As a follow up to this, here’s the video which contains presentation I gave on Thursday evening as part of the Imagine Belfast (the bulk of which is here). It’s worth watching the whole thing especially Ciarán O’Connor’s presentation on how new social tech is providing a safe space for hate crimes.
The other parts of my own presentation are here and finally, my idea that the polluter of cyberspace should pay for others to produce real stories which can inform us of who our better selves might idea here.
Mick is founding editor of Slugger. He has written papers on the impacts of the Internet on politics and the wider media and is a regular guest and speaking events across Ireland, the UK and Europe. Twitter: @MickFealty
We are reader supported. Donate to keep Slugger lit!
For over 20 years, Slugger has been an independent place for debate and new ideas. We have published over 40,000 posts and over one and a half million comments on the site. Each month we have over 70,000 readers. All this we have accomplished with only volunteers we have never had any paid staff.
Slugger does not receive any funding, and we respect our readers, so we will never run intrusive ads or sponsored posts. Instead, we are reader-supported. Help us keep Slugger independent by becoming a friend of Slugger. While we run a tight ship and no one gets paid to write, we need money to help us cover our costs.
If you like what we do, we are asking you to consider giving a monthly donation of any amount, or you can give a one-off donation. Any amount is appreciated.