Schedule
Over three weeks we will explore our three themes with plenary panels followed by small group discussions, as well as workshops, round tabled and other online events.
After registering for a ticket to the Digital Platforms and Societal Harms event, your email will be added to the Event App. Once this has occurred, you will receive a welcome email and will have access to sessions, attendee details, and the discussion forums via the Event App.
HATE SPEECH: 17 October – 21 October | |
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20th October8am-12pm PDT * 21st of October | Plenary Panel on Hate SpeechThis session will discuss hate speech on digital platforms, from social media to online gaming and the metaverse. Our panel will discuss the state of the art efforts to tackle online hate, policy and technology challenges, and the latest on regulation. Participants will then be divided into small groups for further discussion on the topic with each other and our speakers. Speakers:
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21th October8am-9am PDT 11am-12pm EDT 5pm-6pm CEST 8:30pm-9:30pm IST 2am*-3am* AEDT *22nd October | Virtual tour of the museum exhibition #FakeImagesA guide from the #FakeImages exhibition in Belgium will lead attendees through a virtual tour of the museum exhibition. This exhibition is about the thousands of messages and images come to us every day, flooding us through social media, television, and the printed press. Fake news and fake images invariably sneak in: sometimes they are innocent, sometimes they are extremely dangerous. People are often highly susceptible to these images. The exhibition explores Nazi hate propaganda from World War II as well as contemporary examples of fake images. Mechanisms that have a major impact on contemporary ideas and on society are examined and visitors will discover how to break through common patterns of misleading information such as stereotypes, prejudice, racism, deception and humour.” |
EXTREMISM & EXPLOITATION: 24 October – 28 October | |
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25th October5:00pm-8pm AEST * 24th of October | Asia and Pacific Regional ForumA regional forum will feature the launch of a new research report and bring together speakers from the Asia Pacific region to discuss online hate speech, disinformation, and extremism. Launch of the report “Anti-Asian Racism in Australian Social Media”
Asian Pacific Panel
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27th October8am-12pm PDT * 28th of October | Plenary Panel on Extremism & ExploitationThe use of digital platforms to aid in violent extremism (terrorism) and child exploitation will be examined in our second panel. Our experts will discuss the latest efforts to address these harms and the challenges that have arisen with the increased use of alternative and minimally moderated platforms. Participants will then be divided into small groups for further discussion on the topic with each other and our speakers. Speakers:
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DISINFORMATION & MISINFORMATION: 31 Oct. – 4 Nov. | |
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2nd November9am-10:30pm PDT * 3rd of November | Policy WorkshopJoin IEEE public policy staff and volunteer leaders for a round table discussion that seeks to answer the questions of policy makers (where clear answers exist), and to discuss different perspectives on public policy responses and potential responses to tackling online hate speech, extremism, exploitation, misinformation and disinformation.
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3rd November8am-12pm PDT * 4th of November | Plenary Panel on Disinformation & MisinformationInterference in elections, the spread of false information during the global pandemic, and conspiracy theories that can lead to hate and extremism, recent years have seen online disinformation and misinformation emerge as a serious threat to health, safety, and the rule of law. Our experts will discuss the challenges in address these information threats. Participants will then be divided into small groups for further discussion on the topic with each other and our speakers. Speakers:
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Hate Speech
Targeting individuals or groups
Extremism & Exploitation
Fosters terrorism and exploitation
Disinformation & Misinformation
False, inaccurate, misleading, intentional or not. Conspiracy theories, hoaxes, & propaganda.