completed by: December 15, 2024 Resubmissions of papers: January 15, 2025 Second round of reviews completed by: January 30, 2025 Submission of final manuscripts: February 15, 2025 Description The contemporary landscape of digital communication is characterized by a complex interplay of public, semi-public, and private spaces (Boccia Artieri et al., 2021). These digital spaces differ in terms of visibility, regulation, and participation, but they are interconnected through reciprocal migration dynamics between "fringe" and mainstream digital media. Fringe platforms (de Winkel, 2023) are alternative platform services which explicitly contest the ideological premises and the practices of mainstream platforms. These platforms can offer diverse types of service (e.g., social media, streaming service, Appstore), express diverse ideologies (e.g., far-right, anarchist, anti-authoritarian positions), and put forward criticisms of various kinds (e.g., contesting Big Tech's personal data policies and accumulated power, advocating for diverse types of moderation, requesting to give voice to disadvantaged communities) (de Winkel, 2023; Herasimenka, 2022). These alternative digital spaces -- at once technical, cultural, and social -- are connected to disinformation ecosystems, to the spread of hate speech, and to the normalization of populist and extremist thought (Schulze et al., 2022; Walther & McCoy, 2021). Furthermore, despite their potential ideological variety, some scholars highlight the existence of a relationship of co-dependency and interdependence between the rise of alternative digital spaces and the growth of discursive forms associated with the far-right (e.g., Marwick et al., 2022; Schulze et al., 2022; Toernberg & Toernberg, 2024; Urman & Katz, 2022). For many years, fringe positions have leveraged the distribution power of mainstream social media platforms as "neutral channels," becoming part of the broader public debate, altering the very nature of political discussion, and destroying the conditions of the public sphere (Esau et al., 2023). With the term "fringe democracy," we refer to systems, practices, and political movements that exist on the periphery of traditional democratic norms and values, a "democracy from the margins" that tends to become increasingly visible in the online public sphere today. It can involve entities or political groups operating within a democratic framework but advocating for extreme or unconventional ideologies and methods of governance/participation. Fringe democracies often challenge or diverge from established democratic principles such as pluralism, inclusivity, respect for minority rights, and adherence to the rule of law. The main characteristics of fringe democracy are: Extremist ideologies: movements or parties that may hold radical views significantly diverging from traditional political thought, such as ultranationalism, (anti-)authoritarianism, anarchism, or radical populism. Marginalization from traditional politics: marginal democratic groups are typically sidelined from mainstream political discourse and may have limited influence within the broader political system. They often attract a smaller, more radicalized segment of the population. Questionable democratic practices: although they may participate in democratic processes such as elections, their commitment to democratic principles like fair play, tolerance, and dialogue may be weak. They might employ tactics that undermine democratic institutions or the electoral process. Controversial policies and rhetoric: these groups often advocate controversial or provocative policies that can polarize society. Their rhetoric may target specific groups, promoting division and sometimes inciting hatred or violence. Potential for destabilization: by challenging the norms and values of traditional democracy, fringe democratic movements can contribute to political instability. The concept of fringe democracy is increasingly linked to the transformation driven by the platformization of the media system (van Dijck et al., 2018), which indicates a process by which digital platforms' logics transform the communicative dynamics of politics and the public sphere. In particular, the relationship between the platformization of the public sphere and fringe democracy extends along several paths to be explored: Amplification of marginal voices and mobilization: Digital platforms provide fringe groups with powerful tools to disseminate their ideologies and messages. Social media, in particular, allows these groups to reach a global audience, bypassing traditional "gatekeepers" such as mainstream media and political institutions. Online platforms also enable marginal groups to organize and mobilize more efficiently. This has led to rapid growth and greater visibility for fringe movements, which can influence political agendas and public discourse. Growth of polarization and overexposure to marginal thinking: In digital environments, users are primarily exposed to information and viewpoints that reinforce their existing beliefs (dynamics of filter bubbles and echo chambers), which could accentuate polarization. This can intensify radical opinions and make fringe ideologies appear more widespread and accepted than they actually are in society at large. Disinformation and propaganda: The platformization process has facilitated the spread of disinformation and propaganda. Fringe groups often exploit these mechanisms to disseminate false or misleading information, manipulate public opinion, increase the toxicity of the discursive dimension, and discredit traditional democratic institutions and processes. Global reach and creation of fringe networks: Online platforms connect like-minded individuals across borders, allowing for the creation of transnational fringe networks. This global reach increases their influence and ability to share strategies, resources, and support. Alternative media ecosystems: Online platforms have enabled the creation of alternative media ecosystems where fringe groups can produce and distribute their content. These ecosystems often operate independently of the oversight and standards of traditional media, which can lead to the proliferation of extreme and unverified content. Monetization and funding: Many digital platforms offer monetization options, such as ad revenue, crowdfunding, and donations, which fringe groups can exploit to fund their activities. This financial support can sustain and grow their activities beyond what would be possible with traditional means. In summary, the process of platformization has significantly transformed the landscape of fringe democracy by enhancing the reach, organization, and impact of fringe groups. Understanding these dynamics is essential for investigating some of the central themes in political communication studies, such as the quality of the public sphere, the influence of media on the political agenda and mobilization practices, the relationship between the media ecosystem and political polarization, and the processes of mis/disinformation. However, the study of marginal groups and radical counter-platforms that are difficult for researchers to access also poses several methodological challenges (Jost et al., 2023; Peeters & Willaert, 2022; Rogers, 2020). We invite submissions that address topics including, but not limited to, the following: - the role of fringe platforms in the platformized public sphere and in the contemporary media ecosystem - strategies of amplification of marginal voices and the influence of this greater visibility on political agendas - practices of online global mobilization and funding of marginal radical groups - spaces of communication consistent with fringe ideologies and political polarization - fringe platforms, disinformation, manipulation, incivility, and propaganda - narratives, imaginaries, public discussion on fringe platforms Again, for more details please see: https://www.compol.it/news/fringe-democracy-and-platformization-of-the-publ… -- Prof. Axel Bruns FAHA (he/his) Australian Laureate Fellow, 2022-26: Polarisation and Partisanship a.bruns(a)qut.edu.au -- http://snurb.info/ -- @snurb_dot_info Programme Leader: Digital Publics QUT Digital Media Research Centre (DMRC) https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/ -- @qutdmrc -- @socialmediaQUT Chief Investigator: Australian Search Experience ARC Centre of Excellence for Automated Decision-Making and Society (ADM+S) https://www.admscentre.org.au/ -- @admscentre Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Australia Z1-515, Creative Industries Precinct, Kelvin Grove, Qld. 4059, Australia GPO Box 2434, Brisbane, Qld. 4001, Australia -- CRICOS No.: 00213J

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CfA Salerno Winter School on Internet Governance (SWING)
by Mauro SANTANIELLO 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear Colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the Call for Applications for the Salerno Winter School on Internet Governance (SWING) 2025 is now open. SWING is a Winter School on Internet Governance designed to provide an advanced educational pathway for graduate students, early researchers, ICT professionals, and policymakers. The program aims to enhance the understanding of the themes and the stakeholders involved in the development, configuration, administration, and regulation of the Internet and digital technologies. Participants will gain comprehensive knowledge and skills on topics that have long been integral to the agendas of national and international policymakers. These topics include the governance of protocols and standards, of telecommunication systems, of platforms, data and applications. Policy principles and governance mechanisms will be explored, with in-depth discussions about multi-stakeholder governance, digital constitutionalism, digital sovereignty, digital cooperation and diplomacy, cybersecurity and cyber-intelligence. Situated in a Southern Italian university and represented by a department with a strong international focus, SWING distinguishes itself from other European initiatives by emphasizing the Euro-Mediterranean region and non-Western geopolitical areas. It seeks to address a gap in post-university study and training in this strategic sector. All the materials related to the school, including detailed information about the programme, can be accessed at the following link: https://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/swing-2025/ We kindly request your support in disseminating this call and the programme's details within your networks. Thank you. Best regards, Mauro Santaniello (PhD) ICPC <https://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/> Director| GIG-ARTS <https://gig-arts.eu/> Coordinator| SWING <https://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/swing-2025> Scientific Coordinator | UNU-CRIS <https://cris.unu.edu/people> Associate Research Fellow | PRIN on Digital Sovereignty <https://www.internetpolicyresearch.eu/internet-and-communication-policy-cen…> Principal Investigator *Latest publications* <https://docenti.unisa.it/023694/ricerca/pubblicazioni> <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Privo di virus.www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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SIMULCAST JUL 18 – EFFecting Change: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet
by Joly MacFie 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Not exactly a simulcast, as this happened a couple of hours ago, but close! I am just firing it up now. REAL TIME TEXT https://bit.ly/3zQaBs4 [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f74e7f2df1f900165879c10…> On *Thursday July 18 2024* at *10:00-10:45 PDT* (17:00-17:45 UTC) the *Electronic Frontier Foundation <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=925ea6267f021430d535b73…>* (EFF) casts '*The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Internet <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d2c47ab7c30f4b9ffa13f60…>*' in the first of three segments in the *EFFecting Change Livestream Series <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f1f4432b24d0a2af0c9e073…>*. Experts will dive into the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court's recent opinions on technology and civil liberties. *SPEAKERS* *David Greene*, Civil Liberties Director, EFF *Mike Masnick*, founder, Techdirt *Daphne Keller*, Stanford Center for Internet and Society *LIVESTREAM https://livestream.com/internetsociety/eff-scotus <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=68b66a1aeb05d36b0ddcc9f…>* *RSVP / EFF YOUTUBE http://eff.org/livestream-scotus <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d2c47ab7c30f4b9ffa13f60…> (captions)* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f74e7f2df1f900165879c10…>* ) *TWITTER #eff #scotus <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=11cc8d29eddccf579e2caff…> @mmasnick @techdirt @daphnehk @StanfordCIS @davidgreene @eff* *MASTODON #eff <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=62c904cbe991f27802fb2c3…> #scotus <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=ef080b27edc76ffb233a0ee…> @eff@mastodon.social @mmasnick@mastodon.social @davidgreene@mstdn.social @daphnehk@mastodon.social* *SIMULCASTS* *https://twitter.com/ISOC_Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=677cd3d45e3beb94277edd5…>* *https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6382e2528097082e0f4d8c1…>* *https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/ <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4eccc4e215045621a0ac6d0…>* *ARCHIVEhttps://archive.org/details/eff-scotus <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0528f0d09f86744fa3a1d7f…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is free community webcasting support service sponsored by the the Internet Society New York Chapter (ISOC-NY) - Big thanks to our July 2024 funder Vint Cerf *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Book publishing questions
by Mathias Klang 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Hello internet people, I’m looking for input about publishers for a book on the social impacts of surveillance technology. Which publishers would you recommend with an eye towards promotion? Whom have you enjoyed working with? Added bonus if they do open access and/or don’t overprice the final product! Grateful for any input Mathias —— Dr Mathias Klang http://klangable.com

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Subject: Participate in Our AI Red Teaming Workshop! CSCW 2024
by Roberts, Sarah 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

Dear all — We are excited to invite you to our upcoming workshop on AI red teaming, a structured process for probing AI systems and products to identify harmful capabilities, outputs, or infrastructural threats. We would love to have your expertise in helping shape the future of AI red teaming. This 1-day hybrid event will take place on November 10th, allowing participants to join in person or online. Our workshop will explore the conceptualization, labor, and well-being aspects of red teaming. The workshop will provide an opportunity to engage in an interactive red teaming exercise and participate in an insightful panel discussion with senior experts. In the afternoon, we will collaborate to propose future research and design agendas, publish a synthesis of our findings, and build a lasting AI red teaming research network. Please complete this recruitment form<https://sites.google.com/view/thehumanfactorinairedteaming/submissions?auth…> by August 20th if you are interested in attending. Applications involve short answer questions and will be lightly reviewed. See our website at https://bit.ly/airedteam for more information, or contact aqzhang(a)andrew.cmu.edu<mailto:aqzhang@andrew.cmu.edu> for questions. We look forward to your involvement in this important discussion. ——— S a r a h T. R o b e r t s, P h. D. Faculty Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry | Co-Director, Minderoo Initiative on Technology & Power https://www.c2i2.ucla.edu/ Professor Department of Gender Studies University of California, Los Angeles https://gender.ucla.edu/ Department of Information Studies School of Education & Information Studies University of California, Los Angeles https://is.gseis.ucla.edu/ Behind the Screen (Yale University Press) https://www.behindthescreen-book.com/ TO SCHEDULE ONLINE MEETING: https://calendly.com/dr-sarah-t-roberts and choose category **Please note: I’m increasingly finding email unmanageable. If I don’t respond and your issue is urgent, please resend and indicate that in the subject line. Thank you.

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Academic authors 'shocked' after Taylor & Francis sells access to their research to Microsoft AI
by Richard Forno 26 Jul '24

26 Jul '24

https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--f… Authors have expressed their shock after the news that academic publisher Taylor & Francis, which owns Routledge, had sold access to its authors’ research as part of an Artificial Intelligence (AI) partnership with Microsoft—a deal worth almost £8m ($10m) in its first year. The agreement with Microsoft was included in a trading update by the publisher’s parent company in May this year. However, academics published by the group claim they have not been told about the AI deal, were not given the opportunity to opt out and are receiving no extra payment for the use of their research by the tech company. < - > When contacted by The Bookseller, Taylor & Francis said it is "protecting the integrity of our authors’ work and limits on verbatim text reproduction, as well as authors’ rights to receive royalty payments in accordance with their author contracts". < - > Earlier this week the Copyright Clearance Centre announced the availability of AI re-use rights within its Annual Copyright License (ACL) — which it claims is "the first-ever collective licensing solution for the internal use of copyrighted materials in AI systems." The license will provides holders with rights and remuneration for new uses of their content. < - > https://www.thebookseller.com/news/academic-authors-shocked-after-taylor--f…

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