Latest Past Events
Sarah Roberts: Behind the Screen
Faced with mounting pressures and repeated, very public crises, social media firms have taken a new tack since 2017: to respond to criticism of all kinds by acknowledging their long-obfuscated human gatekeeping workforce of commercial content moderators. In this talk, Sarah T. Roberts will offer context, history and analysis of this hidden industry, with particular attention to the emotional toll it takes on its workers.
Kavya Pearlman: How to Build SAFE Virtual Worlds
Kavya Pearlman is the founder of the non-profit XR Safety Initiative (XRSI), the first global effort that promotes privacy, security, ethics and develops standards and guidelines for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality (VR/AR/MR), collectively known as XR.
Angela Washko: Tactical Embodiment
Angela Washko is an artist, writer, and facilitator devoted to creating new forums for discussions about feminism in online spaces frequently hostile toward it.