{"id":83,"date":"2025-05-19T12:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T12:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/?post_type=project&#038;p=83"},"modified":"2025-04-29T12:03:20","modified_gmt":"2025-04-29T12:03:20","slug":"eva-oosterlaken-and-martijn-de-waal-present-civic-social-media-project-at-tictec-conference","status":"publish","type":"project","link":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/projects\/eva-oosterlaken-and-martijn-de-waal-present-civic-social-media-project-at-tictec-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Eva Oosterlaken and Martijn de Waal present Civic Social Media project at TICTeC Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"project__slider wp-block-slider swiper \">\n  <div class=\"swiper-wrapper\">\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns project__lead is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column project__introduction is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6666%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On June 10, as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Civic Social Media<\/a> project, researchers Eva Oosterlaken and Martijn de Waal will give a presentation on\u00a0\u201cDirections for &#8216;civic social media&#8217;: designing and managing trusted online community spaces\u201d at the TICTeC 2025 conference in Mechelen and online.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column project__meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3333%\"><div class=\"wp-block-meta\" style=\"\">\n      <ul>\n              <li>\n          <h5>Published on:<\/h5>\n          <p>May 19, 2025<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n              <li>\n          <h5>Event Date:<\/h5>\n          <p>June 10, 2025<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n              <li>\n          <h5>Location:<\/h5>\n          <p>TICTeC Conference | Mechelen and online<\/p>\n        <\/li>\n          <\/ul>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"470\" src=\"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-888992573-56845229553-1-original.20241031-162256.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-84\" srcset=\"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-888992573-56845229553-1-original.20241031-162256.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-888992573-56845229553-1-original.20241031-162256-300x150.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2025\/04\/https-cdn.evbuc_.com-images-888992573-56845229553-1-original.20241031-162256-768x384.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Amid growing concerns around mainstream platforms like Facebook and X, there is an urgent need for&nbsp;<em>civic social media<\/em>\u2014 safe, trusted digital spaces where communities can gather without fear of harassment or exploitation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Civic IxD, we\u2019ve been working with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pubhubs.net\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.pubhubs.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PubHubs<\/a>, a public values-based Dutch network, to explore how such platforms can be designed and managed. Our research highlights key UX principles such as\u00a0<em>a warm welcome<\/em>,\u00a0<em>thriving communities<\/em>, and\u00a0<em>relationality<\/em>\u2014and translates them into actionable use cases for public organisations like libraries, cities, and patient groups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In collaboration with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/publicspaces.net\/\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/publicspaces.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PublicSpaces<\/a>, a coalition of over 40 Dutch public institutions, we\u2019re also developing a road map for the future of civic social media\u2014bridging design, tech, policy, and public values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Join us for this insightful session and explore how designers, platform owners, public organisations, and policymakers can play a role in shaping the future of social media grounded in civic values.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button is-style-default\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/tictec.mysociety.org\/event\/tictec-2025-mechelen-online\/#schedule-sectio\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Full details &amp; schedule<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns project__footer is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column project__message is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.6666%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column project__buttons is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.3333%\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":84,"parent":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-83","project","type-project","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","content_type-news-updates"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/83","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/project"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/83\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":87,"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/project\/83\/revisions\/87"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/civicixdproject.com\/civicsocialmedia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=83"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}