Algorithmic ecologies of justice for co-creating tools of care and resistance

What is it about?

The aims of this research are to study the interlinks of social and technical harms caused by the powerful in Mexico by carrying out social media research as well as interviews to document social and technical harms affecting rural communities in Mexico; with the purpose of co-designing with the communities bespoke algorithmic ecologies and tools of justice that allowfor accountability, resistance and care.

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Why is it important?

Algorithmic injustices are having farther impact on already historically oppressed communities around the world. The role powerful structures, such as systems and institutions have on developing intentionally or not sociotechnical harms needs to be acknowledged and remediated. Community tools of resistance and co-creation offer a tangible way of desiginig justice in algorithmic tools.