LiveDissent: A Media Platform for Remote Participation in Activist Demonstrations

dc.contributor.authorHamilton, William A.
dc.contributor.authorLupfer, Nic
dc.contributor.authorKerne, Andruid
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-17T22:48:51Z
dc.date.available2023-03-17T22:48:51Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.description.abstractSocial media platforms such as Twitter and Facebook have become a critical tools for the coordination of activist movements and demonstrations. Additionally, live streaming platforms like Periscope have started to emerge as modalities for reporting on and remotely experiencing activist activities. In this design fiction, we present LiveDissent, a fictional media platform that leverages both established and emerging technologies to support remote participation in activist demonstrations. These technologies include mobile live streaming, telepresence robots, unmanned aerial vehicles, and digitally augmented picket signs. LiveDissent brings these technologies together into an aggregated platform for remotely watching and participating in demonstrations. We discuss a planned in the wild study at an upcoming demonstration, through which we will explore the design and implications of social media and telepresence for participation in activism. Finally, our authors' statement connects to related prior work and explores potential research and ethics questions.en
dc.identifier.doi10.1145/3148330.3149406
dc.identifier.urihttps://dl.eusset.eu/handle/20.500.12015/4552
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherAssociation for Computing Machinery
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Supporting Group Work
dc.subjecttelepresence
dc.subjectactivism
dc.subjectsocial media
dc.subjectmobile live streaming
dc.titleLiveDissent: A Media Platform for Remote Participation in Activist Demonstrationsen
dc.typeText/Conference Paper
gi.citation.startPage257–266
gi.conference.locationSanibel Island, Florida, USA

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