J.J. Sylvia IV

Assistant Professor, Communications MediaFitchburg State University

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On the Feasibility of a 21st Century Fairness Doctrine

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J.J. Sylvia IV Fitchburg State University

March 26, 2019
On the Feasibility of a 21st Century Fairness Doctrine fairness doctrine filter bubble algorithms television social media Increased concern over partisan media divides and arguments about fake news and the nature of truth have led some to call for a new F ...

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Re: Erotic Extortion: A Legal Case against Revenge Porn

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J.J. Sylvia IV Fitchburg State University

Tuesday, March 26, 2019 — 2:50 am
Thanks for this interesting post. I think you've made some good suggestions for expanding these laws to every state and providing a take-down procedure for problematic content. When you mention immunity for online intermediaries, I assume that you� ...

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J.J. Sylvia IV is an Assistant Professor in Communications Media at Fitchburg State University, where he teaches courses on human communication, communication law and ethics, data analytics, and topics such as posthumanism and surveillance studies. In 2018, he received grants from the Society of Philosophers in America and the Crocker Center for Civic Engagement to develop and implement a pedagogical framework for student-led community-based conversations that engage with contemporary issues in communication ethics. His research focuses on understanding the impact of big data, algorithms, and other new media on processes of subjectivation. Using the framework of posthumanism, he explores how the media we use contribute to our construction as subjects. Recent work has been published in the International Journal of Communication, Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies in Education and the edited collections Research Methods for the Digital Humanities and Coding Pedagogy. He lives in Worcester, MA with his wife and two daughters.

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On the Feasibility of a 21st Century Fairness Doctrine

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Section 230 Protection