[liberationtech] Call: Critical Digital and Social Media Research Conference

Critical Digital and Social Media Research Conference March 6-8, 2019 Umeå University Organised by DIGSUM (Centre for Digital Social Research) at Umeå University and the CAMRI (Communication and Media Research Institute), University of Westminster

[liberationtech] "During Hour of Code Week, Facebook to Sponsor a Zeptosecond of Ethics"

We need to hold companies to higher standards -- because if we don't, they'll continue to wreak havoc on society. Sometimes satire is the appropriate tool -- at least to start wider conversations. [

[liberationtech] JOB: Head of Innovations, Action Aid Myanmar (Dec 10 deadline)

ActionAid Myanmar is advertising for a qualified and well-experienced candidate for Head of Innovation and Partnerships. The deadline to apply is 10th December 2018. ActionAid Myanmar prefers to receive applications by email at hr.myan...@actionaid.org and copy to job.actionaid...@gmail.com.

[liberationtech] #ICT4D: J-PAL North America (MIT) December 3 Deadline

Please feel free to share/post elsewhere. -- YC *From:* Mackenzie Nichols My name is Mackenzie Nichols and I work at the Poverty Action Lab

[liberationtech] Who's Working for Your Vote? - a new release by Tactical Tech

In 2018, Cambridge Analytica, the data mining and analytics company, dominated the news about political campaigning and data. But they are not alone in using personal data for political influence. Since we began actively documenting this industry, our global list has expanded to 329