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This Friday my long suffering husband and I are heading to the big city to attend Skep Tech. Turns out I’m also taking part in a panel discussion. Here’s the blurb for the panel:<\/p>\n
This panel will explore the conflict between online anonymity and harassment. In a world where absolute freedom is practically possible, what shall be permitted? Anonymity is a double-sided coin; it can be a great generator of content, activism, and community, but also provides a safe space for blatant racism, sexism, homophobia, hate speech, and death threats. Is moderating any more \u201cself-policing\u201d than the violent comments policing who creates content? How far should self-policing go\u2014should we go troll hunting into meatspace, causing commenters to face serious, \u201creal life\u201d repercussions? How far is too far, or not far enough?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Sounds interesting, eh? It’s a big subject to tackle and I’m quite positive we’ll get everything ironed out in that short hour presentation. \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n
So, if you’re in Minnesota and\/or the Twin Cities area, head over to the UofM campus. I’ll be there all weekend and would love to meet you. If you’d like more information, I had the pleasure of interviewing the ever delightful Ben Sweatervest Blanchard yesterday concerning this very exciting (free) event:<\/p>\n
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http:\/\/youtu.be\/cr_gFtAn1JE<\/p>\n
Beth Ann Erickson from Skeptic Ink (https:\/\/skepticink.com\/incongruentelements\/ ) interviews Ben Sweatervest Blanchard (http:\/\/TheSweatervest.com ) about Skep Tech, the free conference intersecting skepticism and technology. April 5 – 7, 2013. Get more information here: http:\/\/www.skep-tech.com\/<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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