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Speaker: Annalee Newitz

How Social Media Destroy Freedom of Expression - And Why That Might Be a Good Thing

Social media is supposed to foster free speech by creating user-friendly web applications that let people talk, share ideas, and organize online. Instead it has created a new form of censorship, led by mobs who flag content as "inappropriate" to remove it, or who troll their victims out of existence. This talk will explore how these mobs work, what their politics are, and whether we should organize to stop them - or join them.

For more information go to: https://har2009.org/program/events/156.en.html

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Science & Technology

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