At this event speakers will explore how civil society politically mobilises when citizens are subject to data systems that algorithmically govern them but remain opaque. From ad-driven platforms to digital labour and border control, collectives have formed to understand the ways people are sorted, shaped and targeted and to demand greater control over these processes. The panel will present cases across a range of domains showing how datafied publics take shape, the forms of participation they engage in and new modes of political accountability as a result.

Speakers

• Ben Collier – University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Sciences
• Jamie Duncan – University of Toronto Centre for Criminology and Sociolegal Studies
• Karen Gregory – University of Edinburgh, School of Social and Political Sciences
• Gavin Sullivan – University of Edinburgh, Law School
• Alex Taylor – University of Edinburgh, Design Informatics

The event will be followed by a catered drinks reception.