Contesting the public interest in AI governance

T Cohen, N Suzor - Internet Policy Review, 2024 - eprints.qut.edu.au
This article argues that public contestability is a critical attribute of governance arrangements
designed to align AI deployment with the public interest. Mechanisms to collectively contest …

Trouble in Paradise? Understanding Mastodon Admin's Motivations, Experiences, and Challenges Running Decentralised Social Media

Z Zhang, J Zhao, G Wang, SK Johnston… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
Decentralised social media platforms are increasingly being recognised as viable
alternatives to their centralised counterparts. Among these, Mastodon stands out as a …

Fajar. co. id Political Reporting: A Study on Editorial Policy Related to the Makassar Mayoral Election

A Marua, AK Muzakkir - SIGn Journal of Social Science, 2023 - jurnal.penerbitsign.com
This research explore Fajar. co. id's editorial policies and editorial management process in
political reporting, particularly concerning the 2020 Makassar Mayoral Election. This …

Closing the Door to Remain Open: The Politics of Openness and the Practices of Strategic Closure in the Fediverse

JA Theophilos - Social Media+ Society, 2024 - journals.sagepub.com
In early 2023, Meta announced that its new microblogging platform, Threads, would join the
Fediverse, a network of free, open-source social media platforms. This decision created a rift …

Filter Bubbles and the Unfeeling: How AI for Social Media Can Foster Extremism and Polarization

E Rodilosso - Philosophy & Technology, 2024 - Springer
Social media have undoubtedly changed our ways of living. Their presence concerns an
increasing number of users (over 4, 74 billion) and pervasively expands in the most diverse …

Beyond Corporate Social Media Platforms: The Epistemic Promises and Perils of Alternative Social Media

K Frost-Arnold - Topoi, 2024 - Springer
In recent years, we have witnessed increased interest in alternatives to the dominant
corporate social media sites, such as Facebook, Twitter (now X), and TikTok. Tired of …

Decentralized Social Networks and the Future of Free Speech Online

T Huang - arXiv preprint arXiv:2406.06934, 2024 - arxiv.org
Decentralized social networks like Mastodon and BlueSky are trending topics that have
drawn much attention and discussion in recent years. By devolving powers from the central …

[PDF][PDF] The future of social networking: Decentralization for user empowerment, privacy, and freedom from censorship

S Shilina - 2023 - researchgate.net
This paper delves into the transformative potential of decentralized social networks as a
remedy for the privacy, censorship, and user autonomy concerns inherent in centralized …

A Comparative Tale of Peer-to-Peer, Client-to-Peer and Hybrid Networks in Federated Social Networking Sites in Educational Institutions

B Mugoniwa, EK Ngassam, S Singh - Indonesian Journal of …, 2024 - ojs.uajy.ac.id
Due to increase in use of social networking sites (SNSs) in educational institutions, it has
become common for institutions to adopt SNSs in academic institutions. Federated social …

The politics of digital technologies: Reimagining social participation in the digital age

BH Sanches, ECM Silva - … of the 16th International Conference on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This essay investigates the complex relationship between digital technologies and social
participation, focusing on the challenges and opportunities the technosphere presents …