[Commlist] CfP ICA Pre-conference: Alternative content regulation on social media

ICA Pre-conference May 25th, 2022

Organizers:
Center for Interdisciplinary Research and Analysis of the Media (CARISM, 
University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas)
Working Group on Internet Governance and Regulation ; Research Network 
on Internet, AI and Society, Centre Internet et Société (CNRS).

Call for papers: Alternative content regulation on social media
Moderation on social media has generated intense controversies in recent 
years. Faced with pressure by states and judicial authorities in Western 
countries to stem hate speech and disinformation online, major platforms 
have undertaken reforms of their moderation policies. Based on the 
recruitment of professional moderators, the automation of content 
detection, the revision of flagging procedures and the curation of 
publications on newsfeeds, these reforms have been questioned both for 
their efficiency and the threat they pose on free speech online. In both 
cases however, the issue of content regulation has mainly been 
considered through the evolution of relationships between states and 
platforms.

However, content regulation on social media goes far beyond the 
relationship between public authorities and firms, and encompasses a 
wide diversity of actors who develop their own practices of cultural 
regulation. Journalists develop fact-checking procedures to limit the 
spread of fake news. Activists put pressure on advertisers in order to 
cut sources of funding for hate groups. Marketing agencies establish 
blacklists of sites, groups and channels to avoid funding the latter 
through online advertising. Social media users put in practice 
counter-speech strategies in order to stem hate speech on social media 
discussion groups. Researchers develop transparency and accountability 
indicators to assess platforms’ policies related to content regulation.

The preconference will shed light on alternative practices of content 
regulation on social media. It aims at gathering researchers from 
various countries and disciplines around case studies related to civil 
society initiatives to influence platforms’ moderation policies and 
exert speech policing online.

What influence do these initiatives have on platforms’ policies?

What are their conditions for success?

How do they articulate with public authorities or platforms’ initiatives?

How do they relate to public opinion?

How do platforms balance conflicts between diverging national social and 
legal norms related to free speech?

Scholars wishing to present and discuss their work have to submit an 
abstract up to 1000 words by January 10th.

The abstracts have to be sent to:
<(carism /at/ u-paris2.fr)>
<(romain.badouard /at/ u-paris2.fr)>

Submissions will undergo blind peer review by the scientific committee.

Keynote Speaker: Tarleton Gillespie, Senior Principal Researcher at 
Microsoft Research, Affiliated Associate Professor at Cornell University.

Practical informations:

Date: Wednesday, May 25th, 9h30-17h

Conference venue:
University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas, 92 rue d’Assas
75006 Paris
France

Registration fee: Free

The preconference is open both to presenters and non-presenters. ICA 
membership is not required to participate in the preconference.

Contact: Romain Badouard <(Romain.badouard /at/ u-paris2.fr)>
See: https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/CFPAlternative

Scientific committee:
Romain Badouard, CARISM, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Anne Bellon, COSTECH, University of Technology of Compiègne Margueritte 
Borelli, CARISM, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Lucien Castex, ISOC France and University Sorbonne Nouvelle
Christine Chevret-Castellani, University Sorbonne Paris Nord
Tristan Mattelart, CARISM, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Cécile Méadel, CARISM, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
Francesca Musiani, WG on Internet Governance and Regulation, CIS/CNRS
Julien Rossi, COSTECH, University of Technology of Compiègne
Nathalie Sonnac, CARISM, University Paris 2 Panthéon-Assas
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