How Can We Hold Social Media Accountable for Misogyny? | Sexism and the Online Publics | Session 2
Channel: IT for Change
Date: 2021-02-17

Part two of Sexism and the Online Publics, a three-part webinar series on misogynistic hate speech online, will focus on platform intermediaries' responsibility towards combating misogynistic content.

It is an incontrovertible fact that online platforms have betrayed their gender transformative potential and instead emerged as strongholds of misogynistic hate and rising conservatism globally. In this session, we will take a closer look at how platforms have responded to complaints of misogynistic speech, as well as how they can do better both in terms of development and application of community standards, including through algorithmic techniques. The session will also venture into the possible role the law can play in setting the boundaries for platform governance.

Speakers: N.S. Nappinai, Rakesh Maheshwari, Shehla Rashid and Sanjay Sahay
Moderator: Gurshabad Grover
Respondent: Nandini Chami

Details: https://itforchange.net/sexism-online-publics-it-for-change-edelgive-idrc-webinar

Part one of Sexism and the Online Publics: https://youtu.be/dfANUT2spPI

Part three of Sexism and the Online Publics: https://youtu.be/URxCDGkAjXM

IT for Change's commissioned compendium of papers "Rethinking Legal-Institutional Approaches to Sexist Hate Speech in India": https://itforchange.net/rethinking-legal-institutional-approaches-to-sexist-hate-speech-india