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Call for abstracts: Digital Decolonisation and Digital Justice
by Karen Frost-Arnold 01 May '25

01 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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Zoom Launch For a New Book on Israeli Media
by Ido Rosen 01 May '25

01 May '25

Hello all, Please join us at the Zoom launch for an exciting new collection of essays on Israeli media New Directions in Israeli Media: Film, Television, and Digital Content <https://utpress.utexas.edu/9781477331033/> (University of Texas Press) This anthology offers an in-depth, comprehensive, and diverse look at the notable phenomena on Israel's screens over the past decade. 13 senior writers detail the momentum in local cinema, the integration of Israeli television into the global streaming world, and the emergence of digital creators on the Internet. Among the topics examined are footage of Holocaust memorial expeditions on social media, viral comedy hits, a gay telenovela web series, and more. MONDAY, MAY 12 ISRAEL: 19:00 UK: 17:00 US EASTERN: 12PM US CENTRAL: 11AM US PACIFIC: 9AM Join the contributors for a lively discussion Registration Zoom link: https://brandeis.edu/israel-center/events-and-conferences/upcoming-events.h… Best wishes, Ido Rosen <https://cambridge.academia.edu/IdoRosen>

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[Webinar] New report launch: Paying the costs of connection – Human rights of young adults in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam
by JAVIER GARCIA MARTINEZ 01 May '25

01 May '25

*New report launch: Paying the costs of connection – Human rights of young adults in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya and Vietnam* *Details* 📅 *Date & Time:* May 12th, 2:00–3:00 PM UK time 📍 *Location:* Online (Microsoft Teams) 🔗 *Register Here* <https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e16f8d0a-d213-4b10-bae8-e6bab66398…> *Description *Please join the launch of major new research report investigating human rights and health rights of young adults living with and affected by HIV in the digital age in Colombia, Ghana, Kenya, and Vietnam, by the Digital Health and Rights Project (DHRP) Consortium. The study—the largest of its kind—highlights how barriers such as stigma, harassment, and digital exclusion block access to essential health support online. It also explores how young adults are mobilizing to find new ways to solve these problems, with recommendations for a more inclusive digital future. This study is based on participatory action research with young adults, including LGBTQ+ people, sex workers, people living with HIV and others in rural, urban and peri-urban areas, contributing to design, data-gathering, analysis and advocacy throughout the research. *Why it matters* This report reveals critical gaps in digital rights protections, offering recommendations to ensure that the digital transformation of health does not deepen inequalities and lead to harms. With contributions from over 300 young people across four countries, the study presents vital evidence for policymakers, tech companies, and health advocates working to bridge digital divides and protect human rights in the digital future. *About the DHRP Consortium* The members of the Consortium include the Global Network of People Living with HIV (GNP+), along with its affiliated networks NAP+ Ghana and VNP+, as well as the Kenya Legal & Ethical Issues Network on HIV & AIDS (KELIN), Privacy International, Restless Development, STOPAIDS, Universidad de los Andes, and the Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies at the University of Warwick. The Future of Human Rights in the Digital Age project is funded by Fondation Botnar. *Agenda* 2.00pm - 2.05pm: *Welcome and Introduction* from Sara (Meg) Davis (University of Warwick) 2.05pm - 2.20pm: *Presentation of Research Findings *from Bernard Koomson (University of Warwick) 2.20pm -2.40pm: *Roundtable Discussion* featuring insights from Allan Maleche (KELIN, Kenya), Alberta Nadutey (NAP+ Ghana), Hoang Le Tu (VNP+, Vietnam), Javier Guerrero-Castro (Universidad de los Andes), James Kiilu (K-CAT, Kenya), and moderated by Sara (Meg) Davis, University of Warwick 2.40pm - 3.00pm: *Q&A Session. *Chat moderated by Jack Wilson (University of Warwick) Join us for the report launch and contribute to shaping the future of digital rights and health equity! 🔗 *Register Here* <https://events.teams.microsoft.com/event/e16f8d0a-d213-4b10-bae8-e6bab66398…> *Stay Connected! *Follow us on social media: X <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduatei…> LinkedIn <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduatei…> Instagram <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduatei…> Here is our website <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduatei…> You can also join our mailing list <https://eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgraduatei…>

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New Book - Story Tech: Power, Storytelling and Social Change Advocacy
by Filippo Trevisan 01 May '25

01 May '25

AoIR Friends! We hope you’ll excuse the shameless self-promotion, but wanted to share with you news of our latest book Story Tech: Power, Storytelling and Social Change Advocacy<https://press.umich.edu/Books/S/Story-Tech2>, which was released recently by the University of Michigan Press. UMP currently has a sale on with -50% on every title through the end of May with code “SPRING25.” Even better, the e-book version of Story Tech is open access<https://www.fulcrum.org/concern/monographs/z890rx07r> and freely available! We’re grateful to UMP for giving us this opportunity to make our work accessible to a wider audience. We’d also be happy to talk to your students, department, or school about the book and our on-going research on digital storytelling, advocacy, and policymaking. A book synopsis is below. Filippo, Michael and Ariadne Filippo Trevisan, Michael Vaughan & Ariadne Vromen, Story Tech: Power, Storytelling and Social Change Advocacy<https://press.umich.edu/Books/S/Story-Tech2> (University of Michigan Press, 2025) Personal stories have the power to stir the heart, compel us to act, and spark social change. While advocacy organizations have long used storytelling in campaigns, the role technology plays has increased. Today, invitations to “share your story” are widespread on advocacy organizations and political campaign websites, calls to action, and social media pages. But what happens after one clicks “share”? And how does this affect which voices we hear—and which we don’t—in public discourse? Story Tech explores the increasingly influential impact of technologies—such as databases, algorithms, and digital story banks—that are usually invisible to the public. It shows that hidden “story tech” enables political organizations to treat stories as data that can be queried for storylines and used to intervene in news and information cycles in real time. In particular, the authors review successful story-centered campaigns that helped change dominant narratives on disability rights, marriage equality, and essential workers’ rights in the United States and Australia. They compare the use of storytelling advocacy across different types of organizations including volunteer grassroots groups, large national advocacy coalitions, and trade unions, and examine how trends differ for storytellers, organizers, and their technology partners. As political stories shift to being “on demand,” they reshape power relationships in key public debates in ways that produce moments of tension as well as positive narrative change. Story Tech examines these trends and illustrates how storytelling success can—and should—be achieved in conjunction with personal dignity, privacy, and empowerment for storytellers and their communities, particularly marginalized ones.

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Brussels Privacy Hub Summer Academy
by Bárbara Rosa 01 May '25

01 May '25

Dear AoIRers, The Brussels Privacy Hub, a research think tank part of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, is accepting registrations for the 2025 Summer Academy in Global Privacy Law, scheduled for June 16 to 20, 2025. This year’s Academy will be held in a *hybrid format*. Participants can join us *on-site in Brussels* or *online*. Whether in person or remotely, participants will benefit from a rich and interactive learning experience exploring the interaction between data protection regulations and innovation, trade secrets, and cybersecurity, along with comparative insights from Brazil, the UK, and China. The Academy also features guest sessions at the European Commission (DG CONNECT) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS). We offer special prices for PhD students. Early bird registration is available until May 07, 2025. For more information: https://events.vub.be/brussels-privacy-hub-summer-academy-2025 Warm regards, Barbara

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VIDEO – Mar 27 CMIST – Laura DeNardis – Cyber Flashpoints in Space
by Joly MacFie 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

This is not an ISOC LIVE webcast, but I did get permission to transcribe and summarize. We have previously seen Dr. DeNardis talk about Interplanetary Internet Governance <https://isoc.live/16275/>, back in Feb 2023, but this is the first talk on space cyber, at least that I have discovered. Lauryn William, as a former Director for Strategy in the White House Office of the National Cyber Director (ONCD), where she led efforts to enhance space system cybersecurity, makes a formidable respondent. Dr. DeNardis will be expanding on this theme at the *IPNSIG Space Summit 2025 <https://www.ipnsig.org/summit2025>* which is scheduled for July 7–11, 2025. [image: isoc.live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9ecb40ed4f52bcb92f6faccf…>On *March 27 2025*, the *Carnegie Mellon Institute for Strategy and Technology <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4487c8c7343928365d41e351…>* (CMIST), as part of its *Scientists and Strategists Speaker Series <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=5d5a0482317f2f3e05cf6142…>*, hosted *Laura DeNardis <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=3bf404fffd641947b39502fb…>* speaking on '*Cyber Flashpoints in Space*'. Almost every critical digital system on Earth—from navigation and financial platforms to national security and the Internet—now heavily relies on space-based infrastructure. However, satellites and space infrastructure face rising threats, such as disruptive attacks from energy weapons, robotic arms in space, and direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT) missiles. Additionally, satellite congestion and space debris increase the risk of collisions. Not only is there no sovereignty in space, but the primary stakeholders have also shifted from a handful of nation-state space powers to dozens of spacefaring nations, with a simultaneous increase in privatization. In this talk, Dr. DeNardis discusses some of the most promising strategies for securing cyber infrastructure in space. Looking beyond low-Earth orbit and geosynchronous satellite technologies, efforts are underway to build a solar-system Internet. Given the rapid pace of innovation, Dr. DeNardis addresses the critical anticipatory governance and coordination questions that must be answered now to ensure the design and security of a solar-system Internet for the benefit of humanity. *PRESENTER* *Dr. Laura DeNardis* - Georgetown University *RESPONDENT* *Lauryn Williams* - Non-Resident Fellow, CMIST (former DoD) *HOST / MODERATOR* *Dr. Audrey Kurth Cronin* - Director, CMIST *YOUTUBE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6fed9c2b6bf6302b016b4c4a…> | TRANSCRIPT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=15e5d1538e59f4bbbc09ff1b…> | SUMMARY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=47730fd71205f67fdfc78f6f…>* -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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Reflexivity in Practice
by Janet Salmons 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

In this two-part blog series I explore types of reflexivity and review options for putting them into practice. While associated with qualitative research, reflexivity is valuable for any researcher (or research team), and for writers, bloggers, or journalists who build on interviews, stories, or research foundations. See: Reflexivity in Practice <https://lnkd.in/gWE6RPPX> and https://tinyurl.com/24w83fmm and Reflexivity in Qualitative Research https://tinyurl.com/ymacus73 Subscribe to the free newsletter: "When the Field is Online" free monthly newsletter http://tinyurl.com/qualnews. Next month's focus: planning, preparing, and conducting online interviews. Janet Janet Salmons, PhD (She/her/hers) www.salmons.blog Unabhängie Forscherin, Free-Range Scholar and Creative 2024 Research Fellow, Center for Advanced Internet Studies Boulder, Colorado USA janet(a)salmons.blog<mailto:jsalmons@vision2lead.com>

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WEBCAST APR 30 – IGF DC Webinar -Security in the Digital Age
by Joly MacFie 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

This is underway. I was a moment late starting the stream. Apologies for that. Real time text is streamtext, so will disappear at the end of the event, but I will make a transcript, as much as I can. [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bcde26e27780f38b9c53337…> On *Wednesday April 3, 2025*, at *15:30 UTC*, the *Internet Governance Forum <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=348de1fbe994a838ae08d4a…>* (IGF) *Dynamic Coalitions <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=88903c6f3865924a2e23f31…>* (DCs) will hold their second *Global Webinar* with the theme '*Security in the Digital Age <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb8bdbf5fd7ce01243205a6…>*'. In a rapidly digitizing world, ensuring trust, safety, and resilience across digital systems has emerged as a central concern for governments, businesses, civil society, and individuals alike. The session will bring together global experts, policymakers, technologists, and civil society leaders to explore evolving challenges in cybersecurity, the role of multistakeholder governance, and the need for harmonized, inclusive frameworks to address emerging risks. Global experts will deliberate digital security spanning across AI, IoT, and cross-border data flows amongst others. The webinar will discuss and engage with the audience on the importance of building human-centric, rights-respecting digital environments that are not only secure but also foster innovation and inclusion. *PANEL* *Markus Kummer* - Chairman Emeritus, Internet Governance Forum Support Association Executive Committee; Co-Facilitator, IGF Dynamic Coalitions Coordination Group *Dino Cataldo Dell'Accio* - CIO, UN Joint Staff Pension Fund; Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Assurance and Standardization (DC-BAS) *Mark Carvell* - Senior Policy Adviser, IGF’s Internet Standards, Security and Safety Coalition (IS3C) *Elizabeth Orembo* - Researcher (International Stakeholder Relations); IS3C & Kenya IGF *Houda Chihi* - Chief Engineer, Tunisie Telecom; Dynamic Coalition on Data Driven Health Technologies (DC-DDHT)- *Maarten Botterman* - Chairman, IGF DC-IoT; Director, GNKS Consult *Mevish Vaishnav* - Co-ordinator, Dynamic Coalition on Digital Health *Valeria Betancourt* - Manager, Advocacy Engagement, Association for Progressive Communications (APC) *Anriette Esterhuysen* - Member, Global Commission on Internet Governance *MODERATOR* *Dr. Rajendra Pratap Gupta* - Chairman, Dynamic Coalition on Digital Health *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=916b2fa4348fec4fea38807…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f1050782941173fb843ee90…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cdd34b27cb273b5c40b0450…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=cb8bdbf5fd7ce01243205a6…> | REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=44fdbedb23233649cef2ad4…> | PERMALINK <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eca5e7d2cbcb614e286f2a5…>* *X #digitalsecurity <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=0f92c8793cc55dc6a66bddb…> #IGF @IntGovForum @dinodellaccio @MarkCarvell @lizorembo @Houdachihi1 @Maarten_Bman @MevishPVaishnav @valeriabet @anriette @RajendraGupta | MASTODON <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c1011db38c050b07ca7299d…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=372f40887680af1e5688cf5…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live/?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=eb8544dc3e11bb2efb07e66…>* *** ISOC.LIVE is a free webcasting support service for the Internet Society Community - ISOC LIVE is currently unfunded - if you would like to become a monthly sponsor - contact support(a)isoc.live ** * - -- -------------------------------------- Joly MacFie +12185659365 -------------------------------------- -

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2 Disrupting Disruptions Events
by Alexandra Ketchum 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

Announcing 2 special pop up events for Disrupting Disruptions: the Feminist and Accessible Publishing, Communications, and Tech Speaker and Workshop Series (events 105 and 106 of the series, respectively). Thursday, May 8 (5:00-6:30 PM ET) Dr. Shannon Mattern <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dr-shannon-mattern-on-case-logics-furnishing-a…> on Case Logics: Furnishing a Bureaucratic Implosion Tuesday, May 27 (6:00-7:30 PM ET) Dr. Oliver Haimson <https://www.eventbrite.com/e/1345430060529?aff=oddtdtcreator>on Trans Technologies: Fireside Chat Sign up here for these free, virtual events: <goog_1829825031> https://www.feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com/p/schedule-of-… To watch videos of past events, organized by Dr. Alex Ketchum, visit: https://www.feministandaccessiblepublishingandtechnology.com/p/videos.html

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Berlin - Panel discussion - Prof. Carozza (Meta Oversight board)
by Julian A. Morgan 30 Apr '25

30 Apr '25

Dear Berlin AoIRers, DynamInt, together with the Weizenbaum Institute, has the pleasure of hosting a panel discussion with Prof. Paolo G. Carozza, Co-Chair of the Meta Oversight Board and Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Notre Dame. This event takes place on the 14th of May at 18h00 at the Walter-Hallstein-Institute Library, Humboldt University Berlin. He will deliver a keynote presentation on the shifts in content moderation policy and enforcement in the United States relative to the approach implemented by the new administration and its impacts on the European legal sphere, titled: "Content Moderation and Freedom of Expression between Oligarchy and Populism: U.S. Legal Shifts, Meta’s Oversight Board and European Futures" Registration and more information here: https://www.rewi.hu-berlin.de/en/lf/oe/rhp/events/cooperations/content-mode… Looking forward to seeing you there! Best, Julian -- Julian A. Morgan (He/Him) julian.morgan(a)hu-berlin.de Ph.D. Researcher & Research Fellow Humboldt-University of Berlin, Juristische Fakultät DFG Graduate School for Dynamic Integration (DynamInt) Affiliate researcher at the University of Amsterdam Institute for Information Law (IViR) https://www.rewi.hu-berlin.de/en/lf/oe/rhp/membersnew/doctoral-researchers/… Special section Editor at the Internet Policy Review (IPR) Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) https://policyreview.info/glossary

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