Social Media Algorithms & Anti-LGBTQ+ Mis/Disinformation

This Transgender Day of Visibility (TDoV), we joined an incredible panel put on by the University of Virginia School of Data Science to have an important conversation about social media algorithms, mis/disinformation, and the LGBTQ+ community. During the event, panelists covered the complexities of how transphobia, homophobia, racism, misogyny, and other discriminatory and extreme beliefs can rapidly spread on social platforms. …

Cover photo for Data Cistems presentation.

Transphobia in Algorithms

Curious about how transphobia finds its way into the algorithms that we encounter everyday? We got you covered! Kelsey Campbell gave a talk at the 2021 Responsible Machine Learning conference, introducing gender diversity, cissexism in automated systems, and leading research in the field! Check out the recording online and learn why we should, and how we can, do better to capture the complexity of gender in …