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The article suggests conference funding influences what gets researched, which is the wider concern. The link is between conference funding and research. Reddit
by rhaksw 5y ago
The article suggests conference funding influences what gets researched, which is the wider concern. The link is between conference funding and research. Reddit moderation is an example of something I feel is underresearched.
Thanks for your question, I edited my original comment to hopefully be more clear on this.
- srvmshr 5y agoThere are enough significant impact conferences like FOCS or the TCS+ symposium, which have no/minimal corporate funding. In the initial years, even ICLR didn't have corporate sponsorship. That actually does not stop people from probing pressing issues. Reddit censorship may not be a great simile of corporate funding. Maybe even anecdotal. There are more academics on Twitter, and I havent seen evidence of censorship. (I have active accounts in both of them and the difference is quite visible of engagement in Twitter)
- rhaksw 5y ago> There are enough significant impact conferences like FOCS or the TCS+ symposium, which have no/minimal corporate funding. In the initial years, even ICLR didn't have corporate sponsorship. That actually does not stop people from probing pressing issues. Sorry if I wrote this in the wrong place. IMO it is a pressing issue that has not been researched. The assumption among many is there is nothing bad happening. > I havent seen evidence of censorship. The site in my profile can yield examples under "How do people react?"