Conference Presentation: Oxford-Berlin Colloquium on Normative Philosophy of Computing

Michael Barnes presented at the Oxford-Berlin Colloquium on Normative Philosophy of Computing, December 8-9, 2023. The presentation (co-authored with Megan Hyska, Northwestern University) was titled “Interrogating Authenticity as a Norm for Online Speech,” and it offers a critique of (relatively) new forms of content moderation on major social media platforms: those that target so-called ‘Coordinated Inauthentic Behaviour (CIB). The colloquia aim to connect early-career scholars doing groundbreaking work on the moral and political philosophy of computer science and related fields, and provide a forum to present work in progress, receive high-quality feedback in a constructive environment, and exchange ideas with leading researchers and professionals from industry and policy. The event was co-sponsored by Freie Universität Berlin and the Institute for Ethics in AI, University of Oxford.