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Highlights from the 2023 Platform Governance Research Network Conference

Guest User 6/8/23 Guest User 6/8/23

Highlights from the 2023 Platform Governance Research Network Conference

Charis Papaevangelou, Simran Agarwal

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Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Meta’s Decision to Block News for Some Canadians

Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/2/23 Phaedra de Saint-Rome 6/2/23

Centre for Media, Technology and Democracy Comments on Meta’s Decision to Block News for Some Canadians

Press release

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Series Summary

Phaedra de Saint-Rome 5/29/23 Phaedra de Saint-Rome 5/29/23

Series Summary

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The role of social media in polarizing Canadians

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

The role of social media in polarizing Canadians

Aengus Bridgman

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Polarization and Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada since 2015

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

Polarization and Ideologically Motivated Violent Extremism in Canada since 2015

Stephanie Carvin

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Polarization as the technological goal – not the error

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

Polarization as the technological goal – not the error

Wendy Hui Kyong Chun and Sonja Solomun

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Echo chambers and filter bubbles don't reflect our media environment

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

Echo chambers and filter bubbles don't reflect our media environment

Elizabeth Dubois and Guillermo Renna

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Journalism in the Age of Polarization

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

Journalism in the Age of Polarization

Erica Ifill

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Mass Polarization in Canada: What’s Causing It? Why Should We Care?

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/29/23

Mass Polarization in Canada: What’s Causing It? Why Should We Care?

Eric Merkley

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Don’t ban TikTok. Make it safer (Globe and Mail)

Guest User 5/26/23 Guest User 5/26/23

Don’t ban TikTok. Make it safer (Globe and Mail)

Frances Haugen & Taylor Owen

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Sonja Solomun Chairs “Green AI” Panel at 73rd ICA Conference

Guest User 5/25/23 Guest User 5/25/23

Sonja Solomun Chairs “Green AI” Panel at 73rd ICA Conference

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App Store Governance: Beyond the Duopoly

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

App Store Governance: Beyond the Duopoly

Vass Bednar

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Competition Policy as a Lever for Organic Growth and Innovation in Canada

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

Competition Policy as a Lever for Organic Growth and Innovation in Canada

Keldon Bester

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Getting Beyond “Big is Bad”: Rethinking the Impact of Platforms on Competition Through the Lens of Market Distortion

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/25/23

Getting Beyond “Big is Bad”: Rethinking the Impact of Platforms on Competition Through the Lens of Market Distortion

Jennifer A. Quaid

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Beyond Technology: The Role of Information Interference in Climate and Election Obstruction

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/24/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/24/23

Beyond Technology: The Role of Information Interference in Climate and Election Obstruction

Heidi Tworek & Sonja Solomun

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Indigenous People and the Rise of the Right

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/24/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/24/23

Indigenous People and the Rise of the Right

Riley Yesno

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The Role of Private Online Spaces in Platform Governance

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

The Role of Private Online Spaces in Platform Governance

Sam Andrey

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Verified-as-Canadian Content? Bill C-11 and the Platform Infrastructure of the Verified Badge System

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

Verified-as-Canadian Content? Bill C-11 and the Platform Infrastructure of the Verified Badge System

Robyn Caplan

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Canada’s Election Laws Aren’t Ready for Social Media Influencers

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

Canada’s Election Laws Aren’t Ready for Social Media Influencers

Elizabeth Dubois

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A Coherent Domestic and Foreign Digital Policy for Canada?

MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23 MTD Media Tech & Democracy 5/23/23

A Coherent Domestic and Foreign Digital Policy for Canada?

Vivek Krishnamurthy

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