[AISWorld] Censorship in academia - Censorship is not the answer!

Wed Feb 1 00:07:43 EST 2017

Super Duper. Wow !
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From: AISWorld <aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org> on behalf of Samir Chatterjee <profsamir1 at gmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2017 10:15 PM
To: Nima Kordzadeh
Cc: Jason Thatcher; aisworld at lists.aisnet.org
Subject: Re: [AISWorld] Censorship in academia - Censorship is not the answer!

ACLU just won a victory that all these bans are illegal. Fight has begun.
Samir

Dr. Samir Chatterjee
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School of Information Systems & Technology
Claremont Graduate University
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On Jan 28, 2017 6:33 PM, "Nima Kordzadeh" <n.kordzadeh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear Jason,
>
> Thank you so much for your prompt attention to this matter. I also believe
> that a well-crafted social media policy will help prevent similar problems
> in the future.
>
> Kind regards,
> Nima
>
> *--*
>
> *Nima Kordzadeh, Ph.D.*
> Assistant Professor of Informatics
> Southern AIS 2017 Program Chair
>
> College of Business
> Idaho State University
> Pocatello, ID 83209-8020
> Office: (208) 282-5731
> kordnima at isu.edu
>
> On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 7:16 PM, Jason Thatcher <jthatch at clemson.edu>
> wrote:
>
> >
> > Dear Colleagues,
> >
> >
> > Let me begin by thanking Nima, and the many people who contacted me,
> about
> > the deleted comments on the AIS Facebook page.
> >
> >
> > Like many of you, I was concerned when I learned of the deletions and
> > immediately emailed the relevant decision makers within the Association
> for
> > Information Systems (AIS).
> >
> >
> > Apparently, Nima interacted with a volunteer who helps manage the AIS FB
> > page.  The decisions to delete content were made by the volunteer, absent
> > clear guidance from AIS policy. The volunteer's decision to delete
> > comments was unfortunate because the AIS serves as a platform for the
> free
> > exchange of ideas across all parts of the Information Systems discipline.
> >
> > In the coming weeks, I will partner with the VP of Communications, the
> > AIS Comm Director and the AIS Leadership team to craft a social media
> > policy to provide volunteer moderators with clear guidance that is
> > consistent with our values of open and free information exchange.
> >
> > In the interim, feel free to continue the discussion - on AISWorld or
> > Facebook!
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > Jason.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----------
> >
> > Jason Thatcher
> >
> > President
> > Association for Information Systems
> >
> >  Professor in Information Systems
> > Department of Management
> > College of Business and Behavioral Science
> > Clemson University
> > Clemson, SC 29634
> >
> > tel: 864-656-3751 <(864)%20656-3751>
> > fax: 864-656-2015 <(864)%20656-2015>
> > skype:  jason.bennett.thatcher
> > web: http://people.clemson.edu/~jthatch
> >
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> > ------------------------------
> > *From:* AISWorld <aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org> on behalf of Joseph
> > Davis <joseph.davis at sydney.edu.au>
> > *Sent:* Saturday, January 28, 2017 7:26:28 PM
> > *To:* Nima Kordzadeh; Hefley, William
> > *Cc:* aisworld at lists.aisnet.org
> > *Subject:* Re: [AISWorld] Censorship in academia - Censorship is not the
> > answer!
> >
> > I would urge the ECIS 2017 conference organisers to reinstate the comment
> > on the AIS Facebook page.  The central issue here is not where the
> > conference is but that a certain number of AIS community members based in
> > the United States is affected by the executive order.  It is important
> that
> > the affected academics have an opportunity through a forum like this to
> let
> > the rest of the community know. This form of censorship should have no
> > place in any AIS forum.
> >
> > Joseph
> >
> >
> > JOSEPH G. DAVIS | Professor of Information Systems and Services
> > School of Information Technologies
> > Director, Knowledge Discovery and Management Research Group
> > Theme Leader - Service Computing, Centre for Distributed and High
> > Performance Computing
> >
> > THE UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY
> > Room 439E, Building J12 | 1 Cleveland Street
> > The University of Sydney | NSW | 2006
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> > <+61%202%209351%203838>
> > E joseph.davis at sydney.edu.au  | W http://www.sydney.edu.au/
> > engineering/it/~jdavis
> > <http://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~jdavis>
> > Home | Joseph G. Davis <http://www.sydney.edu.au/engineering/it/~jdavis>
> > www.sydney.edu.au
> > Role. Professor of Information Systems and Services Director of Knowledge
> > Discovery and Management Research Group Theme Leader - Service Computing,
> > Centre for ...
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: AISWorld [mailto:aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org
> > <aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org>] On Behalf Of Nima Kordzadeh
> > Sent: Sunday, 29 January 2017 8:28 AM
> > To: Hefley, William
> > Cc: aisworld at lists.aisnet.org
> > Subject: Re: [AISWorld] Censorship in academia
> >
> > Thanks for your response, Bill. I believe it has been done by the admin
> of
> > the AIS Facebook page as I received this private message from him/her
> after
> > my first try to leave a comment on that post: "The conference is in
> > Portugal not the US." I am not sure how this response is related to the
> > issue though. I responded to that private message and explained the
> > situation, but still my following comments on that post were instantly
> > deleted.
> >
> > Best.
> > Nima
> >
> > *--*
> >
> > *Nima Kordzadeh, Ph.D.*
> > Assistant Professor of Informatics
> > Southern AIS 2017 Program Chair
> >
> > College of Business
> > Idaho State University
> > Pocatello, ID 83209-8020
> > Office: (208) 282-5731
> > kordnima at isu.edu
> >
> > On Sat, Jan 28, 2017 at 2:17 PM, Hefley, William <
> > William.Hefley at utdallas.edu> wrote:
> >
> > > An interesting question is buried behind your email.  Were the
> > > supposed deletions a conscious action by an AIS volunteer or staffer,
> > > or was it done by some admin or informatics (software or program) at
> > Facebook?
> > >
> > > bill
> > >
> > > Bill Hefley, Ph.D., CDP, COP
> > > Clinical Professor
> > > Naveen Jindal School of Management
> > > The University of Texas at Dallas
> > > 800 West Campbell Rd., SM 33
> > > Richardson, TX 75080-3021
> > > Tel: 1-972-883-5006 <(972)%20883-5006>
> > > Office: JSOM 3.420
> > > Email: William.Hefley at utdallas.edu
> > > Books:
> > > http://www.amazon.com/William-E.-Hefley/e/B002D1CTD0/
> > > http://www.vanharen.us/index.php?route=product/search&filter_name=Hefl
> > > ey
> > >
> > >
> > > Faculty Advisor, Project Management Club Member, Academic Senate
> > > Member, Academic Council
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On 1/28/17, 3:08 PM, "AISWorld on behalf of Nima Kordzadeh" <
> > > aisworld-bounces at lists.aisnet.org on behalf of n.kordzadeh at gmail.com>
> > > wrote:
> > >
> > >     Dear colleagues,
> > >
> > >     As you may know, the European Conference on Information Systems
> > > (ECIS) will
> > >     be held in Portugal in June 2017 and as a junior scholar, I would
> > > love to
> > >     attend that conference to learn what research projects my
> > > colleagues are
> > >     working on. I noticed that the AIS Facebook page has posted
> > information
> > >     about that conference and has asked: "Have you made your plans to
> > > join us
> > >     in Portugal? ECIS 2017 will be fantastic." I left a comment on
> > > that post as
> > >     follows:
> > >
> > >     "I have not, because then I would be banned from coming back to
> > > the United
> > >     States, thanks to Trump's executive order."
> > >
> > >
> > >     That comment was deleted in five seconds apparently by the page
> > admin.
> > > I
> > >     re-posted this:
> > >
> > >     "I have not, because then I would be banned from coming back to
> > > the United
> > >     States, thanks to Trump's executive order. (PLEASE DON'T DELETE
> THIS
> > >     MESSAGE LIKE YOU DID LAST TIME.)"
> > >
> > >
> > >     And it was deleted instantly again.
> > >
> > >     Given that we, the IS community, are supposed to study and promote
> > > the use
> > >     of social media channels for effective communication in business,
> > >     healthcare, education, etc., and to communicate our ideas,
> > > challenges, and
> > >     concerns, is it acceptable that we have such an obvious and
> > > extreme case of
> > >     censorship on the main social media page of our community? In
> > > general, is
> > >     censorship acceptable in academia?!
> > >
> > >     Your input would be greatly appreciated.
> > >
> > >     Kind regards,
> > >     Nima
> > >
> > >     *--*
> > >
> > >     *Nima Kordzadeh, Ph.D.*
> > >     Assistant Professor of Informatics
> > >     Southern AIS 2017 Program Chair
> > >
> > >     College of Business
> > >     Idaho State University
> > >     Pocatello, ID 83209-8020
> > >     Office: (208) 282-5731
> > >     kordnima at isu.edu
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