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"Hainting the Algorithm" - Shaka McGlotten at LiU, 18 & 19 June 2025
by Katherine Harrison 28 May '25

28 May '25

Dear all, (with apologies for cross-posting) please find below information about two exciting events with Shaka McGlotten on 18 and 19 June at Linköping University, Sweden. **Please note that there is travel funding for early-career researchers available for these events: Are you (or do you know) a junior scholar who would be interested in attending both events (18 and 19 June) in person? TEMA’s DataLab has some travel funding available and may be able to offer full or partial coverage of your travel! Please enquire by emailing the DataLab coordinator at datalab(a)liu.se and including the following details: your name, affiliation, where you wish to travel from/to, and a one-line summary of your interest.** with best wishes Katherine ------------------------------------- *HAUNTING THE ALGORITHMShaka McGlotten (Purchase College–SUNY)18 June, 13:00–15:00 CEST* *In-person: TemCas, Department of Thematic Studies, Linköping University, Sweden.* Zoom registration: https://bit.ly/TemaG_McGlotten In this performance lecture, Shaka McGlotten will explore how algorithmic systems are inhabited by “haints”—spectral presences from Black folklore that trouble presence and absence, history and futurity, the technic and the magic. Drawing from their ongoing research on “computational hexes,” McGlotten will examine how their genealogical investigations intersect with broader histories of algorithmic capture and extraction. Through auto ethnography and critical fabulation, McGlotten will trace the connections between their white slave-owning ancestors who helped found the state of Georgia, their Blackness, and their present-day entanglements with seductive AI systems. They will reimagine their ancestor Roswell King as the creator of a computational device built from extracted African knowledge to propose a theory of “digital hainting” that collapses time and reveals how algorithmic systems are haunted by the histories they were designed to erase. *RESEARCH DIVINATION PICNICWith Shaka McGlotten 19 June, 14:00–16:00In-person: meet in TEMA’s Brage, Linköping University, Sweden.* Registration required: https://forms.office.com/e/jyh5PeMFVk Join us for the Research Divination Picnic, co-hosted by TEMA G and the DataLab. Bring your research challenges, roadblocks, and successes for a (mostly) phone-free afternoon of activities. Drawing inspiration from decades of philosophers, feminists, computer scientists, and nerds, we’re gathering to apply some playful analog divinatory practices to the work we are doing, not doing, or doing somewhere else in the multiverse. There will be food and chaos magick-related activities–tarot, runes, and birch bark divination. Bring your own divinatory practices, too! All are welcome. Shaka McGlotten is Professor of Media Studies at Purchase College–SUNY, where they also serve as Chair of the Gender Studies and Media Studies departments. An anthropologist and artist, their work stages encounters between black study, queer theory, media, and art. They are the author of Dragging: Or, in the Drag of a Queer Life, and Virtual Intimacies: Media, Affect, and Queer Sociality.

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WEBCAST MAY 28 – Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance
by Joly MacFie 28 May '25

28 May '25

*[Under way, Sorry, no real time text today.. Will transcribe]* [image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19401> *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/g6Aip9MUZNo> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19401>* On *Wednesday May 28, 2025*, at *11:00-12:30 EDT* (15:00-16:30 UTC), the *Columbia Institute for Tele-Information <https://www8.gsb.columbia.edu/citi/>*, as part of its *Global Digital Governance series <https://business.columbia.edu/citi/events/citi-seminars-global-digital-gove…>*, presents a webinar ‘*Understanding Internet Governance: Implications for Digital, Data, and AI Governance*‘. June 2025 is the 20th anniversary of the report by the UN Working Group on Internet Governance (WGIG <https://fu8bm8rab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eViFJfKEoxKq7TGNOhJU9l_PIABYqwVEDu…>). Convened by the UN Secretary General to help resolve key questions that were blocking the World Summit on the Information Society negotiations, the WGIG produced a report that inter alia advanced a broad and holistic “working definition” of Internet governance and proposed the establishment of the Internet Governance Forum with the same character. The definition highlighted that Internet governance involves shared frameworks developed by both states and stakeholders for both the underlying infrastructure and its diverse uses. The WGIG’s recommendations helped to deescalate a divisive battle over intergovernmental vs. multistakeholder governance and were incorporated into the negotiated outcome, and the definition has been invoked as foundational in UN processes and beyond ever since. But while governments and stakeholders signed onto the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance in 2005, the international debates and politics over the twenty years since suggest that commitment to it has not been uniform or deep. The balance between intergovernmental and multistakeholder approaches has remained contested, and attention to improving the design of institutions has been limited. This has special salience today not only because the UN is reviewing the World Summit’s twenty-year implementation in order to determine the next steps, but also because we are once again in a period where there are pressures to establish new international governance mechanisms. In and outside the UN, there are multiple processes underway concerning the governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence that are raising challenges akin to those confronted in the Internet governance battles of the past. Among the questions worth exploring in this context are: 1) Has the WGIG’s understanding of Internet governance stood the test of time? What are its strengths and weaknesses, and with the benefit of hindsight would a similar exercise produce the same results today? 2) To what extent is the approach taken in 2005 useful in addressing the contemporary push for governance of the digital economy, data, and artificial intelligence? Are there lessons to be learned that would assist in managing the analytical and political challenges? 3) What are the implications of the new governance debates for the Internet Governance Forum and related institutions? This webinar will explore these questions. A panel of WGIG veterans will lead off the conversation, and then the rest of the session will be devoted to open discussion among all interested attendees. At the June 2026 Internet Governance Forum meeting in Norway, a larger WGIG+20 session <https://fu8bm8rab.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001eViFJfKEoxKq7TGNOhJU9l_PIABYqwVEDu…> will build upon this discussion. The session is simulcast live by ISOC LIVE. *PANEL* *Avri Doria* – independent researcher and consultant. *Wolfgang Kleinwächter* – Professor Emeritus of International Communication Policy and Regulation, University of Aarhus *Markus Kummer* – Internet governance and policy expert *Vittorio Bertola* – Head of Policy & Innovation, Open-Xchange *HOST / MODERATOR* *William J. Drake*, Director of International Studies, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information *SIMULCASTS X Live <https://x.com/ISOC_Live> | Twitch <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive> | Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/InternetSociety/live>* *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor, or need support - contact support(a)isoc.live *** -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Re: [Air-L] Invitation to contribute discussion to an article entitled 'Internet History Differentiated: A Proposal'
by AoIR Association Coordinator 28 May '25

28 May '25

Dear Noel, This email was sent to just the list owner and not the full list. Please send the email to air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org. Thank you, Michelle AoIR Association Coordinator On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 5:39 AM Noel Packard <npac825(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz> wrote: > Dear Colleagues , > > Here is an invitation to contribute some discussion to my latest draft > article entitled, "Internet History Differentiated: A Proposal" here: > https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dhgrk647cz13kot5u5wag/Internet-History-Diffe… > > I am proposing that social scientists begin to differentiate history into > non-Internet years (up to 1960), military/pre-Internet or Cold War years > (1960-1995) and post-Internet years (1995- onward). I write about what > hinders this (or why we don’t differentiate Internet history) and why it > would be a benefit to do so. I illustrate the article with one of my > infographics that I designed and Hannah Day crafted. The article is about > 8,200 words. I would be honoured if you could write a few sentences for the > Discussion section and send them to me by June 30th 2025. > > The infographic in the article is also part of a show entitled, 'Making > Internet History More Visible' which I am presenting at the New Zealand > Science Festival in July.: > https://scifest.org.nz/programme/making-internet-history-more-visible > > Please feel free to send questions and discussion to > npac825(a)aucklanduni.ac.nz > > Kind Regards > Noel Packard PhD, BA Honors, MA, MPA, BA > (pronounced Noelle she/her) > ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6589-3362 > >

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WEBCAST 28 MAI - #NetGouv25
by Joly MacFie 28 May '25

28 May '25

[image: ISOC LIVE] <https://isoc.live/19397> [C'est presque terminé, mais les sessions précédentes peuvent être rejouées, ou vous pouvez attendre la transcription / traduction - This is almost done, but earlier sessions can be replayed, or you can wait for the transcript / translation] *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/PuemrcEpAvo>| PERMALINK* Le 28 mai 2025, *Le Groupe de travail sur la gouvernance et la régulation d’Internet <https://netgouv.hypotheses.org/>*, en partenariat avec *l’AFNIC <http://www.afnic.fr/>*,* l’Université Sorbonne-Nouvelle <http://www.sorbonne-nouvelle.fr/>* (Irméccen), et *Internet Society (ISOC) France <http://www.isoc.fr/>*, organise sa deuxième conférence annuelle ‘*#NetGouv25 <https://netgouv.hypotheses.org/1038>*‘ à la Maison de la recherche de la Sorbonne Nouvelle et en ligne. Cette gouvernance d’Internet – à la fois en tant qu’infrastructure et espace public rendu possible par celle-ci – fait l’objet de controverses, de mobilisations politiques, et d’une gouvernance reposant sur une grande diversité de parties-prenantes et d’institutions, parfois rivales, parfois coordonnées. Comprendre les enjeux et les effets des décisions prises dans ces arènes requiert la collaboration de nombreuses disciplines (STS, SIC, droit, science politique, informatique, géopolitique, design, économie…) représentées lors des conférences #NetGouv. *Programme *(UTC+2) *9h30 Propos introductifs par les coordonnateurs du Groupe de travail* *9h45 Panel 1 : Intervention étatique et capitalisme numérique * *Sophia BORDIER* (Paris 1 – CESSP) : ePrivacy : une victime de SuperMario ? *Jade Leroueil* (Université d’Angers – GRANEM): des cowboys aux astronautes: comment limiter la force destructrice de la vision que les leaders de la tech ont de la concurrence ? *Jérôme Valluy* (Paris 1 – COSTECH-UTC) : L’intervention étatique face au numérique, involontairement débordée ou volontairement passive ? *Clément Le Ludec* et B*enjamin Loveluck* (Université Paris 2 – CERSA) : Une supervision partagée de l’espace public numérique ? Confronter les exigences de transparence du DSA aux pratiques effectives de modération de contenus Discutant :* Julien Rossi* (Paris 8 – CÉMTI *11h00 Panel 2 : Sanctions comme leviers de souveraineté numérique* (panel du projet ANR-DIGISOV), *Simon Bittmann* (Sage, Université de Strasbourg/CNRS), *Benjamin Loveluck* (CERSA, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas), *Clément Le Ludec* (CERSA, Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas) : Les sanctions économiques contre les géants numériques : les cas du DSA et du DMA dans l’UE. *Olessia Kirtchik* et *Françoise Daucé* (CERCEC EHESS/CNRS) : Sanctions contre les médias russes à la lumière des enjeux de régulation d’Internet en Europe *Ksenia Ermoshina* (CIS CNRS) : Sanctions, surveillance, souveraineté : les effets des sanctions internationales sur le projet du RuNet souverain Modératrice: *Francesca Musiani* (CIS – CNRS) *13h30 Keynote – Conformité automatique* *Rigo Wenning* (W3C) : Discutants – *Stéphane Bortzmeyer* (Afnic), et *Claire Levallois-Barth*, (IMT Atlantique – Chaire CVPIP) *14h15 Panel 3 : Standardisation technique de l’Internet et politique : Multilatéralisme et multi-acteurs : quelles gouvernances des infrastructures sous-jacente ?* *Olivier Alais* (UIT) : Intégration des droits humains dans la normalisation technique : un enjeu clé pour une gouvernance numérique inclusive *Giacomo Mazzone* (Eurovisioni) : Vers un monde où il sera de plus en plus difficile de distinguer le vrai du faux. Quelles conséquences, quelle gouvernance ? *Sandoche Balakrichenan* (Afnic) : Multilatéralisme vs multi-acteurs : une mise en perspective de la gestion de l’identité Discutant: *Lucien Castex* (Afnic) *15h30 Panel 4 : Publications récentes* *Julien Nocetti* (Paris 8 – Géode) : Réseaux n° 245 : Diplomatie numérique et stratégies d’influence politique *Céleste Bonnamy* (Sciences Po Lille) et *Clément Perarnaud* (VUB) : Politique européenne n° 81 – EU Digital Policies and Politics *Dariusz Kloza* (UCLouvain Saint-Louis Bruxelles) : The Right Not to Use the Internet Concept, Contexts, Consequences *Juliette Sénéchal* (Université de Lille – CRDP) et Sabine Desvaux (Université d’Angers – Centre Jean Bodin) : Vers un droit neuro-éthique ? Réflexion à partir du droit de la consommation *Romain Badouard* (Paris 2 – CARISM) et Anne Bellon (UTC – COSTECH) : Internet Policy Review – Content moderation on digital platforms: beyond states and firms *Audrey Baneyx* (Sciences Po Paris) et *Hélène Bourdeloie* (Paris 13 – LabSIC) : Digital Methods and Fields: Feminist Perspectives Modératrice: *Ophélie Coelho* (Paris 2 – CARISM) Modérateur: *Julien Rossi* (Paris 8 – CEMTI) *17h00 Panel 5 : Démocraties sous inﬂuence. Quelle gestion des contenus sur les plateformes en ligne pendant les périodes électorales ?* *Stefania Di Stefano* (Cnam) *Arnaud Vergnes* – Government Affairs & Public Policy Manager pour Google *Vincent Berthier* – Tech Desk de Reporters sans frontières *17h45 Clôture* *SIMULCASTS X Live <https://x.com/ISOC_Live> | Twitch <https://www.twitch.tv/isoclive> | Facebook Live <https://www.facebook.com/liveisoc/> * - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Join our June webinars: Social Network Analysis and Generative AI
by Alessandro Zonin 28 May '25

28 May '25

Dear Association of Internet Researchers Members, I'm thrilled to invite you to *two enriching webinars* designed to enhance your expertise in the realm of social media data analysis and scraping. *Social Network Analysis: merging tradition with modern tools and methods* *Date*: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 *Time*: 7 - 9 PM CEST Social Network Analysis (SNA) identifies key communities, topics, influencers, and engagement on social media. This webinar blends traditional and modern methods to enhance understanding of digital interactions using social media scraping, ChatGPT, and Gephi for visualization. - Learn the basics and applications of Social Network Analysis. - Explore tools like Phantombuster and Apify for social media scraping. - Use ChatGPT for data analysis and Gephi for network visualization. *Enroll here:* https://www.eventbrite.it/e/social-network-analysis-merging-tradition-with-… *Turning social media data into valuable insights with ChatGPT * *Date*: Wednesday, June 18 2025 *Time*: 7 - 9 PM CEST Transform social media data into valuable insights with ChatGPT. From basic data collection to advanced analytics, discover how to generate actionable knowledge. - Extracting social media data via web scraping - What is generative AI and its applications for social media data analysis - Generating short articles to showcase social media analysis results *Enroll here:* https://www.eventbrite.it/e/turning-social-media-data-into-valuable-insight… Cannot attend? Same contents are available in an online self-paced format. https://alessandrozonin.gumroad.com I look forward to e-meeting you and exploring these advanced techniques together. Cheers, -- Alessandro Zonin Digital Data Stories <https://digitaldatastories.it> | Twitter <https://twitter.com/AlessandroZonin>

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[Last Days to Register] HHAI 2025 – The Conference on Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence
by Chiara Natali 28 May '25

28 May '25

Last few days to register for the HHAI 2025 conference, that will take place in the beautiful city of Pisa, Italy, from June 9 to 13, 2025. The conference brings together researchers, practitioners, and thought leaders to explore Hybrid Human-Artificial Intelligence – systems where humans and AI collaborate seamlessly, combining their unique strengths for more robust, ethical, and human-centered outcomes. The HHAI 2025 program is designed to inspire and connect. It includes a dynamic main track with four keynote speeches and papers presentations, and interdisciplinary panel, 14 workshops and 6 tutorials offering space for discussion, experimentation and collaboration and a doctoral consortium. > Explore the full program: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/program/ We are proud to feature four world-renowned keynote speakers, carefully selected for their excellence and alignment with the themes of hybrid intelligence: Stuart Russel (UC Berkeley), John Shawe-Taylor (Centre for Computational Statistics and Machine Learning, University College, London), Ricardo Baeza-Yates (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) and Jonathan Stray (Center for Human-compatible AI at UC Berkeley). > Discover our keynote speakers: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/keynotes/ HHAI will be hosted by thee venues in Pisa: Scuola Normale Superiore main building (Palazzo della Carovana), University of Pisa (Palazzo della Sapienza) and the CNR campus. Don't miss the chance to be part of this growing international community at the forefront of hybrid intelligence! > Register now: https://hhai-conference.org/2025/registration/

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CFP: How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication
by Andrea Guzman 27 May '25

27 May '25

Hello all, I am one of the co-editors of this special issue, so please do not hesitate to reach out with any questions. Looking forward to receiving your submissions! - Andrea Call for Papers Special Issue of Journal of Language and Social Psychology: How Does Artificial Intelligence Change Communication? Link to Journal CFP: https://journals.sagepub.com/page/jls/callforpapers Editors: Dr. Andrea L. Guzman (Northern Illinois University), Dr. Bingjie Liu (Ohio State University), and Dr. Renwen Zhang (National University of Singapore) Goals and Foci How we study and understand the social psychology of language is rapidly changing with the growth of AI. This special issue of the JLSP focuses on scholarship that addresses the conceptual and theoretical questions regarding how artificial intelligence (AI) changes communication practices and research. We invite submissions from scholars in the fields of communication, psychology, linguistics, sociology, education, information science, health, computational social science, and others. We are especially interested in conceptual and theoretical contributions as well as empirical work that push the boundaries of our thinking on the impact of AI on communication mechanisms at fundamental levels. The goal is to provide thought-provoking scholarship that can further progress the study of AI’s implications for language and social psychology in the tradition of other special issues that have guided research on communication into a new era of inquiry (e.g., Journal of Communication - The Disciplinary Status of Communication Research, 1993; New Media & Society - Internet Studies: Perspectives on a Rapidly Developing Field, 2013; Computers in Human Behavior - Digital Interlocutors: Theory and Practice of Interactions Between Human and Machines, 2019; Journal of Computer-Mediated Communication - What is Computer-Mediated Communication?, 2020). Artificial intelligence is defined as machines that can simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that would require human intelligence (e.g., Turing, 1950). With the rapid development of AI, such as natural language processing, machine learning, affective computing, and, more recently, large language models (LLMs) and generative AI, AI-based technologies are increasingly mediating and affecting language and communication in innumerable ways. Examples include, but are not limited to, “communicative AI” (Guzman & Lewis, 2020; Hepp et al., 2023) conversing with humans (e.g., chatbots, robots, smart speakers, AI companions) in human-machine communication (Fortunati & Edwards, 2020; Guzman, 2018), applications that enable AI-mediated communication (Hancock et al., 2020) by modifying human communication (e.g., Grammarly) or even communicating on behalf of humans (e.g., smart reply), and algorithms that make decisions on communication flows and exposure to messages (e.g., algorithms that moderate the content in news and social media platforms) and that connect communicators (e.g., matching algorithms in online dating platforms). As a result, AI has brought changes to many communication practices and has inspired numerous empirical studies on the uses and effects of AI. Nevertheless, what AI-induced changes are meaningful and fundamental to the understanding of communication and to theory building about the social psychology of language? Communication is traditionally conceived as a uniquely human activity (Peters, 2012; Schramm, 1973), and most theories are developed based on the assumption that the participants of communication are only human agents. The involvement of AI thus pushes us to rethink the nature as well as the future of communication and human connection (Gunkel, 2012; Zhao, 2006). In other words, AI raises new questions regarding how we create meaning with, make sense of, and relate to each other. We encourage researchers, including both junior and established scholars, to join us in contemplating how existing concepts and theories are challenged, expanded, revived, and nullified, and what new concepts and theoretical perspectives are inspired, invoked, or necessitated by AI in the domain of language and social psychology and beyond. Scope We welcome submissions focusing on any type(s) of AI-based technologies, including narrow AI, machine learning, and GenAI, and the full range of applications (e.g., chatbots, virtual agents, algorithms), and any communication context or across contexts (e.g., intercultural, interpersonal, mass, political, organizational communication), communication processes (e.g., language use and effects, message production and interpretation, information access and processing, dynamics in dyads or small groups), from all research traditions and approaches. We also are interested in conceptual pieces that consider the larger philosophical and historical implications of AI for the study of communication and language. Artificial Intelligence notoriously is an area of study that spans many different disciplines and fields, each with different definitions of what constitutes AI, as well as goals in studying AI. Furthermore, there are many different types of AI in use and development (e.g., narrow AI, generative AI) and applications (e.g., chatbots, programs for developing text, audio, and/or visual content, data processing, curation, information gathering, social listening, etc). For this special issue, we are open to the varying definitions and forms of AI. The potential topics for submissions are wide-ranging, and authors are welcome to reach out to the special issue editors with questions regarding relevant topics. Some possible areas of inquiry include: * How does AI change/challenge/redefine the nature of communication and its study? * How does AI alter the psychological processes and outcomes of language use and effects? * How does AI moderate the dynamics of communication, such as in human-machine communication and AI-mediated communication? * What implications emerge from AI when considering information credibility? * How does AI challenge or expand the key concepts or theories regarding communication? For example, how do we need to adapt existing theories, the meaning they create, and the effects and implications of social interaction (for self, organizations, society, etc.) to account for AI? * In what ways might AI promote or hinder diversity, inclusivity, and fairness in language and communication practices? * In what ways is AI unique as a communicator and mediator compared to previous technologies and human communicators? * What new insights can AI provide regarding previous forms of communication, such as human-human communication and CMC, that may have gone unnoticed? * How might AI induce a paradigm shift in the social psychology of language and related areas of study germane to communication? Timeline: Submissions of abstracts will be accepted until August 1, 2025. Decisions on the abstracts will be made and sent to the authors in September 2025. Authors invited to submit a full manuscript should submit their manuscripts by January 9, 2026. * August 1, 2025: Abstract due * September 2025: Decisions on the abstract sent back to authors * January 9, 2026: Full paper submission due, followed by peer review * September 2026: Special issue to be published Submission Format Abstract We welcome extended abstracts (up to 500 words, excluding references) for both theoretical and empirical papers that examine how AI is reshaping communication in various contexts. The abstract should clearly state the focus of the manuscript and its contribution related to the topic of the special issue and explain the scholarly format it will take (e.g., theoretical, empirical). Be specific regarding the objectives and/or questions the manuscript will address and, if applicable, articulate pertinent details regarding the approach and method. Abstracts should be submitted via Google Form: https://forms.gle/XbPdLwpHiffr5YvZ6. Full Manuscript Papers in the special issue will be consistent with the JLSP’s existing guidelines and requirements for papers. Contact Questions about submissions to this special issue can be addressed to Dr. Andrea Guzman (alguzman(a)niu.edu<mailto:alguzman@niu.edu>), Dr. Bingjie Liu (liu.11321(a)osu.edu<mailto:liu.11321@osu.edu>), and Dr. Renwen Zhang (r.zhang(a)nus.edu.sg<mailto:r.zhang@nus.edu.sg>). _____ Andrea L. Guzman, Ph.D. Associate Professor Dept. of Communication Northern Illinois University she/her/hers alguzman(a)niu.edu<mailto:alguzman@niu.edu> https://andrealguzman.net<https://andrealguzman.net/> ICA Human-Machine Comm. Interest Group<https://humanmachinecommunication.com/> Recent publications - What Generative AI Means for the Media Industries, and Why it Matters to Study the Collective Consequences for Advertising, Journalism, and Public Relations<https://doi.org/10.1177/27523543241289239> - Rethinking Communication between Humans and Social Robots<https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110792270-017/html> -The SAGE Handbook of Human-Machine Communication<https://us.sagepub.com/en-us/nam/the-sage-handbook-of-human–machine-communi…>

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HELP NEEDED - Please sign our petition to save jobs at Newcastle University
by Adam Badger 27 May '25

27 May '25

Greetings friends, I hope you’re all as well as you can be!! I just wanted to take the opportunity to share this petition written by colleagues at Newcasle university. For anyone that doesn’t know, we’re facing a very scary redundancy crisis here, with out of control senior management (earning £millions) making huge cuts to teaching and support staff at the university while increasing spend on large capital projects (£275million construction just agreed for a building we don’t even need!!) The university is in a strong cash position and could clear all debts and still be cash positive. They are making redundancies because of a *shortfall* against estimated income (NOTE – not a deficit… They aren’t losing money… just making less than they planned). To fill this ‘gap’ they’re coming for our jobs. Here in the UK, we’re one of the first dominoes that management is trying to topple. If they win making these redundancies, other universities WILL be affected. Please share support by signing this petition. https://www.change.org/p/end-unnecessary-redundancies-at-newcastle-universi… It seems wild to me that our senr. Management care more about their broader perception from things like this than the health of their institutions, the morale of their staff, or the quality of education for their students, but this is the position we find ourselves in, and so your help is really REALLY valuable to us right now. Please do sign, and share with other networks and pals. We can win this fight, but we need your help. Love and solidarity Adam -- Dr Adam Badger Lecturer in Economic Geography Henry Daysh Building 3.41 Newcastle University Office drop in (FCG) hours: Mondays - 3-5pm Tuesdays 12-1pm Please feel free to turn-up any time in these hours. If you want to book a slot in advance, you can do so for Mondays here<https://outlook.office.com/book/AdamBadgersMondayOfficeHours@newcastle.onmi…> or Tuesdays here<https://outlook.office.com/book/AdamBadgerTuesdayOfficeHoursBooking@newcast…>.

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EDIT - Manthan: A Stakeholder Discussion on WSIS+20 Review & what it means for India?
by Joly MacFie 27 May '25

27 May '25

*[**Good discussion!**]* [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live/>*YOUTUBE* <https://www.youtube.com/mRq47IZgxMQ> (EN/ES/FR/HI)| TRANSCRIPT <https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-wsis/ccaoi-wsis.EN.TRANSCRIPT.pdf>(EN) *| *SUMMARY <https://archive.org/download/ccaoi-wsis/ccaoi-wsis.EN.SUMMARY.pdf> (EN) *ORIGINAL LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/RRV2HUX0SL4> | ARCHIVE <https://archive.org/details/ccaoi-wsis> | PERMALINK <https://isoc.live/19320>* On *Friday 16 May, 2025*, *CCAOI <http://ccaoi.in/> *hosted an online interactive stakeholder discussion ‘*WSIS+20 Review & what it means for India? <https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/h0eOTQrNSL6_zPKTgo-_TA#/registrati…>* ‘. The *20-year review of the World Summit on the Information Society <https://publicadministration.desa.un.org/wsis20>* (WSIS) is ongoing and the overall review process will conclude at the two-day high-level meeting of the UN General Assembly (UNGA), to be held on 16–17 December, CCAOI believes it is important that stakeholders from India understand and engage in the process by sharing their perspective. This was the introductory discussion on this topic, more discussions are planned for when the Zero document is released. The event is supported by *Internet Society India Delhi Chapter <https://www.isocindiadelhi.in/>* (ISOC Delhi) as a community partner. *INTRODUCTION TO TOPIC* *Gitanjali Sah* – Strategy and Policy Coordinator, ITU *Sorina Teleanu* – Director of Knowledge, Diplo Foundation *SPEAKERS* *Anita Gurumurthy* – Executive Director and Senior Fellow – Research & Policy Engagement, IT for Change *Anirban Sarma* – Director, Centre for Digital Societies, Observer Research Foundation *Sunil Abraham* – Public Policy Director – Data Economy and Emerging Tech, Meta India *Avinash Agarwal* – Deputy Director General (Convergence & Broadcasting), Telecommunication Engineering Centre (TEC), Department of Telecommunications (DoT), Government of India *Dr. Devesh Tyagi* – Chair, India IGF / CEO, NIXI *Angela Wibawa* – Director of Government and IGO Engagement, Asia Pacific, ICANN *Sushil Pal* – Joint Secretary, Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY), Government of India *MODERATOR / HOST* *Amrita Choudhury*, CCAOI <https://www.youtube.com/mRq47IZgxMQ> *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - if you would like to become a sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live *** - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Reminder: Digital Decolonisation and Digital Justice workshop
by Karen Frost-Arnold 27 May '25

27 May '25

The African Centre for Epistemology of Philosophy of Science (ACEPS) at the University of Johannesburg invites abstract submissions for: DIGITAL DECOLONISATION AND DIGITAL JUSTICE 13 and 14 August 2025 Digital technologies are deeply embedded in how we produce and share knowledge. At the same time, our digital infrastructure for sharing knowledge is largely designed and maintained by tech companies in the Global North that pursue profit by exploiting citizens and communities in the Global South. For example, social media companies profit from hate speech that inflames ethnic cleansing. Tech companies exploit the labour of workers from the Global South to train algorithms. AI has significant environmental costs, which are disproportionately borne by the Global South. And citizens of the Global South are often cut off from the benefits of digital technologies. Technologies are often designed without their interests, languages, cultures, or material circumstances in mind. Digital Decolonisation and Digital Justice is a two-day, interdisciplinary conference investigating decolonisation of the digital technologies that shape contemporary knowledge and exploring what reparations for digital harms might involve. The hybrid conference will be held online and in person at the ACEPS in 2025. This conference aims to investigate the following questions, among others: • How do social media platforms and big tech corporations perpetuate digital colonisation? • What is the nature and scope of the harms caused by big tech? • When and why must tech companies be held accountable for harms, and what are the right mechanisms for doing so? This conference aims to bring together scholars from philosophy, science and technology studies (STS), media studies, information science, communications, data science, computer science, political science, and other fields working on decolonisation and technology. Taking decolonisation as more than a mere metaphor, ACEPS aims to encourage submissions from scholars from Africa and the broader Global South with the aim of building networks of collaboration. Topics that will be included in the call for papers for researchers to consider may include, but are not limited to: · Epistemic decolonisation and technology · Decolonising the internet · Alternative, postcolonial technologies · Indigenous knowledge and AI · Democracy and AI · Climate justice and AI · Digital harms and technological epistemic injustice · Justice for digital harms · Resistance and refusal theory Abstract length: 500 words Submission deadline: 1 June 2025 Notification of acceptance: 15 June 2025 Email abstracts & queries: pbenton(a)uj.ac.za Organisers: Paige Benton, Karen Frost-Arnold, Veli Mitova. Funding: This conference is part of the grant project Safeguarding Justice & Democracy in the Age of AI. Funding is provided by the University of Johannesburg Global Excellence and Stature. Accepted speakers will be responsible for their own visa, travel, and accommodation. However, funding is available to cover accommodation for students from developing countries. If you fall into this category, please indicate this in the body of your email when submitting.

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