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IMPAKT Festival 2023: Queer Visibility on Social Media

Curated by Dunja Nesovic Participants: Ezra Šimek (DE), Kim van Sparrentak (NL), Alexander Jansen (NL) Moderated by: Klara Debeljak (NL) Queer representation received a massive boost from the rise of social media over the past decade. Queer communities are moving away from traditional media, like television and newspapers, that either ignore them or portray them in stereotypical, negative or heteronormative ways. They are now gravitating to platforms such as Instagram and TikTok to reclaim their representational agency. This panel will examine the latest forms of queer visibility on social media and the relationship between online platforms and their users. The conversation will focus on how Instagram and TikTok encourage performative self-representation and how this fits with Big Tech’s modes of control and commodification of queer identities. Queer Visibility on Social Media comprises a performance lecture by Ezra Šimek titled No offense, but, vol. 2, followed by a panel talk. Šimek will be joined by European Parliament member Kim van Sparrentak and Communications Manager for TikTok Netherlands Alexander Jansen. Simek’s performance opens up the discussion on the importance of freedom of queer representation on social media in facilitating queer liberation within and beyond these digital spaces. As well as representation, this panel explores algorithmic surveillance, platform governance and the commodification of identities. Kim van Sparrentak will offer her expertise on EU legislation concerning LGBTQIA+ issues, the development of AI, and digital platforms. Alexander Jansen is a queer inclusion advocate at TikTok NL who will provide insights into ways in which this platform protects and uplifts queer users. The panellists will advance the conversation about queer visibility on social media by contextualising it within the overlooked mechanisms of platform governance and exploitation. They will also propose ways in which user agency, legislation and regulation could support increased safety and empowerment for queer communities online. ========================================= WEBSITE: www.impakt.nl INSTAGRAM: www.instagram.com/impakt.nl FACEBOOK: www.facebook.com/impakt.nl TWITTER: www.twitter.com/ImpaktNL