Zack visited the Digital Democracies Institute to discuss “three remarkable things at root in Wikipedia: conflict consensus and creativity” and how they might be worth revisiting for discussions of online […]
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On September 29, Grace Kyungwon Hong (UCLA), Lisa Nakamura (UMich) and Wendy Hui Kyong Chun (SFU) engaged in a panel discussion on anti-Asian sentiment before Covid-19. Before the event, Lisa
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Fenwick McKelvey and Reza Rajabiun joined us virtually at the DDI to discuss Artificial Intelligence (AI) governance in Canada. Their presentation explored a case study in consultation transparency and policy-making
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Tarleton Gillespie visited the institute virtually to discuss his approach to content moderation as part of the wider problem of platform governance, with a look at how platforms are increasingly
Luciana’s presentation was an absolute tempest of ideas, provocations and inspiration. As one of the leading critical thinkers of our time this was not to be unexpected, but in trying
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Jonathan Gray came to talk to the Institute about the inspiring ways that the incredibly interdisciplinary Public Data Lab conducts their projects, and he sold it SO WELL that I
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Jutta Treviranus is the Director of the Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) and professor at OCAD University in Toronto, formerly the Adaptive Technology Resource Centre. It was fascinating to think
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Niels’ talk was a really fascinating prospect to consider in conjunction with the previous presentation from Anna Engelhardt. He described his talk as being a work in progress about “the
The prospect of hearing from Anna Engelhardt about her work on cyber warfare has been a highly anticipated presentation, and she did not disappoint. First of all, it would be
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There are rare occurrences when you have the opportunity to hear truly iconic authors, and this was one. I had been incredibly excited for the presentation from Kara Keeling, having
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