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5G or Community Networks or both?
by Luca Belli Nov. 22, 2019

Nov. 22, 2019

Dear all, As the IGF is approaching fast, I would like to invite you to two sessions exploring two rather different visions of how Internet access is evolving: -- 5G, IoT and Zero Rating Challenges for Net Neutrality / DC on Network Neutrality The session will explore the impact that evolutions in connectivity such 5G technology, IoT and Zero Rating models are having on democracies and economies. The #ZeroRating website (available at www.zerorating.info) will also be presented. https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU1J/dc-on-network-neutrality-dcnn -- Community Networks: Policy and Regulations / DC on Community Connectivity (DC3) The session will explore policies and regulations facilitating Community Networks. During this session will be launched the book Building Community Networks Policies: A Collaborative Governance towards Enabling Frameworks. https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU6O/dc-on-community-connectivity-dc3 Both sessions will be opened by Edison Lanza, Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression of the Organization of American States, and will feature several regulators amongst other stakeholders. Best regards Luca

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#MediaDev at IGF 2019
by Michael J. Oghia Nov. 21, 2019

Nov. 21, 2019

Dear colleagues, For all of you who will be attending IGF 2019 next week (or anyone in the Berlin area), please see this blog post <https://gfmd.info/gfmd-at-the-14th-internet-governance-forum/> that we published on the GFMD website explaining the two primary sessions related to journalism, news media, and media development that we are organising, including the Day 0 Symposium and the DC-Sustainability session on Wednesday. Rasmus Nielsen will deliver the keynote address at the Symposium (25/11), and Hossein Derakhshan will deliver the keynote address at the DC-Sustainability session (27/11). In case anyone here is working as a journalist or in the news media, journalism support, or media development fields, or if anyone is interested in supporting journalism and news media sustainability, join us next week. For more information, see: https://gfmd.info/gfmd-at-the-14th-internet-governance-forum/. Let me know if you have any questions. See you in Berlin! Best, -Michael __________________ Michael J. Oghia | Advocacy & Engagement Manager Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD) moghia(a)gfmd.info | https://gfmd.info | @MediaGFMD <https://twitter.com/MediaGFMD> GPG: E95D 2127 0D45 77D3 4D43 4D5A E3BA 6F23 301D 7082

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Data Protection in the BRICS
by Luca Belli Nov. 20, 2019

Nov. 20, 2019

Dear all, As the IGF is approaching fast, I would like to invite those who are interested in how in Data Protection is evolving in the BRICS countries to our workshop on Value and Regulation of Personal Data in the BRICS, on Wednesday, November 27 from 16:40 to 18:10 https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU1q/ws-211-value-and-regulation-of-persona… The long description of the workshop is available here https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-ws-211-value-and-… For those who want to have a teaser, below you will find two CyberBRICS video clips we have just released, in the context of last week BRICS Summit, in Brasilia. CyberBRICS Talk 1 with Luca Belli, Anja Kovacs, Andrey Shcherbovich and Daniel Oppelman https://portal.fgv.br/en/cyberbrics-fellows-programme-rio-janeiro-law-schoo… CyberBRICS Talk 1 with Luca Belli, Min Jiang, Sagwadi Mabunda, Ian Brown https://portal.fgv.br/en/cyberbrics-fellows-programme-rio-janeiro-law-schoo… And here a brief article providing an alternative perspective on why BRICS are developing digital sovereignty regulations and why this is closely related with the recent development of data protection frameworks in the BRICS. BRICS countries to build digital sovereignty https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/hri-2/brics-countries-build-digital-sovere… You may also find some further readings here https://cyberbrics.info/category/publications/ Best regards Luca [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t @1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg] luca.belli(a)fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

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Platform Values
by Luca Belli Nov. 17, 2019

Nov. 17, 2019

Dear colleagues, I would like to thank – also on behalf of my coeditor Nicolo – the various members of this list who have submitted highly interesting papers for the Special Issue on Platform Values: Conflicting Rights, AI and Tax Avoidance and have helped organising the IGF session where the SI will be released and debated with other stakeholders. Free hard copies of the Special Issue will be distributed at the session that will take place on 27 November, from 15:00 to 16:30 https://igf2019.sched.com/event/SU3d/dc-on-platform-responsibility Here is a long description of the session https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/igf-2019-platform-values-c… Below a shorter description of the session and the table of content of the SI. I hope to meet some of you at the IGF All the best Luca Platform Values: Conflicting Rights, AI and Tax Avoidance This session will discuss three of the most crucial points of contention with regard to values underlying the operation of digital platforms: Conflicting Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Tax Avoidance. The session will include presentations based on the papers featured in a special issue of the Computer Law & Security Review, celebrating five years of activities<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dynamic-coalition-on-platf…> of the UN IGF Coalition on Platform Responsibility and devoted to 'Platform Value(s): Conflicting Rights, Artificial Intelligence and Tax Avoidance'. The Special Issue, which is the 2019 official outcome of the coalition, will include also the finalised Best Practices on Platforms' Implementation on the Right to Effective Remedy, produced by the Coalition between May 2018 and March 2019 (available here<https://www.intgovforum.org/multilingual/content/dcpr-best-practices-on-due…>). Free hard copies of the Special Issue will be distributed. The Special Issue will also be released in open access starting 27 November 2019. In the meantime, you can read the editorial "Platform value(s): A multidimensional framework for online responsibility" here<http://ssrn.com/abstract=3488282.>. The session will have the following agenda: · Opening remarks by Nicolo Zingales, University of Leeds, and Luca Belli, FGV Part I- Platform Values, Freedom of Expression and Democracy · Keynote by Edison Lanza, Special Rapporteur for Freedom of Expression Organization of American States · Nic Suzor, Queensland University of Technology · Monica Rosina, Facebook Quick round of questions Part II: Platform values and content moderation · Chris Marsden, University of Sussex · Ivar Hartmann, FGV · Giovanni De Gregorio, Univerista' Milano Bicocca · Dragana Obradovic, Balkan Investigative Reporting Network Quick round of questions Part III: Conflcting rights and values · Catherine Carnovale, Elsevier · Rolf H. Weber, University of Zurich · Catalina Goanta, Maastricht University · Yseult Marique, University of Essex · Open Debate Table of contents of the Special Issue • Platform Value(s):A Multidimensional Framework for Online Responsibility Luca Belli and Nicolo Zingales Introductory Essays • Governing Digital Societies: Private Platforms, Public Values José van Dijck • A Constitutional Moment: How We Might Reimagine Platform Governance Nicolas Suzor • From the Telegraph to Twitter: The Case for the Digital Platform Act Harold Feld Conflicting Rights • The New City Regulators Sofia Ranchordas and Catalina Goanta • Sanctions on Digital Platforms: Balancing Proportionality in the Modern Public Square Engerrand Marique and Yseult Marique • A New Framework for Online Content Moderation Ivar Hartmann Artificial Intelligence • Socio-Ethical Values and Legal Rules on Automated Platforms: The Quest for a Symbiotic Relationship Rolf H. Weber • Democratising Online Content Moderation: A Constitutional Framework Giovanni De Gregorio • Platform Values and Democratic Elections: How Can the Law Regulate Digital Disinformation? Chris Marsden, Trisha Meyer and Ian Brown Tax Avoidance • The Progressive Policy Shift in the Debate on the International Tax Challenges of the Digital Economy: A “Pretext” for Overhaul of the International Tax Regime? Alessandro Turina • E-commerce and Effective VAT/GST Enforcement: Can Online Platforms Play a Valuable Role? Luisa Scarcella Annex • Best Practices Platforms’ Implementation of the Right to an Effective Remedy Collectively elaborated by members of the IGF Coalition on Platform Responsibility [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t @1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg] luca.belli(a)fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br>

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Internet Commons Forum
by Luca Belli Nov. 13, 2019

Nov. 13, 2019

Dear colleagues, I am circulating this as I think many of you may be interested. The first edition of the Internet Commons Forum (www.intcomforum.org<http://www.intcomforum.org>) will take place Monday, November 25 from 15:40 to 18:15 in the Estrel Saal B, at the IGF venue. Below a brief description of the event. All the best Luca The Internet Commons Forum<http://www.intcomforum.org/> (ICF) is jointly organised by FGV, ISOC, APC and Centrum Cyfrowe. The ICF aims at gathering thinkers and doers that are developing ideas and solutions for a less concentrated and more just Internet. The structures of the Internet affect us more deeply than ever before, reaching out to all aspects of our lives, from our societies and cultures to our finances and politics - to our very individual human behaviours and identities. This event will explore different views of Internet Commons exploring strategies for a less concentrated Internet. Every session will feature weel-respected thinkers and doers exposing their ideas and innovative approaches for 10 minutes each and subsequently engaging in a collaborative discussion with the participants, to identify paths for collaborations. Opening: Setting the Scene * Luca Belli, FGV * Adam Burns, Free2Air * Sophie Bloemen, Commons Network * Volker Grassmuck, Digitale Gesellscaft Section 1 Infrastructure(less) * Jane Coffin, ISOC * Carlos Baca, Rhizomatica * Nico Pace, LibreRouter Open debate on actions and proposals Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC Section 2 Platforms, Content and Data * Mathias Judd, Qaul Net * Mariana Valente, Creative Commons * Anita Gurumurthy IT for Change * Paul-Olivier Dehaye, PersonalData.IO Open debate on actions and proposals Moderator: Anriette Esterhuysen, APC Section 3 Crowdsourcing Policy * Markus Beckedahl, Netzpolitik.org * Alek Tarkowski, Centrum Cyfrowe Open debate on actions and proposals Closing remarks: Luca Belli & Adam Burns The event will be followed by a cocktail reception. [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t @1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg] luca.belli(a)fgv.br<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

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Pre-release | Digital transformation of social theory | Virtual Special Issue of TFSC
by Dr. Steffen Roth Nov. 6, 2019

Nov. 6, 2019

Digital transformation of social theory | Virtual Special Issue of Technological Forecasting and Social Change Introduction Steffen Roth, Harry F. Dahms, Frank Welz, and Sandro Cattacin: Print theories of computer societies. Introduction to the digital transformation of social theory ICT and the increasing availability of digital data are dramatically changing the processes of research and knowledge production in the social sciences and humanities (SSH). Whereas the methodological momentum in digital humanities and computational social sciences is already immense, theory development in the SSH is much less dynamic and consists mainly of digital resurrections of the classics of our fields. The contributions to this virtual special issue of Technological Forecasting and Social Change do, therefore, not constitute efforts at presenting new social theories of the digital transformation, but rather, efforts at digitally transforming social theory. This introduction presents an overview of the topic and the contributions and outlines key elements of a research agenda on the digital transformation of social theory. Articles Marinus Ossewaarde: Digital transformation and the renewal of social theory: Unpacking the new fraudulent myths and misplaced metaphors Emrah Karakilic: Rethinking intellectual property rights in the cognitive and digital age of capitalism: An autonomist Marxist reading Karl Palmås: From hacking to simulation: Periodizing digitally-inspired social theory José Javier Blanco Rivero: The fractal geometry of Luhmann’s sociological theory for debugging systems theory Steffen Roth: Digital transformation of social theory. A research update Jean-Sébastien Guy: Digital technology, digital culture and the metric/nonmetric distinction Matthias Wenzel and Matthias Will: The communicative constitution of academic fields in the digital age: The case of CSR Click here for abstracts and links to the articles: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oK ***** Prof. Dr. Dr. habil. Steffen Roth Full Professor of Management, La Rochelle Business School, France Research Professor of Digital Sociology, Kazimieras Simonavičius University in Vilnius, Lithuania URL: http://derroth.org ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8502-601X ***** CFP | EURAM 2020 in Dublin | Standing Track on Management and Organization Theory: https://wp.me/pvO07-1o9 BIG DATA INSIGHTS into social macro trends (1800–2000): A replication study @TFSC: https://wp.me/pvO07-1oy HARNESSING BIG DATA for a multifunctional theory of the firm @EMJ: https://wp.me/pvO07-1m5 GOVERNMENT.COM? Multifunctional cabinet portfolio analysis of 201 national governments @JOCM: https://wp.me/pvO07-1mF CSR BEYOND ECONOMY AND SOCIETY. A post-capitalist approach @J Bus Ethics: https://wp.me/pvO07-1gv

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Call for Submissions– Privacy Camp 2020: Technology and Activism (deadline 10 November)
by Imge Ozcan Nov. 5, 2019

Nov. 5, 2019

*Privacy Camp 2020: Technology and Activism* *21 January 2020 – Brussels, Belgium* *(https://privacycamp.eu <https://privacycamp.eu>)* *Call for Submissions* For the 8th edition, Privacy Camp takes “Technology and Activism” as its focus. Over the last decade, digital technologies have played a significant role in activism by mobilising social protests, fostering new forms of civil disobedience, or simply by facilitating the coordination of activist work in the analogue world. Some scholars assigned particular value to the networked nature of cyberspace, arguing that this structure enables people to communicate and take action outside of traditional hierarchical power structures. However, networked information systems also enhance the surveillance power of repressive regimes. Going beyond cyber-optimist and cyber-pessimist arguments, Privacy Camp 2020 will seek to explore further dynamics in the activist-technology entanglements. Together with activists from diverse fields and scholars working at the intersection of technology and activism, Privacy Camp 2020 will cover a broad range of practices and issues including surveillance, censorship, civic participation in information policy making, social media and political dissent, online civil disobedience, data justice, data activism, commons and peer production, citizen science and more. *Participate!* For this edition, we call for (1) panel proposals and (2) critical making and DIY projects (see further below). *1. Call for Panels* We welcome panel proposals relating to the broad theme of “technology and activism”. We also welcome alternative types of sessions such as workshops or formats with more interaction between the participants than a traditional panel. We are particularly interested in proposals on the following topics: • social media and political dissent • hacktivism and civil disobedience • critical public sphere and hashtag publics (e.g. #MeToo, #BlackLivesMatter etc) • data justice and data activism • commons, peer production, and platform cooperativism • citizen science *Submission guidelines:* • Indicate a clear objective for your session, i.e. what would be a good outcome for you? • Include a list of speakers that could participate in your panel (and let us know which speaker has already confirmed, at least in principle, to participate). • Make it as interactive as possible, think about how to include the audience and diverse actors. Note that the average panel length is 75 minutes. • Send your proposal (a panel description of max 400 words and a tentative list of speakers) to privacycamp <privacycamp(a)edri.org>@edri.org <privacycamp(a)edri.org> <privacycamp(a)edri.org>by 10 November. *Deadline for panel proposal submissions: 10 November 2019 (hard deadline, no extension)* After the deadline, we will review your submissions and will notify you about the selection process before 20 November. Please note that we might suggest merging panel proposals if they are very similar. *2. Call for Makers: Critical Maker Faire at Privacy Camp 2020* We are pleased to invite makers, disruptors, tinkerers, crafters and DIY artists with the aim of bringing even more diverse communities into the conversation on technology and activism. Maker cultures attempt to democratise technology by focusing on production and consumption patterns and citizen engagement in technology design. We seek makers who create with the ethos of counterculture and activism – in distinction from those who align with innovation and entrepreneurship. We will provide an exhibit space for makers working at the intersection of technology and activism. Makers will be able to engage participants and hold experiments. Possible maker projects may include, but are not limited to: DIY hardware, biohacking tools, wearables, bots, DIY air quality sensors, experiments with glitch and stitch. *If you are interested to submit your work for the Critical Maker Faire, please contact us at privacycamp(a)edri.org <privacycamp(a)edri.org> before 30 November 2019.* *About Privacy Camp* Privacy Camp is jointly organised by European Digital Rights (EDRi), Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society at Vrije Universiteit Brussel (LSTS-VUB), the Institute for European Studies at Université Saint-Louis – Bruxelles (USL-B), and Privacy Salon. *Privacy Camp 2020 will take place on 21 January 2020 in Brussels, Belgium.* Participation is free and registrations will open in early December. For inquiries, please contact Andreea Belu at andreea.belu(at)edri(dot)org or Imge Ozcan at imge.ozcan(at)vub(dot)be. -- Imge Ozcan Doctoral Researcher Research Group on Law, Science, Technology & Society (LSTS) Vrije Universiteit Brussel imge.ozcan(a)vub.be https://lsts.research.vub.be/en/imge-ozcan

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CyberBRICS Fellowship in Rio de Janeiro
by Luca Belli Nov. 5, 2019

Nov. 5, 2019

Dear all, For those who might be interested, just a friendly reminder that there is only one week left to apply for the 2020 CyberBRICS Fellowship in Rio de Janeiro. Feel free to circulate this call to your networks. Best Luca Dear colleagues, (apologies for crossposting) It is a great pleasure to announce the second edition of the CyberBRICS Fellowship Programme to be hosted at FGV Law School, Rio de Janeiro. The programme will offer five remunerated fellowships (between USD 2000 and 2300 per month), from February to July 2020, at FGV DIREITO RIO, to support selected scholars having relevant experience in the area related to the activities of the 2020-2021 work plan of the CyberBRICS* project, namely regulation of Internet access and the digitalisation of public administrations in BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa). Applicants should have relevant experience in at least one of the BRICS countries. The Call for Applications is available at https://cyberbrics.info/call-for-applications-cyberbrics-fellowship-program… Selected fellows will be expected to be based in Rio de Janeiro and will have a dedicated office within the FGV main building, in 190 praia de Botafogo, Rio de Janeiro. Further information on the CyberBRICS project can be found at https://cyberbrics.info/ Besides the fellowship programme, we are developing a Network of CyberBRICS Associated Scholars, allowing scholars interested in CyberBRICS activities and having relevant experience in the CyberBRICS avenues of research to cooperate with us. Should you be interested in this latter opportunity, please feel free to send me a personal email. Please feel free to share this message to your networks. Kind regards Luca [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio.jpg] Luca Belli, PhD Professor of Internet Governance and Regulation [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_tel.jpg]+55 21 3799 5763 t @1lucabelli<https://twitter.com/1lucabelli> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_direito_rio_map.j… de Botafogo, 190 13º andar Botafogo - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - CEP: 22250-900 [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_email.jpg]luc…<mailto:luca.belli@fgv.br> [http://www.fgv.br/mailing/2018/direito_rio/assinatura/fgv_ass_url.jpg]inter… <https://internet-governance.fgv.br/>

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New papers on Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence and Digital Democracy
by Eduardo Magrani Nov. 4, 2019

Nov. 4, 2019

Dear colleagues, It is a great pleasure to share with you the publication of two recent papers, both in open access, respectively concerning (i) Ethics and Regulation of Artificial Intelligence, published on the Internet Policy Review; and (ii) Digital Democracy and misinformation, published on the Cyber Law Journal. You can find both papers through the links below: - "New perspectives on ethics and the laws of artificial intelligence" https://policyreview.info/articles/analysis/new-perspectives-ethics-and-law… - "THE PUBLIC SPHERE (FORGED) IN THE ERA OF FAKE NEWS AND FILTER BUBBLES: THE BRAZILIAN EXPERIENCE OF 2018" https://www.cijic.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/The-public-sphere_forged_i… Kind regards, Eduardo -- *Eduardo Magrani, Ph.D.* EIZ-Fellow von Konrad Adenauer Stiftung / KAS für Globale Innovationspolitik, Digitalisierung und Künstliche Intelligenz (Headquarter, Berlin) Europäische und Internationale Zusammenarbeit *European and International Cooperation team for Global Innovation Policy, Digitalization and Artificial Intelligence. * __________________________ Besucheradresse: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung e.V. Klingelhöferstraße 23 10785 Berlin I 10907 Berlin (Postanschrift) www.kas.de Telefon: +49 15223247027 Personal Website: eduardomagrani.com Digital Personal Library: https://linktr.ee/eduardo_magrani LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/eduardo-magrani-ph-d-78216b21/ Digital Culture's Trilogy Website: http://eduardomagrani.com/trilogiaculturadigital/ *Diese E-Mail enthält vertrauliche oder rechtlich geschützte Informationen. Wenn Sie nicht der vorgesehene Empfänger sind, informieren Sie bitte sofort den Absender und löschen Sie diese E-Mail. Das unbefugte Kopieren dieser E-Mail oder die unbefugte Weitergabe der enthaltenen Informationen ist nicht gestattet.* *The information contained in this message is confidential or protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender and delete this message. Any unauthorised copying of this message or unauthorised distribution of the information contained herein is prohibited.*

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