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Spotlight: Siddharth Narrain on platforms and content moderation

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Siddharth Narrain (University of New South Wales) on platforms and the challenge of content moderation. Siddharth was speaking on a Platform Futures panel discussion Mobile Ecosystems: Opportunities and Challenges in the Asia-Pacific hosted by Digital Asia Hub on June 9.   Through a new program on Platform Futures, the Digital Asia Hub convenes a network[…]

What Role do Platforms Play as a Space for New Subcultures to Emerge and Thrive?

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Global and local social media platforms play a growing role in people’s lives; a space to seek knowledge, entertainment and love, transact goods and services, and to develop a sense of community and belonging. They also make it possible for many to become content creators creating new economies. In many ways, these platforms play the[…]