Episode 5: Moderating Global Voices

I’m joined by Prof. dr. Sahana Udupa, a professor of Media Anthropology at LMU Munich. We talk about how the internet, the rise of social media companies, and the use of AI impact users around the world - including those whose voices are not often heard. We discuss Professor Udupa’s ongoing research project, AI4Dignity, and her upcoming co-edited volume, “Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech”.

Further reading:

• To follow the progress of the AI4Dignity project, and see other ongoing initiatives, check out the For Digital Dignity website.

• For ethnographic explorations of extreme speech, check out Professor Udupa’s articles in the International Journal of Communication, available here and here.

• Professor Udupa also serves on the advisory board of MediaWell, an initiative of the Social Science Research Council to curate research on digital disinformation. Click here to read more about their research into disinformation, algorithms and automation and the impacts of COVID-19 in their featured blog series.

• Professor Udupa’s co-edited open access volume, “Digital Hate: The Global Conjuncture of Extreme Speech,” is now available. It includes case studies from China, India, Philippines, Denmark and Kenya to Chile, Turkey, the US, Pakistan and Indonesia. Get your copy today!

• I referred in the episode to the HateLab, a global repository for data and insight into hate speech and crime. Check out their publications and ongoing work at the link provided.

• For more on the AI4Dignity project, and Professor Udupa’s other ongoing initiatives, follow her on Twitter.