{"title": "DeSocSci — \"cancel culture\" — what do you really think? ", "logoImg": "bafkreihuiqpes5iabhjrp2jkrvtifefdsnu2sn2kbm2xvqflvitbi4v4y4", "website": "https://circular-cub-b90.notion.site/Decentralised-Social-Science-26a86670a321439db18b6cd5a86d2ceb", "bannerImg": "bafkreibsuadxu3g2fwycb2h6bb3sisn63ou5tqajej3ryopi7cc2f22plq", "createdAt": 1723195807734, "credentials": {"twitter": {"type": ["VerifiableCredential"], "proof": {"jws": "eyJhbGciOiJFZERTQSIsImNyaXQiOlsiYjY0Il0sImI2NCI6ZmFsc2V9.._hYgzqyulZEzTFl04846ZEa08ncInpqu9Kb-frMxgbcvMzTxZPu7JK8l9iyyP8JbAxFvU96OmIV6mReu4C4JAA", "type": "Ed25519Signature2018", "created": "2024-08-09T09:29:55.304Z", "proofPurpose": "assertionMethod", "verificationMethod": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC#z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC"}, "issuer": "did:key:z6MkghvGHLobLEdj1bgRLhS4LPGJAvbMA1tn2zcRyqmYU5LC", "@context": ["https://www.w3.org/2018/credentials/v1"], "issuanceDate": "2024-08-09T09:29:55.304Z", "expirationDate": "2024-11-07T09:29:55.304Z", "credentialSubject": {"id": "did:pkh:eip155:1:0x85A363699C6864248a6FfCA66e4a1A5cCf9f5567", "hash": "v0.0.0:H6ti0ofo4RCcsS7oPqYmXzCrI9gWQQGI7pqmIaHCqUY=", "@context": [{"hash": "https://schema.org/Text", "provider": "https://schema.org/Text"}], "provider": "ClearTextTwitter#PlanetCouncil"}}}, "description": "**DeSocSci = Decentralised Social Science**\n\n# TLDR\n\nDue to **CANCEL CULTURE** and **SOCIAL DESIRABILITY BIAS** people are too afraid to say what they really think, that's particularly true for controversial / contentious / polarising matters.\n\n# Background\n\nOur adventure with DeSci originated a year ago during EthCC and FtC (Funding the Commons) in Paris. We attended a workshop by Nicholas Brigham Adams, PhD ([LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickadams72/)) and it was an eye-opening experience that got us familiar with the field. \n\nBunch of links from around that time:\n* Personal blog describing some potential experiments: [link](https://mirror.xyz/dearmoon.eth/rFtxMoQAnKUQ4I08JxSIsd3Y_mvfTUewTabRIBN70xA)\n* ETH Global Paris hackathon project in the theme of DeSci: [link](https://mirror.xyz/0x315f80C7cAaCBE7Fb1c14E65A634db89A33A9637/ICO_UBAxnKr3J9CF5FnNAJx8x_c7P6ff8Jc5O1DYIZg)\n* [Slides from that project](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-cBod5MnI-sfEBvyLtmNGMAZvAZRxD4cLkWBFBsIzPw/edit?usp=sharing), highlights below: \n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/qbI7fTe.png)\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/WDovRUQ.png)\n\n# **cancel culture** 🤷‍♀️\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/tz6XGBK.png)\n\nSource: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9581035/Law-student-29-said-women-vaginas-faces-disciplinary-action-university.html\n\n_(sensationalist title but you get an idea)_\n\nIt was so bad a new law had to be esbtalished: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/2862\n\n> A Bill to make provision in relation to freedom of speech and academic freedom in higher education institutions and in students’ unions; and for connected purposes.\n\n_(too bad freedom of speech is applicable only in higher education, not real life)_\n\nRecently there were elections in the UK, new government: [Labour decision to pause freedom of speech law branded ‘chilling’](https://www.independent.co.uk/politics/freedom-of-speech-universities-labour-b2586470.html)\n\n# It's bad, it's really bad\n\nDudes got between 4-5 years for holding a Zoom call discussing a peaceful protest (blocking a road):\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/QDS3Tis.png)\n\nSententing remarks: https://www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/R-v-Hallam-and-others.pdf\n\n> 17. The prosecution was able to prove your involvement in the conspiracy simply by reference to Zoom call.\n\n# Trust in media (and government) at all time law\n\n![](https://i.imgur.com/vcSJI66.png[/img])\nSource: https://www.axios.com/2022/07/08/news-republicans-democrats-trust-partisanship\n\n**All these factors encourage us to revisit that hackathon project**\n\nWhat was innovative about it?\n* using WorldCoin to guarantee unique users\n* for non-WorldCoin users requiring to record a short video _(face and voice are also a good indication of uniqueness)_\n\nWhat other features you \n\n\n\n# Social desirability bias is an issue\n\n\n\n# Contact\n\n* Telegram chat: https://t.me/DeSocSci ", "logoImgData": {}, "bannerImgData": {}, "projectTwitter": "PlanetCouncil"}