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Reminder: CCDS Presents Ryan Scrivens, March 18th at Noon
by Jeff Hemsley 11 Mar '22

11 Mar '22

Just a reminder, please register (if you haven't) using the link below for Dr. Ryan Scrivens virtual talk titled Examining Right-Wing Extremist Posting Behaviors Online with Machine Learning. From: Jeff Hemsley Sent: Thursday, March 3, 2022 12:02 PM To: List Aoir <air-l(a)listserv.aoir.org>; FACADJUN(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU; PHD-DPS(a)LISTSERV.SYR.EDU Subject: CCDS Presents Ryan Scrivens, March 18th at Noon The Center for Computational and Data Sciences presents Dr. Ryan Scrivens, Friday, March 18th 12:00-1:00 PM EST, titled Examining Right-Wing Extremist Posting Behaviors Online with Machine Learning. This talk is free and open to the public. Please do register for the event using the link below and feel free to forward: https://forms.gle/wvZMTCpTZjYYsHsLA Examining Right-Wing Extremist Posting Behaviors Online with Machine Learning Despite the ongoing need for researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to develop advanced information technologies, machine learning algorithms, and risk assessment tools to identify and assess the online activities of violent right-wing extremists prior to their engagement in violence offline, little is empirically known about their online behaviors generally or differences in their posting behaviors compared to non-violent extremists who share similar ideological beliefs particularly. In this presentation, Ryan Scrivens will discuss his empirical research on right-wing extremist posting behaviors and highlight various machine learning techniques to identify behaviors that may inform future risk factor frameworks used by law enforcement and intelligence agencies to identify credible threats online. He will also discuss a novel and unique strategy that he has used to collect online content from violent and non-violent right-wing extremists for large-scale data analyses. He will conclude with a discussion of future trends in examining right-wing extremist posting behaviors with machine learning. Ryan Scrivens is an Assistant Professor in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. He is also an Associate Director at the International CyberCrime Research Centre at Simon Fraser University in Canada and a Research Fellow at the VOX-Pol Network of Excellence in Ireland. Ryan conducts problem-oriented interdisciplinary research with a focus on terrorists' and extremists' use of the Internet, right-wing terrorism and extremism, and hate crime. Many of his research projects are derived from his engagements with front-line practitioners in law enforcement and intelligence agencies, as well as in social media and tech companies. A hallmark of his research is employing advanced quantitative methods and machine learning tools to better understand right-wing extremists' use of the Internet and associated technologies. He complements this approach by also conducting in-depth interviews with current and former violent extremists, as well as law enforcement and community activists. As a result, he has become a leading international expert on right-wing terrorism and extremism, known among his peers for conducting innovate and cutting-edge empirical research. Ryan has published over 40 peer-reviewed journal articles, books and book chapters, conference proceedings, and policy notes in the past five years. His recent work appears in Terrorism and Political Violence, Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, New Media & Society, and Deviant Behavior. He also has book contracts with Oxford University Press and Palgrave. Ryan has presented his findings before practitioners and policymakers at the UK Home Office in London, the Department of Defence in Ottawa, the Swedish Defence Research Agency in Stockholm, and the United Nations in New York and in Vienna.

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Online Study - iScience Team of the University of Konstanz
by Isabel Helm 11 Mar '22

11 Mar '22

Hi everyone! The iScience team of the University of Konstanz is currently conducting an online survey. We would really appreciate if you could spend a few minutes to answer the survey. In this study we want to investigate human behavior in leisure situations. It only takes about 5-10 minutes. Here is the link to the study: http://wextor.eu:8080/iSciencecore/RepMA/index.html?so=airl Thank you so much! And have a nice weekend. Isabel Helm

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postdoc at Michigan, ICPSR re: social media data archiving
by Libby Hemphill 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Hi all, Please forward widely and encourage people you know to apply! https://careers.umich.edu/job_detail/213553/postdoctoral-research-fellow The University of Michigan School of Information seeks to hire a postdoctoral scholar to conduct research in the area of social media data archiving. This is a one-year appointment renewable up to two years, pending continued funding, availability of work, and satisfactory job performance. This position is estimated to begin in late summer/early fall, with some flexibility to start date depending on the selected candidate. This scholar will work with Dr. Libby Hemphill <http://www.libbyh.com/> at the University of Michigan School of Information and the Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research (ICPSR) on research projects related to technical infrastructure, collection development policies, and data provision policies for archives of social media data. Results from this project will inform the development of the Social Media Archive (SOMAR) at ICPSR. SOMAR will become the first data resource of its kind—making social media data accessible to researchers who lack the technical or computing resources to capture data independently and enabling researchers to share and access data from social media while respecting platforms’ terms of service and users’ privacy expectations. In this project, we will leverage existing social media datasets at MIDAS <https://midas.umich.edu/> and ICPSR <http://icpsr.umich.edu/> to experiment with archival infrastructures that make social media data findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable (FAIR). We will also explore other principles for data archives, such as the Feminist Data Manifest-No <https://www.manifestno.com/> and The CARE Principles for Indigenous Data Governance <https://www.gida-global.org/care>, that are informed by feminist and Indigenous research and scholars. The postdoc will work with Hemphill, her students, and staff at ICPSR to develop collection development policies, survey social media users and researchers to understand participant perceptions and preferences, and conduct field experiments to evaluate data indexing and access systems. Key work elements include: collecting and managing large datasets from social media platforms; writing academic papers and grant proposals; and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams on research projects. The candidate may be responsible for supervising doctoral, masters, and undergraduate students in various research activities. Required Qualifications* - A PhD in information, library or archival science, computational social science, or a related discipline - Expertise in using Python for collecting and analyzing data from social media - Experience generating metadata and documentation for research data and code Desired Qualifications* - Experience working alongside, partnering with, and building strong connections with research team members; - Experience conducting independent and collaborative research; - Experience writing and presenting research in professional settings, such as conferences and academic journals; - Administrative skills like scheduling, prompt email communications with all partners, routine check-ins, keeping team members and partners up to date on progress, monitoring and shifting project priorities as needed; - Experience with one or more of the following: ElasticSearch, Spark, Hadoop, SOLR Take care, Libby -- Libby Hemphill pronouns: she/her/hers Director, Resource Center for Minority Data <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/RCMD>, ICPSR <http://www.icpsr.umich.edu/icpsrweb/> Research Associate Professor, Institute for Social Research <http://home.isr.umich.edu/> Associate Director, Center for Social Media Responsibility <http://csmr.umich.edu/> Associate Professor, School of Information <https://www.si.umich.edu/> University of Michigan

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UK Research Associate Position at University of Sheffield
by Sophie Helen Bishop 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Hi all, We are seeking a Research Associate to perform directed qualitative research and analysis in accordance with the objectives of a collaborative research project - “Creator Labour: Screen Production Cultures and Transmedia Intersectionality in Yorkshire” - funded by the Screen Industries Growth Network (SIGN). This project is a collaborative effort between the Universities of Huddersfield and Sheffield, and its overall aim is to develop strategies and facilitate initiatives to support diversity and inclusivity in Yorkshire-based screen media that move beyond current failures of inclusion schemes by studying intersectional ‘content creators’ who use digital platforms for content generation and distribution outside legacy screen industries (such as vloggers, Youtubers, influencers, micro-celebrities, Grammers, etc.). The post is Fixed Term starting 1/5/22 with an end date of 14/11/22. it is £33,309 (Grade 7) pro-rata. You will be co-managed by Dr Sophie Bishop <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/management/people/academic-staff/sophie-h-bishop> (Management School) and Dr Ysabel Gerrard <https://www.sheffield.ac.uk/socstudies/people/academic-staff/ysabel-gerrard> (Sociological Studies) We are interested in applications with those from a wide variety of experience and training so please get in touch with any questions. The applicant does need to be already eligible to work in the UK. Applications here: https://www.jobs.ac.uk/job/CNW067/research-associate-creator-labour-screen-… Best wishes, Sophie -- Dr Sophie Bishop www.sophiehelenbishop.com | @sophiehbishop

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Call for Papers: Symposium: Similarity, Selection and Influence
by Esteve Del Valle, M. 10 Mar '22

10 Mar '22

Dear all, Apologies for cross-posting. This symposium might be interesting to you. ################################################### Call for Papers: Similarity, Selection and Influence A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks *7 and 8 July 2022 | Online/hybrid (Groningen, the Netherlands)* *Submissions due: May 15, 2022 | Notification due: May 31, 2022 * *Fee: €50* *ABOUT * We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the symposium “Similarity, Selection and Influence: A Cross-Disciplinary Symposium on Homophily in Social Networks”. The two-day symposium will feature workshops, live panels, paper presentations and networking events. We invite papers by PhD students and early career researchers (within 5 years post PhD conferral) with an interest in network science. We welcome both quantitative and qualitative original submissions that expand our understanding of homophily in social networks across many fields, including (but not limited to): Communication, Media Studies, History, Sociology, Political Science, Philosophy, Journalism and Artificial Intelligence. Keynote speakers: dr. Bernie Hogan (University of Oxford) & dr. Miranda Lubbers (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona). Workshops: Network visualisation by dr. Gert Stulp (University of Groningen) & Qualitative Structural Analysis, by dr. Andreas Herz (Deutsches Jugendinstitut). *TOPICS OF INTEREST *We invite papers dealing with network homophily in topics including, but not limited to, the following: - Communication (including social media) - Political polarisation - Migration and transnationalism - Climate change and environment - History & Culture (including networks in literature and arts) - Organisation and business - Network methods (e.g., neural networks, agent-based modelling, qualitative network analysis) *SUBMISSION DETAILS *Abstracts of max. 2500 characters (± 500 words) can be submitted through the abstract submission form <https://forms.gle/RaBMusZuSRuBUTvXA>. If you would like to attend without submitting an abstract, please subscribe using the attendance form <https://forms.gle/TCVZgDC9rP9gqbd57>. *PUBLICATIONS *A selection of the best submissions will receive an invitation to submit their work to an interdisciplinary journal on social networks (TBA). ORGANISING COMMITTEE - Marc Esteve Del Valle, PhD (University of Groningen, Centre for Media and Journalism Studies) - Silvia Donker, MA (University of Groningen, History of Philosophy and Science) - Sean White, PhD (University College Groningen, Business & Entrepreneurship) - Franco Ruzzenenti, PhD (University of Groningen, Faculty of Science and Engineering) - Susan Aasman, PhD (University of Groningen, Director Centre for Digital Humanities) The symposium is organised by The Patio <http://www.thepatio.network/>, an Interdisciplinary Research Group on Social Networks, and the Centre for Digital Humanities <https://www.rug.nl/research/research-let/expertisecentra/centre-for-digital…>, both located at the University of Groningen (the Netherlands). We encourage participation from researchers of all disciplines and especially from traditionally underrepresented groups in Academia. The symposium will be held in hybrid form due to possible COVID-19 restrictions. Online as well as in-person attendance is possible. For more information and updates, visit www.thepatio.network. Questions? thepationetwork(a)gmail.com [image: PatiologosDEFbanner.png] -- Dr. Marc Esteve Del Valle, Assistant Professor, Center for Media and Journalism Studies, University of Groningen (the Netherlands) Associate Editor, *Political Research Exchange* (PRX) Webpage: marcestevedelvalle.com | ThePatio.network <https://thepatio326116328.wordpress.com/> Social Media: Twitter <https://twitter.com/netmev?lang=en>| ResearchGate <https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Marc_Esteve_Del_Valle>| Google Scholar <https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=BtRD8IkAAAAJ&hl=en> *N.B. I am on parental leave on Wednesdays. * <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> Virus-free. www.avast.com <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campai…> <#DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2>

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CFP: Special Issue on Justice-Centered Design for Youth, International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction
by Priya Kumar 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

Hello, AoIR, On behalf of my co-editors, Karla Badillo-Urquiola and Jason Yip, I invite you to submit papers to a special issue that we are curating on Justice-Centered Design for Youth for the International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction. *Papers are due May 13*. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions. Full CFP and timeline below: CFP: Special Issue on Justice-Centered Design for Youth, International Journal of Child-Computer Interaction https://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-child-computer-i… There is no shortage of people who care about issues of diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethics in the Child-Computer Interaction (CCI) community. Researcher philosophies influence the commitments made in scholarly efforts, which in turn influence a research project’s underlying ethically-oriented tenets. From engaging diverse, marginalized populations, to aiming to empower youth, to implementing child-centered approaches, to designing intentionally equitable, inclusive artifacts, the CCI community has made these commitments clear for almost two decades. Yet, we also know there exists many opportunities for the community to learn and grow. To consider such issues, researchers in our community have organized panels and workshops that (1) address ethics and equity and inclusion in CCI research more broadly and (2) target specific aspects of these issues (e.g., how technologies affect the participation of marginalized youth; designing technologies for children with special needs; including children in the design process]). And while some of these—plus keynote speeches and position papers—integrate social justice into their discussions around how we might orient and conduct our research, there has yet to be a central focus on *justice*. Building on and continuing past CCI research efforts, this call for publications is an opportunity to bring together scholars from a range of backgrounds and experiences who are all committed to doing work with *youth that is justice-oriented.* *Special issue information:* What do we mean by justice-centered or justice-oriented? At Interaction Design and Children 2021 we explored this concept through a workshop focusing on three themes: - *What does it mean for us (within the CCI community) to be justice-centered?* - *Why should we be justice-centered with youth? What is at stake?* - *How can we in the CCI community be justice-centered?* Through this work, we conceptualize justice as social, political, and action-driven. It consists not only of critically understanding what is fair or equitable but also intentionally, reflexively working to correct what is inequitable, both within and beyond the research engagements themselves, and spanning ecological system levels (i.e., individual, micro, meso, exo, and macro). We draw from a range of existing literature on justice (e.g., critical theories of learning, identity, and pedagogy, critical race theory, intersectionality, critical pedagogy, Latinx critical theory) to collectively consider how our actions might actively work against the perpetuation of inequities. In this call, we bring together an interdisciplinary team of scholars and leaders working across research areas with youth. We all share a deep commitment to learning, unlearning, and justice for youth. We welcome and encourage researchers in this cross-disciplinary field to submit original research articles reporting experiments, case studies, reviews, as well as theoretical work investigating the role of justice for children. In particular, review contributions are invited on (but not limited to) the following topics: - Theories pertaining to justice-centered design - New methods and techniques for achieving justice-centered design - Groups of youth: infants, children, teens, young adults - Relationships between concepts equity, justice, empowerment, etc. - Justice-centered design within current youth technology trends - The intersection of justice-centered design and technology implementation for youth - Concerns and ethical issues about justice-centered design - Roles of identity (gender, race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, etc.) within justice-centered design for youth - Future trends of justice-centered design for youth *Manuscript submission information:* *Deadlines*: - Deadline for manuscript submissions: May 13, 2022 - Notification to authors (first round): July 18, 2022 - Deadline for revised manuscripts: September 16, 2022 - Final notification to authors: October 14, 2022 - Editorial acceptance deadline (camera-ready): October 26, 2022 *Peer Review Process:* Each article will be reviewed by at least two external and independent reviewers. The reviewers will have the necessary expertise to properly assess the submission. Submissions will be assessed on their relevance to the themes of the special issue and the overall potential to meaningfully contribute to the special issue. -- *Priya Kumar, PhD* (she/her <https://www.mypronouns.org/>) University of Maryland | College of Information Studies (iSchool <http://ischool.umd.edu/>) pkumar12(a)umd.edu | priyakumar.org* | *@DearPriya <https://twitter.com/dearpriya>

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8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022): Second Call for Contributions
by Announce Announcements 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

*** Second Call for Contributions *** 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) "Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era" September 26-29, 2022, Aliathon Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 The Call-for-Contributions for the 8th IEEE International Smart Cities Conference (ISC2 2022) is OPEN! The IEEE ISC2 2022 Organizing Committee is glad to announce that it is currently accepting papers for the 8th edition of the IEEE International Smart Cities Conference. This year, the IEEE ISC2 will be held in-person on September 26-29, 2022, in Paphos, Cyprus and the theme of the conference is “Community Smartification and towards ZERO emission Smart Cities for a Green New Era.” The IEEE ISC2 is the flagship conference sponsored by the IEEE Smart Cities Technical Community, a coalition of eight IEEE technical societies and organizations. Besides contributions addressing the conference theme, authors are welcome to submit their original research results in traditional topics across broad application and functional domains, within the context of smart urban infrastructure systems. The technical areas include, but are not limited to: • Smart city theory, modelling and simulation  • Intelligent infrastructure • Sensors and actuators • Open data and big data analytics • AI powered smart cities services • Safety and security systems • Smart healthcare • Smart emergency management • IoT and Smart X services • Data security and privacy • Connected Vehicle (CV) technologies • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) • Smart mobility and transportation • Smart energy systems • Smart buildings and Smart grid • Digital city and smart growth • Smart traffic system operations • Environmental monitoring technologies The complete list of technical areas can be found here: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-papers/ . Should you need further clarifications or have any inquiries, please do not hesitate to contact us at: isc22022(a)easychair.org . Paper Submission Guidelines Prospective authors are invited to submit high quality original (Full or Short) papers via the EasyChair submission site at https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=isc22022 . Full papers should describe novel research contributions with evaluation results and are limited to seven (7) pages. Short papers, limited in length to four (4) pages, should be more visionary in nature and are meant to discuss new challenges and visions, highlight early research results, and explore novel research directions. All submitted papers must be unpublished and not considered elsewhere for publication, should be written in English and formatted according to the IEEE Template ( https://www.ieee.org/conferences/publishing/templates.html ). Each submitted paper will pass through the standard IEEE peer-review process. If accepted and presented at the conference, it will appear in the conference proceedings and be submitted for inclusion in the IEEE Xplore Digital Library. The conference organisers are currently negotiating a number of special issues with high quality journals. More information will be available on the conference web site. The best papers will be awarded in the conference Best Paper Award and a Best Student Paper Award contests. For more information, please visit the conference website: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022 . Special Sessions Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-special-sessions/ . Workshops Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-workshop-proposals/ . Tutorials Proposals Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/call-for-tutorial-proposals/ . Sponsorship Opportunities Please refer to the web site for further details: https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/sponsorships/ . Important Dates • Conference Paper Submission Deadline: May 15, 2022 • Conference Acceptance Notification: July 15, 2022 • Conference Camera-ready Deadline: July 31, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Submission Deadline: April 15, 2022 • Special Sessions and Workshops Proposals Selection: April 21, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Submission Deadline: May 27, 2022 • Tutorial Proposals Selection: June 3, 2022 • Conference Dates: September 26-29, 2022 Organizing Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/chairs/ Special Track Chairs Committee https://attend.ieee.org/isc2-2022/special-tracks-committee2/ IEEE Smart Cities https://smartcities.ieee.org

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[Data to Power]: Join our second online research session
by Natalia Grincheva 09 Mar '22

09 Mar '22

Hello all Apologies for X-postings You are invited to attend a series of free public online sessions bringing together academics, policy makers and GLAM professionals to offer a discussion forum in the framework of the project: *GLAM and Digital Soft Power in the Post-Pandemic World. *Please, read more about the project here: datatopower.net *Upcoming events:* *Webinar: Global communications and audiences: Propaganda, fake news & AI censorship* *Date: *March 28, 2022 *Time:* 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11 *To register follow the link*: https://www.datatopower.net/webinar2 <https://www.datatopower.net/webinar1> The webinar will explore how a rise in new disinformation and propaganda tools, bots and fake news might affect museum global communications by disrupting the flow of global information exchange and accelerating anxiety, negative sentiment, and cross-cultural misunderstanding among online participants. It will also discuss critical issues around data privacy, ethics, provenance and equity, data access and censorship. *Datathon: Understanding and mapping digital museum audiences* *Date:* March 30, 2022 *Time:* 8:00AM - 10:00AM UTC | 4:00PM - 6:00PM SGT | 7:00PM - 9:00PM UTC+11 *To register follow the link:* https://www.datatopower.net/datathon2 <https://www.datatopower.net/datathon1> The Datathon will explore mapping digital audiences methods and will present a prototype of a new web app solution that is currently being co-designed in collaboration with the Museum Science Group in London and Asian Civilisations Museum in Singapore. The Datathon will also feature a number of innovative digital audience research projects developed by museums across Europe and Asia-Pacific. To stay in the loop of current and future activities: *Subscribe to our Google group* https://groups.google.com/g/datatopower *Dr Natalia Grincheva* Programme Leader, BA(Hons) Arts Management, School of Creative Industries, LASALLE College of the Arts Senior Research Fellow (Hon), Digital Studio, the University of Melbourne *Recent Books:* *Museum Diplomacy in the Digital Age <https://www.routledge.com/Museum-Diplomacy-in-the-Digital-Age/Grincheva/p/b…>* (Routledge 2020) *Global Trends in Museum Diplomacy <https://www.routledge.com/Global-Trends-in-Museum-Diplomacy-Post-Guggenheim…>* (Routledge 2019)

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Call for Participation: ACM IUI 2022
by Daricia Wilkinson 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Call for Participation: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI) 2022, March 21-25, 2022 Virtually hosted by the University of Helsinki http://iui.acm.org/2022/ @ACMIUI Please join us at the ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) for discussion and dissemination of research on the design, development, and evaluation of human-oriented AI systems, that is, systems that people directly interact with and that incorporate some aspects of machine intelligence. Specific examples of such systems include perceptual user interfaces, intelligent assistants, conversational agents, adaptive systems, and more. ACM IUI supports this multidisciplinary approach to research and innovation by bringing together researchers and practitioners from the fields of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning (ML), and others. We have an exciting program <https://programs.sigchi.org/iui/2022> of keynotes, papers, panels, posters and demos, as well as a doctoral consortium. There are also workshops which are included in the main conference registration fee. Registration <https://iui.acm.org/2022/registration.html> is now open (Early registration deadline March 10th, 2022). ***Highlights of our program*** Keynote speakers: Stuart Russell, (University of California at Berkeley), "Provably Beneficial Artificial Intelligence." Munmun De Choudhury, (Georgia Tech), "Employing Social Media to Improve Mental Health: Pitfalls, Lessons Learned, and the Next Frontier." Ana Paiva, (University of Lisbon), "From Social to Prosocial Machines: A New Challenge for AI." Panel: “Digital Health: Which Roles for Patients, Professionals and Machines?” Giuseppe Riccardi, chair (University of Trento), Kenney Ng (IBM), David Coyle (University College Dublin), Chiara Longoni (Boston University), Rosa Baños (University of Valencia), Arindam Ghosh (Oviva AG) Program Chairs Simone Stumpf, City, University of London, UK Krzysztof Gajos, Harvard University, USA Tuukka Ruotsalo, University of Helsinki, Finland and University of Copenhagen, Denmark General Chairs Cristina Conati, University of British Columbia, Canada Giulio Jacucci, University of Helsinki, Finland Samuel Kaski, Aalto University, Finland and University of Manchester UK -- Daricia Wilkinson Ph.D. Student School of Computing Clemson University 100 McAdams Hall Clemson, SC, 29634

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Join the Internet Filtering Symposium April 26-27, 2022
by Oltmann, Shannon M. 08 Mar '22

08 Mar '22

Please consider joining us for the Internet Filtering Symposium on April 26-27, 2022 The symposium will be hybrid, based in Lexington, Kentucky, or via zoom. Free registration, hotel and travel information, symposium schedule, and more are all available at the website: https://www.uky.edu/internetfilteringsymposium/home . The internet is filtered in public schools and public libraries across the U.S., as required by the federal legislation mandating the use of filters to receive E-rate funding for their internet services. Many states also tie funding for libraries and schools to some sort of internet filtering or are reinforcing the use of internet filtering as a claimed remedy for prostitution, human trafficking, and pornography addiction.. The practice of mandating filtering as a prerequisite for funding is so widely accepted that libraries' and schools’ use of the $7.171 billion Emergency Connectivity Fund--just signed by President Biden--is conditioned on the installation and use of filters on all school and library owned laptops and tablets (and possibly mobile hotspots). But internet filtering may connect with misinformation and disinformation campaigns--is it better to provide an unfiltered, broad array of information to combat fake news, or is fake news the result of an unfiltered “wild west” internet? Very little is known about the ways in which filtering is implemented, its effects, or the populations who are most impacted. At the symposium, we will discuss these issues and more. Questions? Contact Shannon M. Oltmann at shannon.oltmann(a)uky.edu. Shannon M. Oltmann, Ph.D. Pronouns: she/her/hers Associate Professor School of Information Science College of Communication & Information University of Kentucky shannon.oltmann(a)uky.edu<mailto:shannon.oltmann@uky.edu> Editor, Journal of Intellectual Freedom and Privacy Associate Editor, Library Quarterly

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