Mark Satta, JP Messina and I recently signed a contract with Routledge to co-edit a book titled Philosophy of Free Speech: An Introduction.
The book will contain philosophical discussions of classical debates relating to free speech as well as more contemporary topics such as content moderation, campaign finance, and artificial intelligence. It is scheduled to be published in 2026.
PhilMod Conference
I’m currently co-organizing a conference on the philosophy of content moderation that will take place on the beautiful California central coast in April 2015. Click here for more info.
Tenure + Australia
I was recently awarded early tenure at San José State University. I’ll be an Associate Professor in the Department of Philosophy starting on August 19, 2024.
This June, I will also be presenting a new draft titled “Recommended Selves: Authenticity and Algorithmic Filtering” at a workshop on the Political Philosophy of AI organized by Jonne Maas and Seth Lazar at ANU’s coastal campus in Kioloa, New South Wales.
Upcoming talks in the U.S.
I’ll be traveling from California to New Hampshire, Louisiana, and New York to present my recent work. If you are interested in the relationship between amplification and democratic equality, feel free to email me for a draft or catch me at the following events:
Workshop on the Personal and the Computational, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, Oct. 24th and 25th, 2023
2023 Annual Meeting of the PPE Society, New Orleans, LA, Nov 2nd-4th, 2023.
2023 Annual Meeting of the American Philosophical Association (Eastern Division), New York City, January 15th-18th, 2024.
Research Award from SJSU
I recently received the 2022-2023 Research, Scholarly, and Creative Activity Award for the College of the Humanities and the Arts at SJSU. I feel very lucky to have my accomplishments recognized by my Dean, who was created opportunities for me to engage in public-facing conversations more than once!
Inaugural TeXne Conference at Harvard
I’ll be presenting new work on algorithmic amplification at Harvard on May 18-19. The conference will be held in hybrid format. More info below!
Book announcement: Moral Judgement is now published!
My first book - Moral Judgement: An Introduction Through Anglo-American, German and French Philosophy - is now out. You can find more information about it here.
If you would like to purchase it, please use the following code on Rowman and Littlefield’s website to get 30% off: RLFANDF30
PhilMod Launch
I’m excited to be organizing PhilMod, a community of academic researchers, technology professionals and journalists interested in the philosophical implications of content moderation.
PhilMod organizes synchronous online reading group (Zoom) and an asynchronous discussion channel (Discord).
Get in touch if you are interested in joining and don’t hesitate to spread the word!
Op-Ed in Newsweek
My Op-Ed - “Alternative to Facebook: Taking the ‘Big’ Out of ‘Big Tech ”’ - was recently published in Newsweek. It was co-written with digital artist and SJSU professor Chelsea Thompto.
Radio interview on the role of Facebook in the January 6 insurrection
I recently discussed Facebook’s role in the January 6 insurrection with Brian Watt at KQED radio to commemorate its first anniversary. You can listen to the interview here.
Op-Ed on the new digital divide in the Toronto Star
My latest Op-Ed, “Facebook is creating a new digital divide,” was recently published in the Toronto Star.
You can read it here.
Quickbites: A Forum for Urgent News
I recently engaged in an hour-long conversation on the Facebook Papers with my colleague Chelsea Thompto in the context of Quickbites, a forum for urgent news organized by SJSU’s College of the Humanities and the Arts.
You can watch the conversation here.
News Interview on the Facebook whistleblower's revelations
Two TV Interviews on the Regulation of Speech on Social Media
Keynote Address at the XXXII Meeting of Philosophy and Theory of Human Sciences (Brazil)
I recently gave a conference titled “Is ‘Fake News’ (More Than) a Slur?” at the XXXII Meeting of Philosophy and Theory of Human Sciences organized by Sao Paulo State University, in Brazil.
The conference was held on October 27, 2020. You can watch it here:
TV Interview on Big Tech and the Antitrust Congressional Hearing
I was recently interviewed by Len Ramirez of KPIX (CBS SF BayArea). You can watch my (very short) comment on Big Tech here.
Public-facing article on contact-tracing apps against COVID 19
My article “Applications de traçage: il faut réfléchir à la notion de consentement” was recently published in the French Canadian Edition of The Conversation.
Speakeasy event on "Fake News and Freedom of Speech"
I recently gave a public-facing talk on my research in association with Speakeasy, a Bay Area startup that brings scholarly discussions into your home. Thank you to Elizabeth Slavitt for the invitation!
Panel on "Disinformation, Fake News and the Role of Technology Companies"
I recently had the chance to discuss my work on fake news with SJSU students, faculty and community members as a panelist at an event on “Disinformation, Fake News and the Role of Technology Companies” organized by the Lucas College and Graduate School of Business. Thanks to Dan Moshavi for the invite!
The other panelists were:
Jonathan Reiber
Former chief strategy officer for cyber policy
in the office of the US Secretary of Defense
Mike Albertson
Long-time Bay Area technology reporter
and
Ann Agee
Associate librarian, SJSU
"Fake News" and Conceptual Ethics
My paper “‘Fake News’ and Conceptual Ethics'“ is now available online at the Journal of Ethics of Social Philosophy. Click here to view it.
