Call for Papers: The Meta Lawsuit and the Commodification of Teen Harms
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Organization: Social Media Research Institute
Call for Papers: The Meta Lawsuit and the Commodification of Teen Harms
Editors: Dr. Jeff Shires, Jonathan M. Wicks LCSW, and Jonathan Bertrand
Abstracts Due: February 15, 2024
Full Papers Due: May 1, 2024
Final Notification by June 15, 2024
SMRI is looking to assemble an edited collection of scholarly works about the State Attorneys General Lawsuits against Meta. We are looking for interdisciplinary essays that cover, but are not limited to, the following topics:
Discussion of the lawsuit itself (Critical or Non Critical Review )
Discussion of behaviors did Meta undertake that precipitated the lawsuits
Detailing who was harmed by Meta’s actions
Offer ways that Meta could undertake to reduce the harms done to teens
Discussion of the lawsuits’ merits and deficiencies
Discussion on how the lawsuits might proceed through the courts
Discussion of how states can use the funds to help protect vulnerable classes of users.
We are looking for contributors, both domestic and international, from the areas of
Law
Psychology
Social Work
Communication
Media Studies
Sociology
Ethics
Epistemology
Public Health
Epidemiology
Secondary and Post Secondary Education
Political Science
Economics
Business
Leadership Studies
And others
A symposium will be planned for Fall 2024 to allow authors to interact with each other and present their research to the field and the public. All papers must conform to APA 7. Send abstracts or no more than 250 words including a separate cover sheet with your name, affiliation, and title to socialmediaharmbook@outlook.com. Please send all correspondence to this email addressed to Dr. Jeff Shires. We look forward to reading your ideas.
Dr. Jeff Shires
