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Name: WHAP! Lecture Series - Sarah Roberts, 'Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media'
Start: 2019-10-26T02:30+00:00
End: 2019-10-26T04:30+00:00
Location: Community Meeting Room at the West Hollywood Library

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WHAP! Lecture Series - Sarah Roberts, 'Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media'

Date: October 25, 2019 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM October 25, 2019 7:30 PM October 25, 2019 9:30 PM
Location: Community Meeting Room at the West Hollywood Library
625 N. San Vicente Blvd.
West Hollywood, California 90069

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WHAP! Lecture Series

Sarah Roberts, 'Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media'

Sarah T. Roberts is an Assistant Professor of Information Studies at the UCLA Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, specializing in Internet culture, social media and the intersection of media, technology and society. She is leading global authority on “commercial content moderation” and the information workers who do that work, culminating in the book Behind the Screen: Content Moderation in the Shadows of Social Media (Yale University Press, 2019). Her research has been recognized with a 2018 Carnegie Fellowship, the 2018 EFF Barlow Pioneer Award and is frequently asked to consult on related issues. With Dr. Safiya Noble, she is the founding co-director of the forthcoming UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry.

Friday, October 25, 2019 | 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM

Community Meeting Room at the West Hollywood Library
625 N San Vicente Blvd, West Hollywood, CA 90069

No RSVP Required.

https://criticalstudies.calarts.edu/events/sarah-roberts-behind-the-screen-content-moderation-in-the-shadows-of-social-media

Validated parking will be available at the adjacent 5-story West Hollywood Park structure, limited to availability.

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