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AoIR2025 Keynote Speaker - R. Marie Santini , Wednesday, October 15
by AoIR Association Coordinator 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

The #AoIR2025 organizing committee is pleased to announce R. Marie Santini as our Keynote Speaker. Dr. Santini is an Associate Professor at the School of Communication, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She is the founder and director of NetLab - Laboratory for Internet and Social Network Studies, at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro. NetLab researches the phenomenon of digital disinformation and its social consequences to inform public policies that promote ethics in governance, transparency, and integrity of digital media in Brazil. Marie is a CNPq Research Fellow, an Associate Researcher at the European Centre of Excellence VOX-Pol; a member of the expert committee of the International Observatory on Information and Democracy (OID); and a researcher on the Scientific Committee of the International Panel on the Information Environment (IPIE). Dr. Santini’s talk is titled *The Digital Break: When Big Tech (re)Fused the Global North and South. * The regulation of Big Tech companies has become one of the most central geopolitical, economic, and social issues in Western countries. These corporations have intensified their efforts in lobbying, attacking researchers, engaging in commercial and constitutional violations, disregarding local laws, and abusively collecting personal data, all while profiting from fraudulent advertising. This has caused significant harm to their users, especially in the Global South. Such actions largely aim at two major objectives that together ensure the perpetuation of their hegemonic powers: maximizing profits and preventing any type of regulation, whether local or global. Brazil has played a significant role in attempting to create the conditions of possibility for Big Tech's regulation in the Global South. Here, the political confrontation has taken the form of hard disputes in public opinion over media outlets. It has also involved the judiciary through the Brazilian Supreme Federal Court, the executive branch through the government, as well as provoking strong engagement in academia and civil society to produce evidence and advocacy on this issue. Nonetheless, the Global South faces additional and more severe challenges in confronting Big Tech: beyond a colonial extractivist posture by these North American companies, which typically have used Brazil as a laboratory, researchers still have to contend with a lack of data, reduced transparency and limited funding for research. Nevertheless, the strategic political and economic approach of Big Tech, characterized by non-compliance with laws and alliances with authoritarian governments attempting to shut down research, has caused instability worldwide, in both the Global North and South, for those who work with empirical research, social data science, and the social impacts of Big Tech. For the Global North, this conjuncture of data deserts and resource scarcity may represent a rupture in established dynamics; for the Global South, it is a continuation of pre-existing challenges. This reality, nonetheless, places both the Global North and South before common obstacles, which can generate opportunities for new research perspectives and for robust global academic and civil society articulation in confronting Big Tech worldwide. The Keynote will be held Wednesday, 15 October 2025 at the Oscar Niemeyer Popular Theater, R. Jorn. Rogério Coelho Neto, s/n - Centro, Niterói - RJ, 24020-011 at 18:00 Brasília Time (BRT). The event will be live streamed. Details on how to join the live stream will be available closer to the event. There are two different registrations for this conference – one for in person attendees and one for remote attendees. In person only: https://members.aoir.org/event-6216401 Online only: https://members.aoir.org/event-6216484 **Please note** *All presenting authors and Doctoral Colloquium attendees must be fully registered and paid by August 1st deadline to be included in the 2025 program. *

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ASIS&T SIG-AI Symposium "Investigating Interdisciplinary Approaches to Responsible and Ethical AI: Challenges and Opportunities"
by Lala Hajibayova 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

Call for Proposals ASIS&T SIG-AI Symposium "Investigating Interdisciplinary Approaches to Responsible and Ethical AI: Challenges and Opportunities" Friday, November 14, 2025 | 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM Crystal City, Virginia | Pre-Conference Event at the ASIS&T Annual Meeting SIG-AI calls for a proposal for the ASIS&T SIG-AI Symposium, Investigating Interdisciplinary Approaches to Responsible and Ethical AI: Challenges and Opportunities. This symposium aims to bring together researchers and practitioners to critically examine the challenges and opportunities presented by AI-driven technologies. Through case studies, interactive discussions, and collaborative activities, participants will work together to develop a comprehensive roadmap for an interdisciplinary approach to the responsible, fair, and ethical advancement of AI. The key questions guiding this symposium are: What constitutes an effective interdisciplinary approach to the development of responsible AI? How can we ensure accountability, transparency, and explainability in AI-driven information services and practices? How can we address the environmental impacts of AI applications and/or solutions? What design principles should guide AI development to uphold human values and rights while ensuring equitable and fair access to information? How can information professionals contribute to ensuring fair and equitable access to information sources and services while also addressing the digital divide that is further exacerbated by rapidly advancing AI technologies? Who Should Submit? We encourage submissions from a wide range of voices, including scholars, practitioners, students, and first-time ASIS&T presenters. What are Proposal Requirements? An 800-word proposal (excluding references) that aligns with or builds upon the symposium's guiding questions should be submitted via the Google Form linked below. Submissions must follow APA formatting style. The deadline for proposal submission is July 25, 2025. The submission form <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeGIxl8QQsJII4fBbuXGwigGTB4PYsJIt0…> What is the Proposal Review Timeline? Proposal Submissions: June 25-July 20, 2025 Review: July 21- 31, 2025 Notification of Acceptance: August 1, 2025 What is the Registration Fee? All presenters must register for and attend the in-person symposium by August 7, 2025. Registration fees are: • $280 for ASIS&T members • $200 for student members Symposia rates will increase by $25 after August 7 and again after October 31. Will Travel Funds be Provided? SIG-AI will offer a limited number of student registration waivers, travel grants, and best paper awards. We look forward to your submissions. Sincerely, ASIST SIG-AI Symposium Organizing Committee ------------------------------ Lala Hajibayova Associate Professor School of Information Kent State University lhajibay(a)kent.edu <mailto:lhajibay@kent.edu>

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Reopening of the Submission System – Journal of Communication, Media and Consumption
by Eliza Casadei 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce that the submission system of the *Journal of Communication, Media and Consumption* is once again open for the reception of original manuscripts. We invite researchers working on topics related to communication, media, and consumer practices to submit their work for evaluation. Contributions are accepted on a rolling basis through the journal’s platform, available at: https://revistacmc.espm.br/revistacmc. We emphasize that the journal adopts a double-blind peer review process and is committed to academic quality, thematic diversity, and ethical rigor throughout all editorial stages. We appreciate your continued interest in the *Journal of Communication, Media and Consumption*. Sincerely, Editorial Board

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JOB: Cornell Comm / Science, Environment, and Risk Communication
by danah boyd 17 Jul '25

17 Jul '25

Hi y’all! Cornell’s Department of Communication is searching for an Assistant Professor in Science, Environment, and Risk Communication as part of a cohort hire for "Creating a Climate-Resilient Future." This is a tenure-track position based in Ithaca, NY. For more info, see: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219 Cornell University, Department of Communication Assistant Professor Cohort Hire: Creating a Climate-Resilient Future Focus: Science, Environment, and Risk Communication Department of Communication, Cornell University Position: Assistant Professor, Tenure-track. Location: Ithaca, NY. The academic home for this position is the Department of Communication, in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, housed on the Ithaca campus of Cornell University. The Department of Communication in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (CALS) at Cornell University is seeking a highly collaborative scholar to conduct research and teach in the areas of science and/or risk communication. Our new colleague will join a Cohort Faculty Hire in Creating a Climate-Resilient Future. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Roadmap to 2050 identifies Transdisciplinary Moonshots—opportunities for the College to collaborate on future-focused, cross-disciplinary scientific breakthroughs and to align research, education, and extension programs for greater impact and stronger connectivity. The Moonshot areas build upon core strengths in CALS, spanning the agricultural, environmental, life, and social sciences, with the goal of recruiting 27 faculty into the College over the next three years. The CALS Roadmap to 2050 spearheads the “solutions century” by collaborating across the university, our network of partners, and diverse communities to coalesce around the world’s leading challenges. We connect across all of New York state and the world to enliven our innovation ecosystem, connecting local to global programs in the form of new collaborations and basic discoveries. This hiring cohort will advance the CALS Transdisciplinary Moonshot in Creating a Climate Resilient Future. Research in the cohort will unite existing transdisciplinary strengths at Cornell with critical new competencies to help navigate transitions to climate-resilient futures in three interdependent domains: renewable energy, sustainable cities, and agri-food systems. For this position, we are seeking applications for a 9-month, full-time, tenure-track position at the assistant professor level for a risk communication scholar. In addition to this advertised hire, the cohort will include a geospatial analyst, an environmental engineer, a socioecologist, and a landscape architect within the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. A track-record of publishing outstanding peer-reviewed scholarship is expected, as is excellence in and commitment to teaching, translation of knowledge, and advising and mentoring of students. We seek a colleague with an outstanding record demonstrating success and promise across all these areas, who will be supported by and contribute to a vibrant culture of inclusive excellence at Cornell. The successful applicant will conduct research and teach in the areas of risk and/or science communication. Risk and science communication are related to our environmental and health communication research areas, which are among the Department’s core strengths. We welcome innovative and imaginative scholars who approach the study of risk and/or science communication from psychological, sociological, or institutional vantage points using quantitative or mixed methods. Scholars with specific expertise in analysis of public opinion related to scientific, environmental, and health issues are particularly encouraged to apply. Applicants whose risk communication work also contributes to other core strengths in communication and media studies, information technology, organizations and networks, and/or social justice are similarly encouraged to apply. The successful candidate will become a part of the inclusive community of scholars at Cornell. They will have the opportunity to join multiple graduate fields across the university, including within the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and the College of Engineering, and interdisciplinary institutes such as the Cornell Atkinson Center for Sustainability and the Cornell Institute for Digital Agriculture. For more, see: https://academicjobsonline.org/ajo/jobs/30219

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CfP: Special Issue on “Digital Intersectionality & Marginalization in the Majority World” from Journal of Online Trust & Safety
by Sujata Mukherjee 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

Call for Papers from Journal on Online Trust & Safety <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots> for a Special Issue on Digital Intersectionality & Marginalization in the Majority World <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/263> We invite original research papers from researchers based in academia, industry, civil society, or government organizations exploring trust and safety topics within the Majority World context . This special issue will also consider strong and relevant commentaries related to this topic. - Abstract Submissions Deadline: October 31, 2025 (abstracts to be submitted using this form <https://forms.gle/32TnLmGd6psyq3YP7>) - Abstract Acceptance Notification: November 30, 2025 - Full Manuscript Submissions Due: February 28, 2026 - Manuscript Review Completed: March 31, 2026 - Revised Manuscripts Due: May 15, 2026 - Final Notification: June 1, 2026 - Special Issue Publication: July 30, 2026 Guest Editors: Sujata Mukherjee, Upwork, tiamukherjee(a)gmail.com Mona Elswah, University of Exeter, m.a.i.elswah(a)exeter.ac.uk Crystal Abidin, Curtin University, crystalabidin(a)gmail.com Call for Proposals <https://tsjournal.org/index.php/jots/article/view/263/88> Submit Abstracts <https://forms.gle/32TnLmGd6psyq3YP7> While not exhaustive, topics of interest include: - Digital Marginalization and Vulnerability: Examination of how marginalized groups (e.g., women, LGBTQ+ individuals, indigenous communities) experience online harm. - Socioeconomic Inequality and Digital Divide: The impact of socioeconomic disparities on technology access and online safety. - Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Online: The role of culture and language in shaping online discourse and trust. - Government Regulation and Policy: The effectiveness of government policies and regulations in addressing online harm in the Majority World. - Tech Industry Practices and Corporate Responsibility: The role of technology companies in promoting online safety and mitigating harm in diverse global contexts. - Community-led Initiatives: The efficacy of community-based approaches to online safety and content moderation. - Intersectional Approaches: The intersection of gender, race, class, and other social identities in shaping online experiences and harms. - Emerging Technologies: The implications of AI, VR, and other emerging technologies for online safety in the Majority World. - Postcolonialism and the Digital World: How historical colonial power dynamics continue to shape digital inequality and representation. - Comparative Analysis: Cross-cultural comparisons of trust and safety issues. - Case Studies: In-depth case studies of specific online harms and their impact on individuals and communities in the Majority World. Submission Guidelines The Journal of Online Trust and Safety is an open-access publication with no submission fees, ensuring wide dissemination of research. We plan for this special issue to include: - 1 editorial introduction - 5-6 full research articles - 2-3 commentaries All submissions will undergo a rigorous double-blind peer-review process. Each submission will be reviewed by at least two reviewers. Reviewers will include the guest editors, along with additional reviewers with extensive experience in T&S-related academic and industry research. Initial Abstract Submission Guidelines: - Abstracts should be a maximum of 300 words. - Positionality Statement: Authors are required to include a positionality statement (max. 150 words) with their submission. This statement should highlight their relevant expertise or lived experience with the Global Majority that informs their research. This helps provide context for the work and supports the special issue's goals of centering diverse perspectives. - Initial Submission Standards: For the initial abstract submission, there are no specific bibliographic or formatting standards required for both article and commentary submissions. For inquiries, please contact the Guest Editors.

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New Post Transversal Design
by Jordan, Tim 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

Interesting post at a really fascinating programme with Professor Kit Braybrooke in Basel. Best all, Tim Call: Postdoc Lecturer, MA Transversal Design, HGK FHNW Basel It's a real pleasure to share this open call for a Postdoc Lecturer at HGK Academy of Art & Design Basel, FHNW University of Applied Sciences & Arts Northwestern Switzerland. Deadline for applications 4 Aug: https://m.refline.ch/655298/4260/pub/1/index.html 🕯️ This is an exciting and well-renumerated role for an enthusiastic self-starter who thrives in diverse, transdisciplinary settings, and has a passion for designing-otherwise across programme, community and curriculum in collaboration with creative and critical practitioners. You will be joining an eclectic and dedicated team who are building the new MA Transversal Design [1] — a research-oriented master’s programme which explores social, ecological, political, and creative processes in their complex interdependencies. We work in collaboration with Critical Media Lab [2], Hyperwerk [3] and other friends in the beautiful river city of Basel to develop critical practices for worlds in transition – from alternative media, speculative models and practices of care, to tools for solidarity and radical proposals for innovation. Guided by an expert team and internationally recognized visiting lecturers and researchers, our students are invited to design, document, rehearse, publish, hack, play, build, research, organize, and write. They learn why, how, and for whom in theory and practice, to co-organise the futures-we-need. This invites new ways of thinking about the role of design in society – by moving beyond objects, and into processes, modes of relating, questions of environmental-social justice, technology, decoloniality, and the critical infrastructures on which we collectively depend. Together, let’s design worlds otherwise. You are welcome to have a root around our Instagram and other digital trails, and get in touch if you have any questions. We look forward to meeting you in Basel 🐚 🌾🌾🌾🌾 [1] https://www.fhnw.ch/en/degree-programmes/art-and-design/master-of-arts/ma-t… [2] https://criticalmedialab.ch<https://criticalmedialab.ch/> [3] https://www.hypermagazine.ch<https://www.hypermagazine.ch/> Tim Jordan Professor of Digital Cultures, Department of UCL Arts and Sciences.

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World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism
by Christian Fuchs 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

Christian Fuchs. 2025. World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism. London: University of Westminster Press. ISBN 978-1-915445-77-3 (pbk), 978-1-915445-78-0 (pdf), 978-1-915445-79-7 (epub), 978-1-915445-80-3 (mobi). 360 pages. Published open access and as paperback More information: https://fuchsc.net/books/world-war-and-world-peace-in-the-age-of-social-med… “This is an excellent, wide-ranging account of thinking about war in the context of new forms of capitalism, providing original analysis of the global dimensions of contemporary war while reflecting on the heritage of sociological theory. It will lead to a rethinking of priorities in social theory.” — Sylvia Walby, Professor, Department of Law and Criminology, School of Law and Social Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London This book deals with violence, world war, and world peace in global digital capitalism. It asks: How do violence and war manifest themselves in global digital capitalism? How do digital capitalism and digital technologies manifest themselves in violence and warfare? What are the prospects for world peace today? Table of Contents 1. Introduction: War, Peace and Digital Capitalism 2. On Violence 3. On Digital Violence 4. On Digital War 5. On Digital Capitalism 6. On Global Capitalism 7. On Global (Digital) Capitalism’s Political Economy: The Economic Dimension 8. On Global (Digital) Capitalism’s Political Economy: The Political and Military Dimension 9. World Peace 10. The United Nations, Human Rights, and World Peace 11. World Peace and Democratic (Digital) Socialism 12. Conclusion: World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism Notes References Index

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New CDT Report - Content Moderation in the Global South: A Comparative Study of Four Low-Resource Languages & Public Webinar Aug 7, 2025.
by Dhanaraj Thakur 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

Hi everyone, Over the past 18 months, the Center for Democracy & Technology (CDT) has been studying how content moderation systems operate across multiple regions in the Global South. Our team studied four languages: Maghrebi Arabic, Kiswahili, Tamil, and Quechua. We are excited to announce the publication of a new research report, "Content Moderation in the Global South: A Comparative Study of Four Low-Resource Languages <https://cdt.org/insights/content-moderation-in-the-global-south-a-comparati…>" which compares and synthesize the insights we gained from studying the four regions and includes our recommendations for improving content moderation in low-resource languages of the Global South. We invite you to join us for a public webinar on August 7th, 2025 at 9AM ET, where we will explore key themes from the study. RSVP to attend: Interrogating content moderation systems in indigenous and low-resource languages of the Global South <https://cdt.org/event/interrogating-content-moderation-systems-in-indigenou…>. Live interpretation will be available in English, Swahili, Arabic, and Spanish. In brief our findings suggest that: - Currently, global tech companies use two main approaches to content moderation: Global and Local. Many of these “global” policies applied uniformly across regions at scale often originate from U.S. laws and norms and can ignore unique linguistic and cultural nuances. The local approach involves tailoring policies, particularly those related to cultural matters, to specific regions. This approach, despite its promise of inclusivity, sometimes poses obstacles and limitations on users trying to challenge local norms that violate their rights. - The use of global and local approaches combined with the outsourcing of content moderation for the low-resource languages can lead to ineffective moderation and pressure on human moderators working for these companies. For example, moderators from a single country are often tasked with moderating content from across their region, despite dialectical and contextual variations. - Resistance is a common phenomenon among users in the Global South. Many users across the case studies employed various tactics to circumvent and even resist against what they saw as undue moderation. This involved changing letters in the language, using emojis, uploading random content alongside material they believed would be restricted, and avoiding certain words. In other cases, users realized that the automated tools used by the platforms did not understand their indigenous language and so they simply posted in that language to avoid moderation. - Lastly, many NLP researchers and language technology experts in the Global South have developed tools and strategies to improve moderation in many low-resource languages. However, these scholars and experts often feel underutilized or unheard by tech companies You can access the full report here <https://cdt.org/insights/content-moderation-in-the-global-south-a-comparati…> for detailed insights, or read threads on Bsky <https://bsky.app/profile/cdt.org/post/3ltkdrfw6c726> and LinkedIn <https://www.linkedin.com/posts/center-for-democracy-%26-technology_over-18-…> . Join us for our public webinar and launch event–Interrogating content moderation systems in indigenous and low-resource languages of the Global South <https://cdt.org/event/interrogating-content-moderation-systems-in-indigenou…> on August 7th, and in the interim we invite you to read and share this report within your networks. We also welcome your feedback. Thanks, Dhanaraj

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Post Doc Vacancy at University of Amsterdam, Invisible Languages Project
by Paula Helm 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

POST DOC Vacancy at the University of Amsterdam! For our Project on “Invisible Languages on the Internet” Saurabh Khanna, Paula Helm, Katrin Schultz and Olga Eisele are inviting applications for a PostDoc (100%, 20 months). In this position, you will work together with academic faculty, international non-profits (Public Knowledge Project, Respond Crisis Translation, and Wikimedia Foundation) and local language communities; you will co-develop measures of languages’ grassroots vitality and digital presence that reflect community priorities and lived experiences. You combine methodological versatility and ethical community-engaged research, based on strong computational skills including proficiency in Python programming, experience with data pipelines, machine learning frameworks and large language models (LLMs), and creation of open-source digital resources. Check out more info and apply via this link: https://werkenbij.uva.nl/en/vacancies/postdoctoral-position-on-estimation-a… Feel free to reach out with questions! _____________________ Dr. Paula M. Helm Asst. Prof. in Empirical Ethics & Critical Data Studies Coordinator: MA Cultural Data & AI Research Fellow: Amsterdam Institute for Advanced Studies Lead: Empirical Ethics Group Co-PI: HAVA Lab University of Amsterdam Personal Profile<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html> - Publication<https://www.uva.nl/en/profile/h/e/p.m.helm/p.m.helm.html#Publications>s

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Hiring: 2 Teaching Assistants – University of Oxford
by Sandra Wachter 16 Jul '25

16 Jul '25

Hi everyone, Come & work with me, Sandra Wachter <https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/profiles/sandra-wachter/>at the University of Oxford ! I am looking for 2 Teaching Assistants for my course “Internet Technologies and Regulation”. Apply now! Deadline: *4th August 2025* *Link: * https://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/people/vacancies/teaching-assistants/ If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. Sandra

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