The “networked public sphere” has become an inevitable space for civic engagement and is growing into the primary source of civic and political information. In a scenario of increasing political and social tension and complexity, the task of content moderation is escalating into a public challenge, of which social media giants are the central actors. The thin line between ensuring safe spaces and fighting misinformation through content moderation vs. impinging on freedom of expression and/or mistakenly silencing population subgroups, raises crucial questions at the intersection of philosophical considerations and technology solutions. This session is an opportunity to imagine what ideal content moderation guidelines should look like, in light of the most recent events and challenges. The outputs of the discussion will serve as inputs for the incipient social-network learning space ‘Eureka’ (https://www.abouteureka.club/ ).
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We're hoping that many efforts and discussions will continue after Mozfest. Share any ideas you already have for how to continue the work from your session.:Inputs for the discussion will directly serve the development of Eureka's Ethics Charter, and of technical content moderation features available on the platform. Through embedded monitoring, both (ethical and technical) aspects will be iteratively tested and re-adapted as needed.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session?:A set of key questions, organized around the two axis (ethical and technical) will be prepared to structure the discussion. Depending on the number of participants, they can be presented altogether at the beginning of the session to frame the discussion (if many participants) or used throughout the session to stimulate the discussion if needed (if fewer participants).
Tech and Society Fellow developing a social-network-learning space to promote critical thinking and enhance capacities for activism. Ex-Deputy Director at Data-Pop Alliance.
I'm a Venezuelan lawyer and digital rights activist based in Santiago, Chile. My work focuses on issues regarding online freedom of speech, privacy, censorship, internet infrastructure and digital security.