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Final CFP for The 2nd Workshop on DHOW: Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web Workshop @ACMMM 2025
by Gautam Kishore Shahi 10 Jul '25

10 Jul '25

Dear all, I am writing to inform you that the CFP for the 2nd Workshop on DHOW: Diffusion of Harmful Content on Online Web Workshop. The workshop will be conducted in a hybrid format to ensure maximum participation. Accommodating attendees both online and in person. Submission deadline: *July 18, 2025 AOE* Workshop website: https://dhow-workshop.github.io/2025/ Co-located with ACM MM 2025 <https://acmmm2025.org/> Dublin, Ireland, 28 October 2024 *Workshop Description* With the advancement of digital technologies and gadgets, online content is easily accessible. At the same time, harmful content also gets spread. There are different harmful content available on different platforms in multiple languages. The topic of harmful content is broad and covers multiple research directions. But from the user’s aspect, they are affected by them all. Often, it is studied individually, like misinformation and hate speech. Research has been done on one platform, monolingual, on a particular issue. It leads to harmful content spreaders switching platforms and languages to reach the user base. Harmful is not limited to social media but also news media. Spreader shares harmful content in posts, news articles, comments, and hyperlinks. So, there is a need to study the harmful content by combining cross-platform, language, multimodal data and topics. We will bring the research on harmful content under one umbrella so that research on different topics (hate speech, misinformation, disinformation, self-harm, offensive content, etc.) can bring some novel methods and recommendations for users, leveraging text analysis with image, audio, and video recognition to detect harmful content in diverse formats. The workshop will cover the ongoing issue of war or elections in 2025. We believe this workshop will provide a unique opportunity for researchers and practitioners to exchange ideas, share the latest developments, and collaborate on addressing the challenges associated with harmful content spread across the Web. We expect that the workshop will generate insights and discussions that will help advance the field of societal artificial intelligence (AI) for the development of safer internet. In addition to attracting high-quality research contributions to the workshop, one of the aims of the workshop is to mobilise the researchers working on the related areas to form a community. *Submissions Topics* • Studying different types of harmful content • Computational fact-checking & Misinformation Detection • Role of Generative AI in Mitigating Harmful Content • Harassment, Bullying, and Hate Speech Detection • Explainable AI for Harmful Content Analysis • Multimodal and Multilingual Harmful Content Detection, such as fake news, spam, and troll detection. • Deepfake and Synthetic Media • Ethical & Societal Implications of AI in Content Moderation • Both Qualitative and Quantitative studies on harmful content • Psychological effects of harmful content, like mental health • Approaches for data collection or data annotation using multimodal large models on harmful content • User study on the effects of harmful content on human beings *Submissions* - Submission Instructions: https://dhow-workshop.github.io/2025/#call - Submission Link: https://openreview.net/group?id=acmmm.org/ACMMM/2025/Workshop/DHOW *Important Dates* Submission deadline: extended to July 18, 2025 Notification of acceptance: August 08, 2025 Camera-ready papers due: August 15, 2025 Workshop date: October 28, 2025 *Workshop organizers* • Thomas Mandl (University of Hildesheim, Germany) • Haiming Liu (University of Southampton, United Kingdom) • Gautam Kishore Shahi (University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany) • Amit Kumar Jaiswal (University of Surrey, United Kingdom ) • Durgesh Nandini (University of Bayreuth, Germany) Organisers, DHOW 2025

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CFP: SVI Conference 2025 - Studying Games (Bydgoszcz, Poland | Dec 1–2 | Hybrid format)
by Piotr Siuda 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

Dear colleagues, We are excited to invite you to the SVI Conference 2025 – an international, interdisciplinary academic conference fully dedicated to game design and game studies. For the first time, the conference will take place in Bydgoszcz, Poland, hosted by the Department of Game Studies and Digital Culture at Kazimierz Wielki University, in collaboration with the Academy of Arts, University of Novi Sad (Serbia). This 4th edition of SVI brings together researchers, designers, and academics working on: Game design Game analysis and narrative structures Cultural, artistic, and industrial contexts of games Keynote Speakers Clara Fernández-Vara (NYU Game Center) - game researcher, narrative designer, and author of Introduction to Game Analysis (3rd edition) Bruno Faidutti - renowned board game designer (Citadels, Mascarade, Knightmare Chess) with over 40 published titles Conference Details Dates: December 1–2, 2025 Location: Kazimierz Wielki University, Bydgoszcz, Poland Participation: On-site or online Website: https://sviconference.org Call for Papers Abstract submission deadline: September 30, 2025 Length: 200–300 words + up to 5 keywords Submit to: conference.svi(a)gmail.com Participation Fees On-site: €50 (includes lunch) Online: €40 We warmly invite you to submit your abstract and join us in Bydgoszcz - a growing hub for digital culture and game studies. Please feel free to forward this invitation to interested colleagues, researchers, and students. Looking forward to seeing you in December! Warm regards, Organizing Committee SVI Conference 2025 https://sviconference.org conference.svi(a)gmail.com

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AoIR2025 Reminder of early registration deadline - August 1st
by AoIR Association Coordinator 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

The early registration rate deadline for the #AoIR2025 Ruptures is 1 August 2025. After this date, the fees for conference registration increase - https://aoir.org/aoir2025/aoir2025fees/ Please note: All presenting authors and Doctoral Colloquium attendees must be fully registered and paid by 1 August 2025 deadline to be included in the 2025 program. There are two different registrations AoIR2025 – 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 Travel information can be found here: https://aoir.org/aoir2025/travelingtobrazil/ #AoIR2025 will be held at the Novo IACS - Instituto de Artes e Comunicação da Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) - Campus Gragoatá. The campus is close to the city centre and its hotels and hostels, and is very well served by public transport. Many passport holders are required to apply for a Visa prior to travel to Brazil. Please check visa requirements here: https://brazil.vfsevisa.com/ We look forward to seeing you all in Niterói! Your organizers of AoIR2025.

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Teaching and Researching Trust with Large Scale Twitter Datasets
by Stuart Shulman 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

September 10, 2025 I will offer a new workshop titled: "Teaching and Researching Trust with Large Scale Twitter Datasets" https://tinyurl.com/2d5gubkg The workshop runs from 9 AM to 1 PM as part of the pre-conference workshops offered at the 2025 meeting of the American Political Science Association (APSA), held this year in Vancouver, British Columbia. If anyone is planning on attending APSA or local to Vancouver, I will be recruiting a few students to help with the session. Please reach out if you would like to be a part of the team presenting workshop. ~Stu

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CfP: Special Issue - Digital Mediation and Urban Spatialities
by Soma Basu (TAU) 09 Jul '25

09 Jul '25

TUNI Luottamuksellinen - Confidential (3Y) Call for Papers Special Issue: Digital Mediation and Urban Spatialities in Contemporary India Contemporary urbanization in India is increasingly shaped by Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs), with initiatives like Digital India aiming to “transform the entire ecosystem of public services through the use of information technology…with the vision to transform India into a digitally empowered society and knowledge economy” (Government of India, 2019). The Digital India Act, under its 2026 Goals, envisions making India “a $1 trillion digital economy by 2025-26” and a “Significant Trusted Player in the Global Value Chains” (MEITY, 2023). Central to this digital vision is the integration of data-driven, interoperable urban governance frameworks. These developments mark a shift in how urban spaces are imagined, navigated, and governed. As Datta (2023) notes, ICTs manifest new ways of inhabiting cities—what she terms “digitalisation-as-urbanisation.” The Smart Cities Mission exemplifies this shift, triggering spatial transformations, from public space redesign to automation of governance and territorial information systems. The pandemic further intensified these trends, becoming a “digital pivot” marked by mobility-regulating technologies such as contact tracing apps and e-passes, shaping urban space through data trails and digital surveillance (Hall, 1996; Scott, 1998). These digitally mediated infrastructures reduce complex socio-spatial processes into legible data categories. As Hanseth and Lundberg (2001) argue, such data regimes build on older material infrastructures in complex ways. Meanwhile, critiques of cyberspace as a “virtual public sphere” (Wellman, 2004; Dutton, 2013; boyd, 2010) often rely on spatial metaphors that, as Graham (2018, 2019) contends, obscure the materialities of internet geographies and place-making. We invite original research articles, theoretical reflections, and case studies that critically examine the evolving nature of urban spatialities in India in light of digital mediation, infrastructures, and networks. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to: * Digital affordances and spatial imaginaries * Data infrastructures, governance, and territorial information systems * Smart cities and the politics of automation * Surveillance, regulation, and digital mobility * Post-pandemic urban spatialities and “digital pivot” moments * Digitality and the making/unmaking of public space * Actor-networks and place-making in digitally mediated cities * Critical perspectives on platform governance and urban planning * Internet geographies and materiality of digital infrastructures Submission Guidelines: Prospective authors are invited to submit abstracts of no more than 300 words by July 15, 2025, to digitalmediationindia(a)gmail.com<mailto:digitalmediationindia@gmail.com>. Full papers (6,000–8,000 words) will be invited following abstract review. Final submissions will undergo a double-blind peer-review process. The special issue is scheduled for publication in a peer-reviewed journal focusing on South Asia and published by Brill, a leading academic publisher. Full journal details will be announced upon final confirmation. Timeline: Abstract Deadline: July 15, 2025 Notification of Acceptance: August 7, 2025 Full Paper Submission: October 7, 2025 Publication (Expected): July, 2026 For any queries regarding this special issue, please contact the guest editors at: Avishek Ray (avishekray(a)hum.nits.ac.in<mailto:avishekray@hum.nits.ac.in>) and Soma Basu (soma.basu(a)tuni.fi<mailto:soma.basu@tuni.fi>).

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WEBCAST JUL 8-9 – IPNSIG Space Summit 2025 Keynotes
by Joly MacFie 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

*[First keynote is under way]* [image: isoc live] <https://isoc.live/19510>On *Tuesday – Wednesday July 8-9 2025*, at *09:00 PDT (16:00 UTC) ISOC.LIVE <https://isoc.live/19510>* will simulcast the *Space Summit 2025 <https://www.ipnsig.org/summit2025>* keynote sessions, featuring current and former *Interplanetary Network Special Interest Group <https://www.ipnsig.org/>* (IPNSIG) chairs Yosuke Kaneko and Vint Cerf. These keynotes are part of a *larger free event <https://www.engagez.net/ipnsig2025>*, produced by the IPNSIG Academy that includes networking and workshops. The IPNSIG operates as the Internet Society’s Interplanetary Chapter. *PROGRAM* (Both sessions 09:00-09:45 PDT (16:00-16:45 UTC) Tuesday July 8 2025 – KEYNOTE 1: Yosuke Kaneko YouTube *https://youtu.be/i1fBACgUWHM <https://www.ipnsig.org/>* Wednesday July 9 2025 – KEYNOTE 2: Vint Cerf and Yosuke Kaneko YouTube *https://youtu.be/mlDYBI7wEiU <https://www.ipnsig.org/>* @IPNSIG #ipnsigacademy #ipnsig #spacecommunications *** 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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New Publication: A manifesto for Wikimedia research
by Steve Jankowski 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Manifesto Site: <https://manifesto.wiki> Big Data & Society Commentary: < https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20539517251357292> In association with the Wikihistories project led by Heather Ford, we are pleased to announce the launch of the Manifesto for Wikipedia Research (< https://manifesto.wiki/>). This manifesto is the result of a collaboration between academics interested in furthering a research approach to Wikipedia and Wikimedia that draws on the humanist tradition, takes Wikipedia's importance seriously, and is responsive to Wikipedia's changing role as public knowledge infrastructure. We have also co-authored a commentary in Big Data & Society called "Uniting and reigniting critical Wikimedia research" < https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/20539517251357292>. It explains each of the 10 calls-to-action and provides a bibliography and research questions of recent work to help others get started on critical Wikimedia research. Please get in contact with me (Steve Jankowski s.jankowski(a)uva.nl) if you have questions or would like to be part of a research network that is being set up to support the work of this manifesto. Sincerely, Steve Jankowski Assistant Professor in New Media Histories University of Amsterdam

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Social Media Cultures Book Announcement
by Murthy, Dhiraj 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Dear AoIR community, I hope this message finds you well. Apologies if this cross-posting is unwelcome — and thank you for reading on if not! I'm excited to share that my book, Social Media Cultures, is now available from Lexington Books/Bloomsbury Publishing. You can find a free preview on Google Books at https://tinyurl.com/mr3jmnmw which also lists options for purchasing the full version. My book provides a theoretically-grounded, historical exploration of the social media landscape. It traces the evolution of social media – from traditional media like letters, postcards, and the telephone to new media and platforms. I use historical and theoretical frameworks to help students and scholars better understand the intricacies of nuanced modern dynamics like cancel culture, self-expression, and celebrity influence. Focusing on mobility, political discourse, and the power of witnessing from global perspectives, I use empirical case studies from both the Global South and North to demonstrate the profound impact of social media on culture, politics, and everyday life. My book also considers how racial and other inequalities are embedded in the very architecture of social media. Ultimately Social Media Cultures also encourages readers to reflect on their roles within the broader social media ecosystem and to consider the far-reaching consequences of social media engagement on a global scale. If you're interested in hosting a talk, class visit, or discussion, I would be interested in connecting! Please accept my sincere apologies for the self-promotion, but I am responsible for the promotion of this book… Best wishes, Dhiraj Murthy DHIRAJ MURTHY (he/him/his), Professor of Media Studies, Sociology, and Information Director, Computational Media Lab School of Journalism and Media | Moody College of Communication The University of Texas at Austin https://moody.utexas.edu/faculty/dhiraj-murthy | 512.232.4433 | @dhirajmurthy Co-editor, Big Data & Society<https://journals.sagepub.com/home/bds> (5 year Impact Factor: 8.9) Publications: http://bit.ly/2HOgLJu

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New special issue: Environmental materialities of digital tech
by Loup Cellard 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Hi there! I am glad to share a new special issue about the environmental and material implications of digital technologies. Among different articles in French, there is two ethnographies in English that are worth reading: Cyrus Khalatbari, « Struggles and Resilience in GPU miniaturisation. From Taipei’s Overclockers to Accra’s Urban Miners <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/6133> », RESET, 2025. Hugo Estecahandy, « Computing Bitcoin on Soviet Legacies. Material Geopolitics of Cryptocurrency Mining in Global East <https://journals.openedition.org/reset/5951>», RESET, 2025. The whole issue can be found here: https://journals.openedition.org/reset/5909 The translation of the introduction in English will come in September. We regret the absence of female contributors in this issue, which does not reflect the proposals initially submitted to the journal, nor the richness of female contributions on the topic. This omission raises the question of how to evaluate articles while reconciling parity, double-blind evaluation procedures and suitability for the objectives of a special issue. Best, Loup -- *Loup Cellard* <http://www.loupcellard.com>Researcher — Datactivist <https://datactivist.coop/en/> (Paris/Marseille) Affiliate at Sciences-Po Médialab <https://medialab.sciencespo.fr/> (Paris) + ADM+S Centre <https://www.admscentre.org.au/> (Melbourne) Editor at Tèque <https://revue-teque.fr/>, a tech criticism journal by Audimat Editions <https://audimat-editions.fr/> (Paris) Email : loupcellard(a)gmail.com Mobile FR : +33 7 87 00 84 22 Website : loupcellard.com <http://www.loupcellard.com/> X : @CellardLoup <https://twitter.com/CellardLoup>Newsletter : Data Dandysme <https://blog.loupcellard.com/>

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Invitation to Collaborate on AoIR 2025 Early-Career Workshop Planning
by E. Morales Velasquez 08 Jul '25

08 Jul '25

Dear colleagues, We are currently seeking early-career scholars interested in helping coordinate and organize the AoIR Early Career Scholars Workshop, scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 15 October 2025, as part of the AoIR 2025 conference in Brazil. This is a valuable opportunity to contribute to shaping the workshop and support peer connection within our early-career community. If you are interested in getting involved, please feel free to reach out to me at e.morales.velasquez (at) rug.nl. Thanks, Esteban Morales Velasquez Assistant Professor / Media and Digital Cultures Centre for Media and Journalism Studies University of Groningen https://www.esteban-morales.com

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