*Media Platformisation and Small Nations Conference* *28-29 October 2021* Register HERE <https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/media-platformisation-and-small-nations/registration> You are warmly welcomed to the Media Platformisation and Small Nations Conference, 28-29 of October 2021, organized by the University of Helsinki with the research projects EuromediApp <https://euromediapp.org/>, CORDI <https://cordi.blog/> and MAPS <https://blogs.helsinki.fi/mapsproject/>. *The virtual part of our conference is open to all and free of charge.* The registration is the only requirement, here <https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/media-platformisation-and-small-nations/registration>. Registration is open until 22.10.2021. We will start our conference with the keynote of Steven Livingston, Professor & Founding Director of the Institute for Data, Democracy, and Politics at George Washington University. Prof.Livingston will be discussing *Deplatforming the Far-Right: Alt-Tech and the Possible Ironic Outcome of Mainstream Content Moderation*. In this talk, Prof. Livingston will describe recent research he and his colleagues have done on deplatformed user accounts and their migration to Gab and other “alt-tech” platforms. Prof. Livingston raises a key question: Does deplatforming create an incentive for the further development of alt tech platforms? Secondly, do users suspended from mainstream platforms, once migrated to alt tech platforms, constitute an even greater risk to liberal democracy? Does platform moderation on mainstream platforms have the ironic effect of concentrating the presence and ideological fervor of illiberal ideologies? The second day features a panel* Perspectives to Media Platformisation and Small Nations* with Prof. Terry Flew, University of Sydney (opening remarks), Prof. Anja Bechmann, Aarhus University; Prof. Marko Milosavljevic, University of Ljubljana; and Prof. Natali Helberger, University of Amsterdam You can find out more about our other keynote speakers and the program in general by visiting our website <https://www2.helsinki.fi/en/conferences/media-platformisation-and-small-nations> . If you have any further questions, please feel free to get in touch: irina.grigor@helsinki.fi. We look forward to having you at the event! Irina Grigor on behalf of the Conference Organizing Team -- Dr. Minna Aslama Horowitz @aslama https://minnahorowitz.net/