An interdisciplinary research centre at @McMasterU exploring the complex societal transformations that have accompanied the digital age.
Joined December 2014
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Thanks for a great visit to @McMasterU's @DigSocietyLab in Hamilton, Ontario, with @CliffvdLinden & @mcandrewsjr, where I discussed @PolitiFact w/ students and Canadian politics w/ Peter Graefe.
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From my op-ed in today's @globeandmail:
"The public’s trust in new technologies like AI ultimately hinges on their trust in the institutions responsible for its oversight and regulation."
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Some of you may be interested in this post by Ori Freiman on chatbot regulation for Open for Debate #philosophy
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Happening in just one week! Hope to see you there! @DigSocietyLab @mcandrewsjr @McMasterMPP @McMasterSocSci
Join us on October 30th at 10 am EST to learn more about how governments can deal with misinformation! This event features Dr. Timea Nochta and @mcandrewsjr. It is supported by #BIRMAC and open to @McMasterU and @unibirmingham. Details in the attached poster.
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While a digital national currency does have the potential to mitigate key financial issues, we can't ignore the democratic risks such a currency could introduce without safeguards, says Ori Freiman, a postdoctoral fellow at @McMasterSocSci’s @DigSocietyLab ow.ly/Mt3z50OVN3x
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Companies with AI-automated customer service systems are adding fees to hand conversations over to human representatives.
@DigSocietyLab’s Ori Freiman and co-authors say the trend is wrong and needs to be stopped.
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Via @Forbes
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.@DigSocietyLab’s Ori Freiman writes that a Digital Canadian Dollar is a dangerous idea that requires meaningful safeguards to protect private financial data from the government.
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Via @TorontoStar
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Thinking of applying to our Future Fellows Program? Submit your application by tomorrow, March 3.
“The Future of Canada Project values interdisciplinary approaches to addressing Canada’s biggest challenges and the Future Fellows Program was created with this in mind."
-McMaster President and Future of Canada Project lead David Farrar
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Grateful for the opportunity to collaborate with the brilliant and congenial team of scholars at the @DigSocietyLab.
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Thanks @Joannacmassie from @digsocietylab for a really interesting talk on citizen engagement @trentuni and for getting up ridiculously early to deliver it from Canada! Very much appreciated!👍
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New research by political scientists, including @CliffvdLinden, found that people in the US were no more likely to report seeing misinformation than people in the 5 other countries studied, but they were 3x more likely to share it with their followers.
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Day 1 as Managing Director of @DigSocietyLab at @McMasterU now officially in the books. So excited to meet the rest of the team tomorrow!
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🚨 New publication with @mapickup and @CliffvdLinden out in @journalqd 🚨
We look at sharing of misinformation around COVID in five countries. We find American Exceptionalism, but not in a good way.
journalqd.org/article/view/3…
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The Master of Public Policy in Digital Society program at @McMasterSocSci is hiring another tenure-track faculty member.
We are looking for a colleague with demonstrated research or teaching excellence in law and digital governance.
Apply by Nov. 14!
careers.mcmaster.ca/psp/prep…
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JOB OFFER-OFFRE D’EMPLOI
#CPSA_ACSPJobs @DigSocietyLab
🔴Postdoctoral Fellowship x2 Digital Society Lab
⏰Oct 12 2022
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The @DigSocietyLab is looking for two post-doctoral fellows. Great opportunity to work with an innovative team and an expanding program bit.ly/3dLR6pQ
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Grateful to have been awarded funding through @MacFutureCanada to advance @DigSocietyLab research on computational methods for identifying disinformation related to COVID-19 with collaborators @victor_kuperman @DeenaFottouh and @sehmir.
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Come work with us!
We're hiring a Managing Director for our Digital Society Lab. Apply by August 10, 2022.
Learn more: ow.ly/sG1t50JUOzg
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Clifton van der Linden, assistant professor of political science, weighs in on new measures aimed at making voting more accessible in the October municipal election. "It is a complex issue," he says. #HamOnt | @McMasterSocSci bit.ly/3aYxwER
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TOMORROW! We're heading to @McMasterSocSci for an #IRPPradar talk on the politics and policies of remote rehabilitation with @eva_sita @VassB @MsMacrophage @RB_nutrition & @jenditchburn. Join us online and in person—register now! 👉 on-irpp.org/3Nvse2J
