digital methods for internet policy and politics
By Meaghan Wester and Sophie Toupin The Making of a Report on ‘Media Governance After AI’Workshop Memo December 14, 2021 Participants: Janna Frenzel, Luciano Frizzera, Rob Hunt, Saskia Kowalchuk, Fenwick McKelvey, Jonathan Roberge, Sophie … [Continue reading]
25 September 2021 To Whom It May Concern: My comments address the technical paper that will inform the government’s approach to online harms. The technical paper proposes to: establish new information sharing between police, security … [Continue reading]
Call for submissions. Deadline: 31 October 2021. We invite you to submit entries to the Great Canadian Encyclopedia of Political Memes. Entries will focus on a single meme and its relevance to the 44th Canadian election. The entry is a chance to … [Continue reading]
We are seeking applicants for a graphic design and data visualization research contract. Key tasks include helping develop the visual identity of an analog board game that demonstrates how conspiracy theory spreads online. The game seeks to explain … [Continue reading]
In the early years of the twenty-first century, the visionaries of Silicon Valley offered a new spin on techno-optimism. Our world may not be perfect now, they claimed, but it is perfectible—we just need to optimize for the right variable. Cut to … [Continue reading]
