A radical change is taking place. Cities around Europe – through platforms, movements and international networks – are creating paths for citizens to participate in and influence politics directly. Joan Subirats, one of the founders of Barcelona’s municipalist platform Barcelona en Comú, discusses how cities can deal with uncertainty and provide a new type of protection, reverse the trend of tech giants owning all our data, and even defy their nation-states on issues such as refugees.

Der Vortrag berichtet von Damen des Kulturbetriebs, die Heine als Student kennen- und schätzen lernte, von mythischen Frauengestalten wie der „Loreley“, von Italienerinnen, die er „umschwärmte“, aber nicht verstehen konnte und von Prostituierten in London als Protagonistinnen seiner Sozial-Studien.
Der Vortrag lässt Heine zu Wort kommen über „seine“ Frauen. Von Gudrun Salger erstmals vertonte und mit dem Akkordeon gespielte Gedichte – gesungen von Stephanie-Marie Dawid – lassen Heines jeweilige Gemütslage zwischen Liebe und Leid, Schwärmerei und Schmerz anklingen.

Kalev Leetaru at Forbes: “A year and a half ago I wrote about the public debut of the Global Fishing Watch project as a showcase of

Report by Miles Brundage et al: “Artificial intelligence and machine learning capabilities are growing at an unprecedented rate. These technologies have many widely beneficial applications, ranging from machine translation to medical image analysis. Countless more such applications are being developed and can be expected over the long term. Less attention has historically been paid to the ways in which artificial intelligence can be used maliciously.

Amber Sinha took part in the Data Privacy Forum organized by the Asian Business Law Institute on February 7, 2018. The forum was held at the Supreme Court of Singapore.

A session by Amber Sinha and Leandro Ucciferri of ADC, Argentina at the Internet Freedom Festival to be held in Valencia, Spain in March has been selected. Amber Sinha will make a presentation.

In the name of the Internet Society Nominations Committee, I am pleased to announce the final slates of nominees for the 2018 Internet Society Board of Trustees elections.
The ISOC  Nominations Committee received many responses to the call for applications, with the following regional and gender distribution of candidates:
Total applications received: 26
Regional distribution:

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This study documents and analyzes the sharing of information on Twitter among different political groups related to the ongoing conflict in Yemen. 

Publication Date

28 Feb 2018

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Quarto painel “Interfaces Internacionais e Extraterritoriais do Marco Civil da Internet: jurisdição e conflito de leis” do Workshop Interinstitucional de Pesquisa: Jurisdição e cooperação jurídica internacional nos conflitos da internet.

There’s a joke that goes something like this: How do you make a little money in the online news business?
The punchline: Start with a huge pile of money, and work your way down from there.

Tom Saunders at Nesta: “When someone decides to engage the public in a discussion about science or innovation, it usually involves booking a room, bringing a group of people together and giving them some information about a topical issue then listening to their thoughts about it.

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Headed to SXSW this year? If so, be sure to check out some of these panels and discussions led by members of the Berkman Klein community.

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Headed to SXSW this year? If so, be sure to check out some of these panels and discussions led by members of the Berkman Klein community.

By Pier Luigi Parcu, Director, and Elda Brogi, Scientific Coordinator of the Centre for Media Pluralism and Media Freedom, Robert Schuman Centre, European University Institute

Springwise: “Research has shown that people talk differently to children depending on their gender. Without even realising it, adults tend to talk to boys in terms of their abilities, but to girls in terms of their looks. Over time, this difference can affect how children, and in particular girls, see themselves, and can affect their self-confidence.

The Harmful Speech Online Project is seeking a Research Assistant! The goals of this project are to map the complex sphere within which harmful speech online occurs, convene and connect people working on these issues, and translate academic findings into useful information for policy makers. The RA will review and synthesize relevant literature and news, and assist with ongoing research projects.

Rohini Lakshané, Anubha Sinha, Vidushi Marda, and Amba Kak will be participating in the seventh event in the RightsCon Summit Series to be held in Toronto from May 16 - 18, 2018 as speakers.
Rohini's proposal “Cheap and chipper: IP in India's affordable smartphones” has been accepted!

Ministério da Segurança Pública e Intervenção Federal: o papel dos poderes Executivo e Judiciário na solução da crise do sistema prisional14h30O Evento: As primeiras semanas do ano de 2018 foram marcadas por três rebeliões no sistema prisional brasileiro. As mortes trágicas repetiram o ano de 2017, quando mais de cem detentos foram mortos. Essas não foram crises carcerárias pontuais já que o país enfrenta ciclos de rebeliões e massacres em presídios há décadas.

W tym numerze Kserokopii sporo uwagi poświęcamy temu, w jaki sposób prawo autorskie może być wykorzystywane do ograniczania wolności wypowiedzi. Jest to szczególnie ważne w kontekście wprowadzenia w Unii Europejskiej obowiązku filtrowania treści przez pośredników. Jeśli ktoś jest przeciw temu pomysłowi warto by zabrał głos już teraz. O tym jak to zrobić piszemy na naszym blogu.

• This is the application for the Internet Society Travel Fellowship to the European Chapters' Meeting.

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