[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Research Showcase] Content Moderation

[Janna Layton]

Hello all,

The next Wikimedia Research Showcase will be on Wednesday, November 17, at
17:30 UTC (9:30am PST/12:30pm EST/ 18:30 CET). The topic is content
moderation.

Livestream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rx3xesDkp2o


*Amy S. Bruckman (Georgia Institute of Technology, USA)Is Deplatforming
Censorship? What happened when controversial figures were deplatformed,
with philosophical musings on the nature of free speech*

Abstract: When a controversial figure is deplatformed, what happens to
their online influence? In this talk, first, I’ll present results from a
study of the deplatforming from Twitter of three figures who repeatedly
broke platform rules (Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and Owen Benjamin).
Second, I’ll discuss what happened when this study was on the front page of
Reddit, and the range of angry reactions from people who say that they’re
in favor of “free speech.” I’ll explore the nature of free speech, and why
our current speech regulation framework is fundamentally broken. Finally,
I’ll conclude with thoughts on the strength of Wikipedia’s model in
contrast to other platforms, and highlight opportunities for improvement.


*Nathan TeBlunthuis (University of Washington / Northwestern University,
USA)Effects of Algorithmic Flagging on Fairness. Quasi-experimental
Evidence from Wikipedia*

Abstract: Online community moderators often rely on social signals such as
whether or not a user has an account or a profile page as clues that users
may cause problems. Reliance on these clues can lead to "overprofiling bias
when moderators focus on these signals but overlook the misbehavior of
others. We propose that algorithmic flagging systems deployed to improve
the efficiency of moderation work can also make moderation actions more
fair to these users by reducing reliance on social signals and making norm
violations by everyone else more visible. We analyze moderator behavior in
Wikipedia as mediated by RCFilters, a system which displays social signals
and algorithmic flags, and estimate the causal effect of being flagged on
moderator actions. We show that algorithmically flagged edits are reverted
more often, especially those by established editors with positive social
signals, and that flagging decreases the likelihood that moderation actions
will be undone. Our results suggest that algorithmic flagging systems can
lead to increased fairness in some contexts but that the relationship is
complex and contingent.

https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase

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Janna Layton (she/her)
Administrative Associate - Product & Technology
Wikimedia Foundation 
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[Wikimedia-l] [Wikimedia Announcements] This Month in GLAM: September 2021

[The 'This Month in GLAM' team]

*This Month in GLAM* is a monthly newsletter documenting recent happenings
within the GLAM project, such as content donations, residencies, events and
more. GLAM is an acronym of *G*alleries, *L*ibraries, *A*rchives and *M*useums.
You can find more information on the project at glamwiki.org.

*This Month in GLAM – Issue IX, Volume XI – September 2021*
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Albania report: Diaspora Edits Wikipedia Campaign
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Albania_report


Argentina report: New parnership agreements and more training!
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Argentina_report


Australia report: Preserving paralympic history
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Australia_report


Belgium report: Wikimedia Belgium GLAM report September 2021
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Belgium_report


Brazil report: WikidataCon's right around the corner: find out how to
participate
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Brazil_report


France report: Wikidata training in Musée de Grenoble
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/France_report


Italy report: Call for Italian museums, archives and libraries
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Italy_report


Kosovo report: Diaspora Edits Wikipedia Campaign
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Kosovo_report


Netherlands report: GLAM at WikiconNL2021, ISA-campaign Tag the species
Naturalis en Rijksmuseum
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Netherlands_report


Serbia report: New WiR and presentation of our activities
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Serbia_report


Spain report: Women Gastronomes Edit-a-thon
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Spain_report


Sweden report: Kulturhistoria som gymnasiearbete; Uploads from museums in
Göteborg; Wiki Loves Monuments; LGBTQIA+ edit-a-thon
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Sweden_report


UK report: British Library and Khalili Collections
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/UK_report


USA report: New page patrol not assuming good faith towards workshop editors
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/USA_report


Content Partnerships Hub report: Working towards a thematic hub on content
partnerships
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Content_Partnerships_Hub_report


Structured Data on Wikimedia Commons report: First steps for Wikimedia
Commons reconciliation service
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Structured_Data_on_Wikimedia_Commons_report


WMF GLAM report: Updates on grant-funded technical projects
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/WMF_GLAM_report


Calendar: October's GLAM events
http://outreach.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM/Newsletter/September_2021/Contents/Events



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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Save the date: Movement Strategy Co-Creation Workshop on "Hubs" on November 27

[Risker]

Thank you, Cornelius.  Is there any chance that there will be a Round 2 for
this?

Risker/Anne

On Wed, 10 Nov 2021 at 13:21, Cornelius Kibelka 
wrote:

> Registration is now open and closes on November 25.
>
> On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:48 PM Cornelius Kibelka <
> ckibelka-...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
>> Hello all,
>>
>> just wanted to share a quick "save the date":
>>
>> The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation
>> will host a co-creation workshop on the concept of "Hubs" on November 27,
>> 2021, from 13:00 to 17:00 UTC. (your timezone
>> ). Registration will open
>> early next week. We are looking for participants who are working on "Hubs"
>> proposals, have engaged on that topic previously, or are planning to do so
>> in the near future.
>>
>> The overall goal of the event is convergence and alignment regarding the
>> concept of hubs and principles for the development of hubs. The idea is to
>> convene on the topic of hubs, to reach an initial definition of regional
>> and thematic hubs, and to clarify essential questions on the concept of
>> hubs (e.g. scope, responsibilities, connection to existing entities, and
>> hub life cycle). Ideally, the work done during this event will inform the
>> Movement Charter Drafting Committee and its drafting process.
>>
>> More information here:
>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hubs/Workshop_November_27,_2021
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>> Cornelius
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)
>>
>> Event Coordinator
>>
>> Movement Strategy + Governance
>>
>> 2030.wikimedia.org
>>
>> 
>>
>> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in
>> the sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
>> *
>> 
>>
>
>
> --
>
> Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)
>
> Event Coordinator
>
> Movement Strategy + Governance
>
> 2030.wikimedia.org
>
> 
>
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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Save the date: Movement Strategy Co-Creation Workshop on "Hubs" on November 27

[Cornelius Kibelka]

Registration is now open and closes on November 25.

On Fri, Nov 5, 2021 at 12:48 PM Cornelius Kibelka <
ckibelka-...@wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Hello all,
>
> just wanted to share a quick "save the date":
>
> The Movement Strategy and Governance team of the Wikimedia Foundation will
> host a co-creation workshop on the concept of "Hubs" on November 27, 2021,
> from 13:00 to 17:00 UTC. (your timezone
> ). Registration will open
> early next week. We are looking for participants who are working on "Hubs"
> proposals, have engaged on that topic previously, or are planning to do so
> in the near future.
>
> The overall goal of the event is convergence and alignment regarding the
> concept of hubs and principles for the development of hubs. The idea is to
> convene on the topic of hubs, to reach an initial definition of regional
> and thematic hubs, and to clarify essential questions on the concept of
> hubs (e.g. scope, responsibilities, connection to existing entities, and
> hub life cycle). Ideally, the work done during this event will inform the
> Movement Charter Drafting Committee and its drafting process.
>
> More information here:
> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Hubs/Workshop_November_27,_2021
>
> Best regards,
>
> Cornelius
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)
>
> Event Coordinator
>
> Movement Strategy + Governance
>
> 2030.wikimedia.org
>
> 
>
> *Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share in the
> sum of all knowledge. That's our commitment. Donate.
> *
> 
>


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Cornelius Kibelka (he/him)

Event Coordinator

Movement Strategy + Governance

2030.wikimedia.org



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[Wikimedia-l] Re: Upload for large files is broken

[Kunal Mehta]

Hi,

On 10/29/21 7:17 AM, Alexandros Kosiaris wrote:

For what it's worth, we have found a regression today that when
addressed, I expect will fix at least some of these issues. More in
https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T275752


Following up, this was fixed on Oct. 29 and most large file uploads are 
working again. This will also be mentioned in next week's Tech News.


For those interested, an incident report is available at 
.


-- Kunal
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