Dear all, Data & Society is hosting our first *online* Academic Workshop, Against Platform Determinism: How institutions, individuals, and infrastructures mediate platform power. <https://datasociety.net/announcements/2020/09/15/call-for-participants-against-platform-determinism/?fbclid=IwAR0CYSR3Ky5Lf0G6MnXn9xMuBY_8CeRyo-pJHKHEKRjypVzWTVmTdpGdEhc> Applications are due on* October 21st, *and the event itself will take place on *Thursday, January 14, 2021*. More about the workshop: This workshop invites scholars to consider how interactions with platform companies do or do not shape how technologies are designed, and deployed, and how global users are governed. Though platforms are centralized and powerful actors, this workshop is intended to explore the existing and emerging infrastructures, cultures, and organizational forms can shape decision-making and design or impede platforms’ implementation “on the ground.” These forces can include users of these platforms, industry actors, civil society organizations, and government, but it can also include how existing infrastructures—such as low connectivity areas—can mediate the impact of technology on communities. Scholars interested in this topic, from emerging to experts, academics to activists, all across the globe, are encouraged to apply. We’ll be selecting authors of *draft/in-progress papers*, as well as participants to help workshop the drafts. Ample time will be built in for networking and field building too. We're happy to answer questions at events@datasociety.net. Please consider applying and/or spreading the word! Thank you, Robyn Caplan, William Partin, and Meredith Clark