Language: English (mozilla)
The host will present about 10 controversial social media posts (real or invented). For example, a tweet with unverified information about COVID19.
These posts are presented individually: the host gives a quick introduction and then the poll starts. Each participant from the audience will have to choose one of the following 4 options:
A) Although controversial, the content is licit and should be kept online.
B) The content shouldn’t be taken down, but it should have some warning label, or its author should get a strike one.
C) The content shouldn’t be online. It must be deleted.
D) The content must be deleted and its author should be reported to the authorities.
Then, we show the results, and participants have some minutes to express their opinions about how similar content should be treated and moderated.
At the end, we will present the posts with more diverse answers, and there will be time for an open mic about the challenge of doing content moderation when every person has different opinions and views about what should be kept online and what shouldn't.
The facilitators represent different sectors and backgrounds on the Internet ecosystem, and they will express their opinions through the session. This will encourage participation in the audience. In this session everyone will have the same opportunities to turn on their mics and raise their voices.
The workshop will be conducted in English, but we will offer material and instructions to let Spanish speakers participate in the game.
Who decides what should stay online and what should be removed? Who should be in charge of such a task? Is it possible to establish a global consensus about this? Through a fun game, participants will discuss content moderation on social networks, and how its “rules” and parameters can be biased by each person’s principles and beliefs. Also, We’ll gather the results to conduct further research about diversity of opinions about certain types of content.
Why did you choose that space? How does your session align with the space description?:Could we consider Content Moderation Online as a way to fight against misinformation and disinformation? If yes, which guidelines should be used or proposed while moderating content in order to reach this goal? What is the role of content moderation in issues like gender violence online or other misconducts like fake news or racism and how it is currently influencing final users’ experience on the Internet? These are just some of the questions we hope the participant will analyze and try to find a response through the brainstorming our game offers. We chose this space because we think that Social Media Against Humanity can be the first step to achieve a deep debate about what to do to stop the spreading of misinformation, as to stimulate the creation of ideas, reports and decision making from every stakeholder.
How will you deal with varying numbers of participants in your session? What if 30 participants attend? What if there are 3?:This session deals pretty great with the number of participants variations. If we have low attendance, poll results become less relevant, but participants have more time to speak and express their opinions about every card. On the contrary, if we have a big number of participants, everybody feels included because they interact through the polls. With more people playing there’s less opportunity for everyone to speak on every card, but we will moderate in order to have diversity of opinions and nobody “monopolizes” the microphone.
In any case, the main purpose of this session is to encourage the conversation about content moderation online, helping every participant to evaluate their own concepts and beliefs while being in touch with other different points of view. Everyone will have the opportunity to get out of their comfort zone and explore this huge field.
Social Media Against Humanity is intended to be a game for everybody. We are developing a free toolkit in order to give everyone the access to the game and the chance to play it in different scenarios, just for fun, or as an ice breaking activity or to start meaningful conversations related to content moderation online.
After MozFest we will evaluate the poll results and hopefully we will share a report about it in our social media. Also, the inputs we will receive will be important for the development of the mentioned toolkit.
What language would you like to host your session in?:English, Spanish