Platforms and Power

Apr 27 2021
When: 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
Where: Ahmanson Lab | Leavey Library, 3rd floor (LVL 301)
Event Type: Workshop

Event Details

This workshop will have participants examine the degree to which platform owners exert control over their users. We will discuss recent issues in free speech in social media governance in addition to anarchic worlds in video games and utopian open source development communities.

Speaker Information

Speaker

Samir Ghosh

Assistant Director

Samir Ghosh is the Assistant Director of the Ahmanson Lab. They teach workshops and build projects that span VR/XR and hardware prototyping. They hold degrees in Computational Linguistics and Cognitive Science.