Big Tech Billionaires: The Voice of the People?

Zelly Martin speaks at the Charlene Gordon Theater on Wednesday, October 21, from 1 PM to 2 PM. The talk is titled Big Tech Billionaires: The Voice of the People? and it's part of the Controversies in Communication lecture series, which is open to the public.

Martin is an assistant professor of communication and media studies at the University of Tampa and an internet researcher. The talk focuses on the idea of free speech on social media—who it actually belongs to, who controls it, and what people can do to make their voices heard. She frames the whole thing against Meta's claim that Mark Zuckerberg stands for voice and free expression, and asks whether that's actually true.

It's a mid-day talk, so you'll need to carve out an hour in the early afternoon. The theater is in the Ferman Center for the Arts at the University of Tampa, located in Plant Hall on University Drive. Admission is free.