All figures come from the survey carried out by Sylvain Louvet for his documentary.
Posted: Tue Jan 28, 2025 8:56 am
As Gideon Lichfield, editor-in-chief of MIT Technology Review, points out in The Innovation Issue, those with power have a greater say in deciding which technologies to develop and who benefits from them. Ethical support for these decisions is therefore necessary, as is the establishment of transparency between the different actors who develop these new technologies: Sylvain Louvet highlights the fact that many engineers work in total ignorance of the final use that will be made of their products.
NB 2. The documentary “Tous surveillés” directed by Sylvain Louvet and Ludovic Gaillard was broadcast in April 2020 and is available on ARTE VOD.
Parker Coffman – UnsplashStray Links: Social Media at the Heart of Black Lives Matter Activism
wandering links
Black Lives Matter Protests on Social Media – On platforms, activists are getting their message out in creative ways . Young people are refreshing activism on TikTok with challenges that assess privilege . Google student data Docs is becoming a platform for resistance . Protesters are massively using the encrypted messaging service Signal and tools are emerging to shield protesters’ identities in photos . American journalists are denouncing the racism they have experienced in newsrooms. These accusations are leading to resignations . The US press is destroying itself
Facebook, Twitter & Content Moderation – Mark Zuckerberg promises to review some of Facebook’s content moderation rules – but that won’t necessarily lead to reforms . Some advertisers are pulling out of the platform . Facebook groups are grappling with inadequate moderation policies for Black Lives Matter posts , and the platform is advising group admins to add people of color as moderators . Biden’s campaign will push his supporters to pressure Facebook to strengthen its rules against misinformation and harmful comments . Twitter is removing accounts linked to state-run disinformation operations (China, Russia, Turkey) .
NB 2. The documentary “Tous surveillés” directed by Sylvain Louvet and Ludovic Gaillard was broadcast in April 2020 and is available on ARTE VOD.
Parker Coffman – UnsplashStray Links: Social Media at the Heart of Black Lives Matter Activism
wandering links
Black Lives Matter Protests on Social Media – On platforms, activists are getting their message out in creative ways . Young people are refreshing activism on TikTok with challenges that assess privilege . Google student data Docs is becoming a platform for resistance . Protesters are massively using the encrypted messaging service Signal and tools are emerging to shield protesters’ identities in photos . American journalists are denouncing the racism they have experienced in newsrooms. These accusations are leading to resignations . The US press is destroying itself
Facebook, Twitter & Content Moderation – Mark Zuckerberg promises to review some of Facebook’s content moderation rules – but that won’t necessarily lead to reforms . Some advertisers are pulling out of the platform . Facebook groups are grappling with inadequate moderation policies for Black Lives Matter posts , and the platform is advising group admins to add people of color as moderators . Biden’s campaign will push his supporters to pressure Facebook to strengthen its rules against misinformation and harmful comments . Twitter is removing accounts linked to state-run disinformation operations (China, Russia, Turkey) .