https://citizensandtech.org/2023/10/re-imaging-power-and-care-in-content-moderation-cscw-liveblog/
How can research help us better understand online hatred and manage it effectively? Whose voices should we center in that […]
https://nation.cymru/sport/first-match-for-girls-team-wearing-new-50-cent-sponsored-kit/
David Owens When we broke the story of US rap star and multimillionaire businessman 50 Cent sponsoring a Welsh girls’ football team the story went global. The benevolent star has donated funds to sponsor AFC Rumney Girls’ U14 team’s away shirts and also their tracksuits – and this weekend the team showed off their new […]
https://nation.cymru/news/crisis-cuts-for-welsh-government-spending-announced/
Martin Shipton A “hugely challenging” funding crisis made worse by higher than expected inflation is forcing the Welsh Government to make in-year budget cuts so it can make ends meet. The outlook for next year is potentially even worse, with the UK Government grant for revenue expenditure rising by only 2% and an actual cut […]
https://www.dailypost.co.uk/whats-on/trips-breaks/tiktok-star-names-17-locations-27925624
The video has had more than half a million views on TikTok
https://a16z.com/the-techno-optimist-manifesto/
We are told that technology is on the brink of ruining everything. But we are being lied to, and the truth is so much better. Marc Andreessen presents his techno-optimist vision for the future.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/us-lawmaker-seeks-answers-meta-x-google-tiktok-over-israel-hamas-false-content-2023-10-17/
U.S. Senator Michael Bennet on Tuesday sought information on how tech giants Meta , X, TikTok and Google were trying to stop the spread of false and misleading content about the Israel-Hamas conflict on their platforms.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/10/17/think-you-could-make-safer-social-media-site-this-game-lets-you-try/
https://europeansting.com/2023/10/03/digital-safety-how-a-multi-faceted-approach-can-help-tackle-real-world-harm/
https://www.wrex.com/news/supreme-court-will-look-at-new-state-laws-that-attempt-to-control-social-media-content/article_1056169f-fa5b-5e59-a946-cfe19b4b0ba4.html
https://digitalcitizens.uk/blog/platform_governance_inequalities/
What would platform governance look like if users affected by it could get a seat at the table to design the policies that will govern their social media experience? We talked with Innovation Fellow Carolina Are.
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