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Listen to Read Them Sideways — podcast interview with A/Prof Catherine Knight Steele
by Samantha Vilkins 24 Mar '25

24 Mar '25

Hi all, We have a new podcast from the Digital Publics research program at the Digital Media Research Centre at the Queensland University of Technology, Australia. It would mean a lot to us if you would listen. Our last episode was with A/Prof Catherine Knight Steele, who was recently an excellent panellist at the AoIR Eras Tour plenary panel in Sheffield: Episode 21: Digital Black Feminism with Catherine Knight Steele<https://open.spotify.com/episode/24peTAtX3YZfWHNg750rbg> In this episode of Read Them Sideways, your host Sebastian Svegaard speaks with Dr Catherine Knight Steele. Catherine is an Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Maryland - College Park. Her research focuses on race, gender, and media, with a specific emphasis on Black culture and discourse. She examines representations of marginalized communities in the media and how groups resist oppression and practice joy using online technology to create spaces of community. Listen here<https://open.spotify.com/show/1YrEZzDPGLTnVCKSbBOnSv>. Best, Sam Samantha Vilkins Postdoctoral Research Associate | Digital Media Research Centre ARC Laureate Project “Determining the Drivers and Dynamics of Partisanship and Polarisation in Online Public Debate<https://research.qut.edu.au/dmrc/projects/determining-the-drivers-and-dynam…>” Queensland University of Technology, Building Z9-503, Kelvin Grove | Brisbane, Australia vilkins(a)qut.edu.au<mailto:vilkins@qut.edu.au> | vilkins.bsky.social<https://bsky.app/profile/vilkins.bsky.social>

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WEBCAST MAR 23 – ISOC Mumbai – Interplanetary Internet Race 2.0 (with Vint Cerf)
by Joly MacFie 23 Mar '25

23 Mar '25

Definitely one to add to calendar <https://addcal.co/e/6elx7t0d87k7> - a Sunday session, timing in at a very convenient 9:15am in EDT, and 2:15pm CET. ISOC Mumbai have made their own racy poster <https://scontent.fagc3-2.fna.fbcdn.net/v/t39.30808-6/481082445_100422651224…> to promote the event. On Sunday 23 March 2025, at 6:45pm IST (13:15 UTC) the Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter (ISOC Mumbai) will host a webinar 'Interplanetary Internet Race 2.0' with special guest Vint Cerf, a past Chair of the Interplanetary Networking Special Interest… Read on blog <https://isoc.live/18961/> or Reader <https://public-api.wordpress.com/bar/?stat=groovemails-events&bin=wpcom_ema…> [image: ISOC LIVE] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a18ae9bb58f9178dbf05cfc…>On *Sunday 23 March 2025*, at 6:45pm IST (13:15 UTC) the *Internet Society India Mumbai Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e6de077d4be6c24f2ea11b4a…>* (ISOC Mumbai) will host a webinar '*Interplanetary Internet Race 2.0 <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=273fc90dc8f87168beb431aa…>*' with special guest *Vint Cerf <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=28e18a47a2e97a0f22c55ee0…>*, a past Chair of the *Interplanetary Networking Special Interest Group <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=85aeb8a4541b09fb4f02dd48…>* (IPNSIG). This session is a follow up to the first *'Interplanetary Internet Race' webinar <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e25f8201c56255cbeca07925…>*, held on 19 November 2024. with *Senjuti Mallick* of COMSPOC. *SPEAKER* *Dr. Vinton G. Cerf* - Internet Society Interplanetary Chapter (IPNSIG) *MODERATOR* *Prateek Pathak* - ISOC Mumbai *LIVESTREAM https://youtu.be/Zyc-vU5-4cY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=9ea07b64511f8b4e35397aa7…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4e374e5e4af60a4b3108d508…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=d8ef555f702ff0746ce44773…> | Facebook Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=6cc93aacb3f7d9454a72e1ab…>* *REGISTER https://bit.ly/3Xxd0Rd <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=273fc90dc8f87168beb431aa…>* *REAL TIME TEXT* (see *ISOC.LIVE <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=62a0e719ca4f5bd623f25c6a…>* ) *TWITTER #interplanetaryinternet <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f6c343d48d52b967b3b23f54…> #space #isocmumbai | MASTODON <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=137a8b5a987b4f41ff87fe61…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=39d1139df57e5503509194b6…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=43d7f96f3aa7b1dad518e5ca…> * *ADD TO CALENDAR <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bdccfa1541d8f71781162dbb…> | PERMALINK <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a18ae9bb58f9178dbf05cfc…> | IMAGE CREDIT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2e771f4c3be39d4e44838fc1…>* *** 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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Invitation to Submit to ICA Regional Conference, Manipal, India, 13-16 June 2025
by Azi Lev-On 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

Greetings, We are thrilled to announce that the ICA Manipal Regional Hub is back for 2025! As part of the 75th Annual International Communication Association (ICA) Conference, we invite you to join us from 13th-16th June 2025 for an engaging and insightful discussion on "Disrupting and Consolidating Communication Research in a Transforming South Asia" Now in its fourth consecutive year, the ICA Manipal Regional Hub continues to serve as a key platform for scholars, practitioners, and emerging researchers to critically engage with evolving communication paradigms in South Asia. We look forward to your participation in shaping the future of communication research. Submit your abstracts by 30 March 2025 and join us (online and offline) in Manipal for this exciting academic exchange, Abstract Submission Link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=Qr2-Kf_xPUyWiAZ-NGDcH8D… For queries, contact us at: icaregionalhub(a)manipal.edu

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EDBT 2025: STUDENT GRANTS - FELLOWSHIPS
by Announce 22 Mar '25

22 Mar '25

***************************************************************** STUDENT GRANTS - FELLOWSHIPS - PLEASE FORWARD TO YOUR STUDENTS EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management 7th to 11th of July, 2025, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/ ***************************************************************** The EDBT 2025 Summer School aims to widen participation by providing a variety of fellowships. Below you can the fellowship programs open for applications and relevant details. More details will be posted here as it becomes available: A) *** Microsoft Fellowships ***: These fellowships are available only to students at U.S. universities and institutes. Applicants must briefly explain why attendance cannot be financed by other means. A limited number of grants will be awarded: -- Half grants cover the registration fee. -- Full grants cover both registration and accommodation. Awards will be based on the applicant's profile, including motivation, research background, and financial need. Applicants are requested to prepare this material in PDF form and share through a URL (e.g., dropbox URL, personal website or some other file sharing tool). A total of approximately 10 Microsoft Fellowships will be available. * Deadline: April 7, 2025 * * Application Process: Please send your application with subject "EDBT 2025 Summer School / US Fellowship Application” to Prof. Panos K. Chrysanthis (University of Pittsburgh, USA) panos(a)cs.pitt.edu. Each application will be confirmed by email. * Notification of acceptance: April 14, 2025 B) More Fellowship programs are anticipated to be announced shortly. ************************************************************** CALL FOR APPLICATIONS EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management 7th to 11th of July, 2025, University of Cyprus, Nicosia, Cyprus https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/ APPLICATION DEADLINE: April 7th, 2025! * Registration Open! (Limited Seats of about 60 participants) * Registration Site: http://tiny.cc/glxb001 * Student Grants will be announced later *************************************************************** The EDBT association and the University of Cyprus are happy to announce a jointly sponsored Summer School on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Data Management, which will be hosted at the Resource Center "Stelios Ioannou", University of Cyprus, Monday July 7, 2025 to Friday, July 11, 2025. It will cover a diverse range of topics around artificial intelligence and data management, with a special focus on Large Language Models, AI agents and Vector Databases. It will have 9 tutorials from internationally renowned researchers in the field, and several social activities. Each tutorial will be 3 hour long. CONFIRMED SPEAKERS =================== The summer school will feature 9 invited speakers. The preliminary list of speakers along with tentative titles (in order of appearance) is listed below: + Prof. Ioana Manolescu (École Polytechnique, France) | "Interconnection of Heterogeneous Data using AI" + Prof. Flora Salim (University of New South Wales, Australia) | "Foundational AI for Time Series and Multimodal Sensors" + Prof. Sihem Amer-Yahia (CNRS, University of Grenoble Alpes, France) | "AI Planning for Data Exploration" + Dr. Charalampos Tsourakakis (RelationalAI & Boston University, USA) | "Algorithmic Techniques in Graph Analytics" | "Machine Learning in Graph Analytics" + Prof. Volker Markl (Technical University of Berlin, Germany) | "Large-scale Data Management in Flink" | "Edge Data Management in NebulaStream" + Prof. Constantine Dovrolis (Georgia Tech, USA & Cyprus Institute, Cyprus) | "Neuro-inspired AI for Continual Learning" | "The New Mathematics of Deep Learning" + Prof. Mohamed F. Mokbel (University of Minnesota, USA) | "Machine Learning for Big Spatial Data and Applications" | "Large Language Models for Spatio-temporal Queries" + Prof. Li Xiong (Emory University, USA) | "Large Language Models and Privacy" + Prof. Cyrus Shahabi (University of Southern California, USA) | "DeepNN for Private Spatiotemporal Queries" | "Synthetic Trajectory Generation" TARGET AUDIENCE =============== The school will be open to about 60 qualified, motivated and pre-selected candidates. The school is primarily intended for graduate (Master’s & PhD) students and post-doctoral researchers, but we also welcome motivated applications from advanced undergraduate students and academic and industrial researchers. There are no formal prerequisites, but prior experience in one or more of the following areas would be helpful for benefiting from the lectures of the school: Data Management, AI & Machine Learning, Data Mining, Informational Retrieval, Parallel and Distributed and Cloud Computing. A certificate of attendance will be provided to all verified attendees. DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION ======================== The EDBT 2025 Summer School on AI & Data Management community is committed to the promotion of diversity, equity and inclusion in all aspects of our professional activities (https://dbdni.github.io/) We celebrate the diversity in our community and welcome everyone regardless of age, gender identity, race, ethnicity, socioeconomic background, country of origin, religion, sexual orientation, physical ability, education, and work experience. We also welcome people and opinions of all political persuasions, as long as they abide by the ACM policy against harassment. (https://www.acm.org/about-acm/policy-against-harassment) STUDENT GRANTS =============== The EDBT 2025 Summer School aims to widen participation by providing a variety of fellowships. Below you can the fellowship programs open for applications and relevant details. More details will be posted here as it becomes available: A) *** Microsoft Fellowships ***: These fellowships are available only to students at U.S. universities and institutes. Applicants must briefly explain why attendance cannot be financed by other means. A limited number of grants will be awarded: -- Half grants cover the registration fee. -- Full grants cover both registration and accommodation. Awards will be based on the applicant's profile, including motivation, research background, and financial need. Applicants are requested to prepare this material in PDF form and share through a URL (e.g., dropbox URL, personal website or some other file sharing tool). A total of approximately 10 Microsoft Fellowships will be available. * Deadline: April 7, 2025 * * Application Process: Please send your application with subject "EDBT 2025 Summer School / US Fellowship Application” to Prof. Panos K. Chrysanthis (University of Pittsburgh, USA) panos(a)cs.pitt.edu. Each application will be confirmed by email. * Notification of acceptance: April 14, 2025 REGISTRATION ============ All Registration options include: + Tutorial Lectures + Coffee Breaks + 5 Lunches + 1 Banquet Dinner + 2 Dinners + Welcome Cocktail (with Snacks) + 1 Tour Trip + Bus from Hotel to Venue (two way). + Registration options with accommodation include Breakfast There are three registration options: + Registration with No Accommodation: 600.00 euro + Registration with (Shared) Twin Room (5 nights): 850.00 euro + Registration with (Private) Single Room (5 nights): 1100.00 euro *** Registration Site: http://tiny.cc/glxb001 *** IMPORTANT DATES =============== Deadline for applications: Monday, April 7, 2025 Notification of acceptance: Monday, April 14, 2025 Deadline for registration: Monday, April 28, 2025 Summer school: July 7–11, 2025 LOCAL ARRANGEMENT ================== - Venue: https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/#venue - Accommodation: https://dmai.cs.ucy.ac.cy/#local_info - Special Lufthansa Group airlines fares for flights to Larnaca or Paphos: https://www.lufthansa.com/content/lh/markets/cy/en/event/edbt-summer-school… ORGANIZATION ============ Prof. Demetris Zeinalipour University of Cyprus https://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~dzeina/ Prof. Panos K. Chrysanthis University of Cyprus and University of Pittsburgh, USA https://panos.cs.pitt.edu/ For academic matters, please contact the organizers at edbt2025summerschool(a)gmail.com Local Arrangements Contact: > Help with travel, accommodation and visa issues (if attending outside Europe): - Email: info(a)easyconferences.eu - Call us at: +357 22 591 900

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Post-doctoral research positions at Berkeley
by 4etmeyer＠gmail.com 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Dear colleagues, I am pleased to share details of the Bellwether Postdoctoral Scholars program at the University of California, Berkeley School of Information. We are seeking up to 4 post-doctoral scholars, and have published 7 target areas from which we will be selecting the strongest candidates. Details of the positions are available at: https://aprecruit.berkeley.edu/JPF04845 and also attached. These positions are for a two-year fixed term and are designed to help exceptionally promising scholars launch an active research program. All post-docs will spend a portion of their time working with an established scholar on research, and will have a portion of their time reserved for pursuing their own independent research and publishing pursuits. Please share this with any soon-to-graduate or recently graduated doctoral students in your network. Warm regards, Eric ERIC T. MEYER Dean & Chancellor's Professor of Social Informatics School of Information, University of California, Berkeley email: <mailto:dean@ischool.berkeley.edu> dean(a)ischool.berkeley.edu

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LaborTech Call for Nominations: Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards 2025
by Rider, Karina (gxy9fq) 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Labor Tech Research Network (LaborTech<https://www.labortechresearchnetwork.org/>) invites submissions for our fourth annual Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice Awards! *About Us* LaborTech is an interdisciplinary and transnational group of over 700 experts concerned with the intersection of technology and labor. We aim to reframe conversations about technology and labor towards issues of power, inequality, and social justice, and incorporate themes of feminism, anti-racism, and transnationalism. We also seek to foster an interdisciplinary, cross-regional, and community-oriented space for discussion, collaboration, and empowerment. For a deeper discussion of our mission, please visit our webpage. For a list of our previous winners, click here<https://labortechresearchnetwork.org/awards>. *Call for Nominations* As part of our mission to promote scholarship and activism towards more equitable forms of labor and technology, LaborTech is announcing a call for three awards: Book, Graduate Student Paper, and Social Justice. These will honor projects which: * have distinctive intellectual merit or activist impact; * advance the knowledge about labor and technology in the global society; and * address our core focus on labor and technology and which may simultaneously address feminism, anti-racism, and/or transnationalism. *Eligibility*: Works from all disciplines and methodologies are eligible for nomination. Nominations are open to members and non-members of LaborTech. We welcome self-nominations especially, but also nominations from publishers, colleagues, and others familiar with the projects. We encourage submissions from women, people of color, queer communities, and those from the global south. LaborTech executive board members and committee chairs, as well as books published in our Labor and Technology series with MIT Press, are ineligible for these awards. *Prizes*: Winners receive a small cash award and a certificate (which we hope to expand further in years ahead, as we are still a growing nonprofit organization :). In addition, we offer our infrastructural supports at LaborTech to promote visibility of your projects: by connecting with our globally dispersed expert members; by making a video of winners and distributing it both in and outside of our network to enhance public attention and exposure; and by creating a space and opportunity for sharing your work at out end of year virtual celebration. Winners will be announced in December. *Deadline and Contact*: The deadline for submissions is June 1, 2025. Send questions to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>. See below for separate criteria and instructions for the various awards. CRITERIA AND SUBMISSION DETAILS *Book Award* Criteria: * Monographs only (no edited volumes or anthologies) * Multiple authors accepted * Published in the last three years (2023-25). * If your book is not out by the deadline for this award, please send proofs from the manuscript and a letter from the press editor confirmation publication before the end of 2025. Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. An electronic version in PDF format (contact us if only print form is available for books) 2. The author's contact email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating the significance and contribution of the work *Graduate Student Paper* Criteria: * Written by students currently enrolled in a graduate program or who have graduated in 2024 * Single-authored pieces are preferred, but co-authored pieces will be accepted with the above conditions in Submission Details * If a co-authored piece, the first author must be a graduate student. * Papers may be published within the last three years (2023-25) or unpublished * Page length: 25-40 pages, double-spaced Submission details: Please submit the following items in English to labortechresearchnetwork(a)gmail.com<mailto:labortechresearchnetwork@gmail.com>: 1. Electronic version in PDF format 2. The author's email address 3. A one-page nomination letter stating: * the significance and contribution of the work * when the PhD was started and, if applicable, granted * if the paper was published, then state when and in what journal * if co-authored with faculty/advisors/other PhDs, please include a paragraph attesting to the student's dominant role in generating the paper (such as working on its theoretical components, doing the research, and writing it up). In addition, we ask that the cover letter is signed (digitally, or otherwise) by all co-authors, so that they are aware of this submission. *Social Justice Award* Criteria: * Those who are interfacing with technology in the course of their organizing, or who are organizing against inequitable technologies, in the context of labor, feminism, anti-racism, transnationalism struggles. This may include: * tech workers * labor organizers, whether in unions or other workers' associations * feminist, immigrant, community, and ethnic rights activists * scholar-activists. For this, we are not looking for purely academic work (i.e., scholars who are studying activism), but rather those who are participating in activism themselves, or who are promoting collaborations between activists and scholars. * people creating design alternatives for social justice, like engineers and designers * Open to individuals, small groups, and if appropriate, organizations * Focus will be on a particular campaign or project that is done with the aim of social justice regarding labor and/or technology. These projects may be broad (such as educating the public on a social justice issue) or specific (such as organizing a protest for higher wages). They may use a variety of strategies (e.g., art, design, social media, marches and strikes, policy interventions, etc.). We'd like to honor activists who, through these projects, have developed novel approaches or who are pioneers in the fight for more equitable relations of technology and/or labor. Submission details: * Fill out this Google Form<https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd2rjrKiOp6sUqRvSE5EIXcV5dGyibnky6…>: It has a few short questions regarding the significance and contribution of your social justice activities * Answers to this form should be a minimum 400 words each, in order to give us enough understanding of the nominee's accomplishments. No single sentence answers please! * Please submit all items in English. However, if you have a submission in another language, contact us and we'll attempt to find a translator in our group. -- Dr. Karina Rider (they/them) Assistant Professor @ University of Virginia Lead Organizer @ Labor Tech Research Network<https://labortechresearchnetwork.org/> @kaareeenah.bsky.social // karinarider.com

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Registration for the AoIR Flash Point Symposium is open
by AoIR Association Coordinator 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

We are excited to open registration for this year’s Flashpoint Symposium, From Platform Governance to Generative AI: Concepts, Methods, and Data for Studying Tech Governance, to be hosted by the Lab Platform Governance, Media, and Technology (PGMT), at the Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research (ZeMKI), University of Bremen, which takes place on 3-4 June 2025. The preliminary symposium programme is available here <https://platform-governance.org/aoir-flashpoint-symposium-2025/>. The detailed programme will be published in late March. Please click here <https://members.aoir.org/event-6113333> ( https://members.aoir.org/event-6113333) to be taken to the registration site, where you can also become a member of AoIR, if you wish. The fees are: AoIR Member Student – €10.00 Student Non-member – €20.00 AoIR Member Professional & Post-Doc – €25.00 Professional & Post-Doc Non-member – €50.00 A number of travel stipends are available for PhD students and post-docs who are presenting. Details and the form for application are available here <https://nc.uni-bremen.de/index.php/apps/forms/s/apoaiC2PBpji44q6GtDmitN2>. Space is limited. Register now! We look forward to seeing you in Bremen, AoIR and the Flashpoint Symposium Organisers

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WEBCAST MAR 21 – Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

As we know, in this case, after going public, Apple removed encryption for UK users <https://support.apple.com/en-us/122234> rather than acquiesce. What we don't know is how many others may have invisibly submitted. The news came in this week <https://internet.exchangepoint.tech/gsma-embraces-e2ee-standards-2/> that GSMA’s latest update to the Rich Communication Services (RCS) standard explicitly cites the definition of end-to-end encryption <https://www.ietf.org/archive/id/draft-knodel-e2ee-definition-11.html> (E2EE) developed by Mallory Knodel, Sofía Celi (Brave), Olaf Kolkman (Internet Society), and Gurshabad Grover, and in process to become an IETF standard. Meanwhile the UK Government has set 2035 as a deadline <https://www.ncsc.gov.uk/guidance/pqc-migration-timelines> for domestic organizations to transition to post-quantum encryption (PQC). One imagines GCHQ expects to have figured out how to crack it by that date :) *LIVESTREAM <https://youtu.be/aZ3UkihYwQo>* | *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <https://bit.ly/EncryptionUnderThreat>* | *REAL TIME TEXT <https://bit.ly/4bKokiZ> * On Friday 21 March 2025, at 13:00 UTC, the Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group (Online Safety SIG ) hosts a webinar 'Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety'. The UK government’s recent de… [image: isoc live] <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4889a5b5e2cd5f26811b0e8c…>On *Friday 21 March 2025*, at *13:00 UTC*, the *Internet Society Online Safety Special Interest Group <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=15de68f1f691fc453d09ddbe…>* (Online Safety SIG ) hosts a webinar '*Encryption Under Threat: The UK’s Backdoor Mandate and Its Impact on Online Safety <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1b3b32c38894364a417ef35…>* '. The UK government’s recent demand for Apple to create a backdoor in its end-to-end encrypted cloud services raises alarming concerns for online safety, privacy, and cybersecurity. This panel discussion will explore the global implications of this move, particularly how it could set a dangerous precedent for weakening encryption and jeopardizing online safety for individuals, businesses, and civil society. *PANEL* *Farzaneh Badiei* - Founder, Digital Medusa *Charles Mok* - Trustee, Internet Society *Callum Voge* - Director of Government Affairs and Advocacy, Internet Society *HOST* *Godsway Kubi* - Lead Facilitator, Online Safety SIG *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=f35da01bb8a9de0d88a1c7f7…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1de62a740533b12b52f1b3c3…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=1a3ab48ef279e50f22882c7a…> | Facebook Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=335548793ab3ab372e45e27d…>* *PARTICIPATE VIA ZOOM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b1b3b32c38894364a417ef35…>* | *REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=101769d2423a5d55e58ea1d5…> *| *ADD TO CALENDAR <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=577743423611cd7d605562b2…>* | *PERMALINK <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=4889a5b5e2cd5f26811b0e8c…>* *X #onlinesafety <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e4000e4f84d92d10b5c23afb…> #encryption MASTODON <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=05a29a7e72ab6608af5b1674…> | BLUESKY <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=c0c6c491dd2c0630407fe0a4…> | INSTA <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=e85ae1faec8eca292b518e9d…>* *** 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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[Event] Virtual Influencers in the Asia Pacific
by Rachel Berryman (Student) 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

(With apologies for cross-posting) Dear colleagues, The Influencer Ethnography Research Lab (IERLab) at Curtin University is pleased to present Virtual Influencers in the Asia Pacific, a free online symposium exploring the impact, iterations, and industries of virtual influencers in the Asia Pacific region. Spanning several local incarnations of the virtual—including virtual influencers, virtual YouTubers (vTubers), and virtual idols—the papers in this event attest to the vibrancy of the Asia Pacific region as a site for virtual encounters and experiences. With keynote presentations by multidisciplinary artist Charmaine Poh and media scholar Esperanza Miyake, author of Virtual Influencers: Identity and Digitality in the Age of Multiple Realities (2024, Routledge), this symposium brings together international speakers and cross-disciplinary perspectives to ground ideas of the virtual in specific geocultural, industrial, and political contexts. The event will take place on Tuesday 08 April, 1400-1700 AWST (GMT+8). Registration is free and open now: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_5hFDRP43RbuQWXLWou4B8A More information, including the programme and presenter biographies, can be found at https://ierlab.com/virtual-influencers/ Select portions of the event will be recorded and made available for later viewing at https://ierlab.com/<https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fierlab.com%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh…>. Please feel free to share this information with your networks, and to direct any questions regarding the event to contact(a)ierlab.com<mailto:contact@ierlab.com> Kind regards, Rachel Berryman Research Student, IERLab Prof Crystal Abidin Director, IERLab

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WEBCAST MAR 21 – ISOC Ethiopia – Digital Parenting Online
by Joly MacFie 21 Mar '25

21 Mar '25

Still under way. Jennifer Kaberi already gave a lengthy presentation on how to handle kids online habits (slides <https://bit.ly/4bJ3aBL>). Theorose Elikplim Dzikenu, who's on now, also teaches the ISOC Learn Encryption <https://www.internetsociety.org/learning/encryption/> course, so is more focused on technical measures. On Friday March 21 2025, at 11:00 EAT (08:00 UTC) the Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter (ISOC Ethiopia) hosts a webinar 'Digital Parenting Online'.As technology becomes an integral part of everyday life, parents face new challenges in guiding their child… <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=564518126b3fd7bb23f70f8d…>On *Friday March 21 2025*, at *11:00 EAT* (08:00 UTC) the *Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=02d7898714cc2341d1bff2dd…>* (ISOC Ethiopia) hosts a webinar '*Digital Parenting Online <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=18a4f082736a18a587853d2b…>*'.As technology becomes an integral part of everyday life, parents face new challenges in guiding their children through the digital world. This webinar aims to provide parents, guardians, and educators with practical insights into responsible digital parenting. The session will explore strategies for managing children's online presence, ensuring digital safety, and fostering a balanced approach to technology use. Experts in child safety, online safety specialists, and digital literacy will share actionable tips to help parents create a safe, productive, and positive digital environment for their children. *SPEAKERS* *Jennifer Kaberi* - Founder Mtoto News. *Theorose Elikplim Dzikenu* - Research Assistant at Kent State University Moderator: *Dr. Asrat Mulatu* - President, Internet Society Ethiopia Chapter *LIVESTREAM <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=41bca935809eca825cb6553d…> | SIMULCASTS X Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=bf7b4eae433afb6abd9e32de…> | Twitch <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=abf22bef3095a10bc528eebf…> | Facebook Live <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=b04c0290a5005364b7f9c80f…>* *REAL TIME TEXT <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=2d32a16f85c584c7a6fdd88c…> | PERMALINK <http://isoc.live?action=user_content_redirect&uuid=564518126b3fd7bb23f70f8d…> * *** 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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