Live Event Series: Misinformation and Disinformation
In spring 2021, TEC Talks launched as a virtual live event series on the theme of “Misinformation and Disinformation.” Many thanks to the Notre Dame-IBM Tech Ethics Lab and ThinkND for partnering with us on this series.
You can access videos of the events below.
6. Learning from Our Mistakes: What Can Smaller Platforms Learn from Ethical Challenges at Scale? (April 21, 2021)
Guests: Julie Owono (Internet Sans Frontières), Clint Smith (Discord)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guests for this conversation, titled “Learning from Our Mistakes: What Can Smaller Platforms Learn from Ethical Challenges at Scale?”, were Julie Owono, executive director of Internet Sans Frontières (Internet Without Borders) and an inaugural member of the Facebook Oversight Board, and Clint Smith, the first chief legal officer at Discord.
Additional Resources From ThinkND
5. The Ethics of Verification, Identity, and Anonymity on the Internet (April 14, 2021)
Guests: David Magerman (Differential Ventures), Jillian C. York (Electronic Frontier Foundation)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guests for this conversation, titled “The Ethics of Verification, Identity, and Anonymity on the Internet,” were David Magerman, co-founder and managing partner at Differential Ventures, and Jillian C. York, director for international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
Additional Resources From ThinkND
4. Science and Technology Studies Toolkit: A Guide for Handling Mis- and Disinformation (April 5, 2021)
Guests: Ryan Calo (University of Washington), Mutale Nkonde (AI for the People)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guests for this conversation, titled “Science and Technology Studies Toolkit: A Guide for Handling Mis- and Disinformation,” were Ryan Calo, Lane Powell and D. Wayne Gittinger Professor at the University of Washington School of Law, and Mutale Nkonde, CEO of AI for the People, a nonprofit creative agency that seeks to use journalism, television, music, and film to challenge the narratives around the assumed social neutrality of machine learning technologies.
Additional Resources From ThinkND
3. Section 230: Online Speech and Tech Responsibility (March 22, 2021)
Guests: Danielle Citron (University of Virginia), Yaël Eisenstat (Democracy Activist and Strategist)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guests for this conversation, titled “Section 230: Online Speech and Tech Responsibility,” were Danielle Citron, Jefferson Scholars Foundation Schenck Distinguished Professor in Law at the University of Virginia School of Law, and Yaël Eisenstat, a democracy activist and strategist working with governments, tech companies, and investors focused on the intersection of technology, democracy, and policy.
Additional Resources From ThinkND
2. What Do We Value? The Ethics of Tech Accountability (March 3, 2021)
Guests: Roger McNamee (Author), Ifeoma Ozoma (Earthseed)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guests for this conversation, titled “What Do We Value? The Ethics of Tech Accountability,” were Roger McNamee, author of The New York Times bestseller Zucked: Waking Up to the Facebook Catastrophe, and Ifeoma Ozoma, founder and principal of Earthseed, a consulting firm supporting individuals, organizations, and companies on the issues of tech accountability, public policy, health misinformation, and related communications.
Additional Resources From ThinkND
1. How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation (February 15, 2021)
Guest: Joan Donovan (Harvard University)
Video
Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focused on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.
The guest for this conversation, titled “How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation,” was Joan Donovan, research director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy.