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Blog: Introducing the Participatory AI Network

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Participatory AI Research Network How can community organizers, journalists, nonprofits, and academics partner with the public to develop evidence to improve people’s digital lives? That’s the motivating question behind a new community of practice at the Coalition for Independent Technology Research.  Part of the Coalition’s purpose is to support community efforts at growing the movement … Continue reading Blog: Introducing the Participatory AI Network

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CITR Members Intervene in DSA Court Case to uphold Data Access for Public Interest Research

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Members of the Coalition for Independent Technology Research today requested leave to intervene in X v. European Commission. X’s Digital Services Act violations have prevented researchers from using publicly available data for their research. CITR requested to intervene in support of the EU Commission on this case, because CITR members and the entire technology research … Continue reading CITR Members Intervene in DSA Court Case to uphold Data Access for Public Interest Research

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CITR V. Rubio: Defending researchers against visa denials and deportation

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On Wednesday May 13th, Coalition members and supporters gathered at the federal court in Washington DC. This hearing was for a lawsuit filed in March by the Coalition for Independent Technology Research (CITR) in partnership with the Knight Institute and Protect Democracy challenging a U.S. State Department policy that allows the deportation or denial of … Continue reading CITR V. Rubio: Defending researchers against visa denials and deportation

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Support Resources for Challenging and Emotionally Taxing AI Research

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Independent technology researchers, journalists and activists who surface and confront politically charged topics such as extremism, disinformation or online hate increasingly face heightened threats, including smear campaigns, doxxing, coordinated harassment, institutional pressure, and legal intimidation. Similarly, the proliferation of AI systems means increased (both in intensity and quantity) graphic, violent, and/or otherwise disturbing content (such … Continue reading Support Resources for Challenging and Emotionally Taxing AI Research