In the latest episode of #ArbitersOfTruth, @evelyndouek and @qjurecic spoke with @KAlexaKoenig about how a post on social media becomes evidence in a war crimes prosecution.
play.acast.com/s/60518a52f69a…
play.acast.com/s/60518a52f69a…
Although there have been "tremendous gains" in the past 7-8 years, @KAlexaKoenig says, the current conflict in #ukraine is a little like "building the airplane while you're flying."
The conflict has a huge amount of social media content, & investigators/platforms must take care
The conflict has a huge amount of social media content, & investigators/platforms must take care
@KAlexaKoenig As @evelyndouek said, this episode is a masterclass in the different issues concerned with social media as evidence of war crime.
One big issue is the competing interests for platforms: preserving evidence of atrocities vs removing it due to the psych harm it causes to viewers
One big issue is the competing interests for platforms: preserving evidence of atrocities vs removing it due to the psych harm it causes to viewers
That's not the only conflict in that tension--there's also the interest of privacy, which human rights groups are, of course, interested in protecting
Another issue to be aware of in the documentation of war crimes over social media: bias.
@KAlexaKoenig talked us through three main areas: access (who has the ability to tweet rn), machine (what the algorithm chooses to show us), and cognitive (too many to count!)
@KAlexaKoenig talked us through three main areas: access (who has the ability to tweet rn), machine (what the algorithm chooses to show us), and cognitive (too many to count!)
Since everyone reading this is on Twitter, I can safely say this is a relevant issue to you and you should definitely listen:
One last note, since we frequently get asked this kind of question. How long does it take to get from war crime to prosecution? Koenig tells us it might be anywhere from 5-30 years.
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