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A broad explanation of the various dimensions of the problem of bad speech on the internet within the American context. One of the most fiercely debated issues of this era is what to do about bad speech-hate speech, disinformation and propaganda campaigns, and incitement of violence-on the internet, and in particular speech on social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter. In Social Media, Freedom of Speech, and the Future of our Democracy, Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone have gathered an eminent cast of contributors--including Hillary Clinton, Amy Klobuchar, Sheldon Whitehouse, Mark Warner, Newt Minow, Tim Wu, Cass Sunstein, Jack Balkin, Emily Bazelon, and others--to explore th...
In The Politics of Platform Regulation, Robert Gorwa outlines how governments are shaping the emerging space of online safety. Through case studies from Germany, the United States, New Zealand, and Australia, Gorwa explores the domestic and international politics that influence how, why, and when platform regulation comes into being. Going beyond existing work that explores the hidden private rules and practices increasingly shaping our online lives, The Politics of Platform Regulation is a measured empirical and theoretical account of how the state is pushing back.
This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 5th Multidisciplinary International Symposium on Disinformation in Open Online Media, MISDOOM 2023, which was held in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, during November 21–22, 2023. The 13 full papers presented in this book were carefully reviewed and selected from 19 submissions. The papers focus on misinformation, disinformation, hate speech, disinformation campaigns, social network analysis, large language models, generative AI, and multi-modal embeddings.
A point of departure for this book is the paradox between the seemingly limitless promise modern web technologies hold for enhanced political communication and their limited actual contribution. Empirical evidence indicates that neither citizens nor political parties are taking full advantage of online platforms to advance political participation. This is particularly evident when considering the websites of political parties, which have taken on two main functions: i) Disseminating information to citizens and journalists about the history, structure, programme and activities of the party; ii) Monitoring citizens’ opinions in regard to different political questions and policy proposals tha...
In this Open Access book, Katharina Merian discusses memories of Marielle Franco from the perspective of the concept of dangerous memory introduced by the political theologian Johann Baptist Metz. Franco was an Afro-Brazilian human-rights activist and city councilor of Rio de Janeiro who was assassinated on March 14, 2018. Her murder elicited worldwide protest and empathy. Today she is considered an international symbol in the fight for human, women, and LGBTQ+ rights. Based on the memories of people from Franco’s inner circle, the study explores Franco’s life, what it meant to the people around her, and how her image was transformed following her murder. By critically engaging with Metz...
This book shows how bringing together experts from the Global South and the Global North can help us to understand and combat global economic, political, and social inequalities. For too long, the world’s problems have been viewed through the narrow conceptual lenses of the Global North. This book lays the groundwork for a new approach – a truly global approach to political economy. We are currently facing multiple and overlapping international crises. The current economic crisis, characterized by deepening inequalities, is closely intertwined with intensifying geopolitical rivalries and the environmental crisis. The dialogues in this book aim to move beyond the Eurocentric tradition and...
This book is the first collection of scholarship featuring both Canadian and American scholarship on the resurgent right-wing extremist movement in the two countries. It is particularly timely given the recent rise in political populism that has engendered renewed activism from extreme right contingents. Trump’s right-wing populist and white nationalist political campaign has galvanized Canadian and American white supremacist ideologies, identities, movements and practices. Leading Canadian and American scholars are brought together to explore a contemporary array of current dynamics, patterns and characteristics associated with the movement in each country. Split into four sections, it provides an introduction to extremism in the 21st century, it examines studying extremism, forms of extremist activity and violence, and the responses. The collection allows comparisons to be drawn out from the distinct treatments of each country. It speaks to students as well as scholars in social sciences departments, including criminology, sociology, social justice, and terrorism, peace and security studies, and political-violence related programs.
Em comemoração aos 25 anos de funcionamento do Programa de Pós-Graduação em Comunicação da Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul (PPGCOM/UFRGS), este livro traz contribuições de seus atuais discentes dos cursos de mestrado e doutorado. Os trabalhos, resultantes de investigações no âmbito da Comunicação, propõem diálogos possíveis com a ciência, a arte, a tecnologia, a religião, o meio ambiente, as organizações e a sociedade.
"Uma leitura difícil e pesada, mas necessária — porque retratar os absurdos vividos no Brasil durante a pandemia de covid-19 é difícil e pesado, mas extremamente necessário. A obra explica, unindo o rigor da ciência e a arte da comunicação, como o Brasil se tornou a capital mundial do negacionismo durante a pandemia de covid-19." Pedro Hallal, professor, educador físico e epidemiologista "É mais simples escrever sobre fatos que aconteceram no passado, visto que o tempo nos permite um distanciamento por vezes necessário para reunir material e reflexões. Muito mais difícil é acompanhar os acontecimentos que farão parte da história conforme eles se desenrolam. Chloé Pinheiro ...
Desde a sua fundação, no ano de 2018, o IBPEL preocupa-se em desenvolver estudos, cursos, seminários e debates sobre temas relacionados à liberdade de expressão, direito fundamental tão relevante para o bom funcionamento da democracia e do pluralismo em que se funda nossa sociedade. A presente obra coletiva é fruto do Concurso de Artigos realizado pelo IBPEL, em parceria com a OAB/MG, no ano de 2023. Aqui você encontrará os quatro artigos premiados, além de trabalhos de autores convidados pelo IBPEL a darem o seu contributo nas respectivas áreas de conhecimento. O resultado final é uma obra diversa e plural: cada artigo reflete a vivência, o conhecimento e o posicionamento de seus autores, o que possibilitará ao leitor navegar em diferentes direções: da relação entre liberdade e democracia até os fundamentos para limitação da liberdade de expressão dos militares, do cyberbulling às fake news e práticas de desinformação, da liberdade de expressão no ambiente corporativo à regulação das big techs, do padrão estético e expressão do próprio corpo à liberdade no contexto da sociedade digital. Boa leitura!