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Online Seminar: “Contesting Algorithms: Restoring the public interest in content filtering by artificial intelligence”

In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has been deployed by online platforms to filter allegedly illegal expressions. AI filters carry censorial power which could bypass traditional checks and balances secured by law. This dramatic shift in norm setting and law enforcement is potentially game-changing for democracy. Dr. Niva Elkin-Koren, Professor of Law at the Tel Aviv University, and Faculty Associate at the Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, proposes a solution to address this gap by an adversarial procedure – Contesting Algorithms in an Online Seminar entitled: Contesting Algorithms: Restoring the public interest in content filtering by Artificial Intelligence”. The Seminar will be held on Thursday, May 13, 2021 (17.00 – 18.00 EET) and it is open to the public. It is organized by the Cyprus Center for Algorithmic Transparency (CyCAT), hosted at the Open University of Cyprus.

The presentation will introduce the strategy of Contesting Algorithms, discuss its promises and limitations, and demonstrate how regulatory measures could promote the development and implementation of this strategy in online content moderation. Prof. Elkin-Koren was the founding director of the Center for Cyber, Law and Policy (CCLP) and of the Haifa Center for Law & Technology (HCLT). Her research is located at the intersection of law, computer science and data science. She has written extensively on content moderation by social media platforms, enforcement by platforms, user rights in social media and the regulation of digital platforms.