Brought to you by Joe Harman, Race to the Bottom is the football podcast that discusses the crucial, wider issues affecting football, bridging the gap between the game we love and the world we live in. Each month the podcast will focus on topics of race, politics, governance, finance, gender, arts and ethics, in the hope of raising awareness of the social responsibilities of the game.
Race to the Bottom Podcast
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Brought to you by Joe Harman, Race to the Bottom is the football podcast that discusses the crucial, wider issues affecting football, bridging the gap between the game we love and the world we live in. Each month the podcast will focus on topics of race, politics, governance, finance, gender, arts and ethics, in the hope of raising awareness of the social responsibilities of the game.
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April 30, 2020
Disinformation in football: A talk with Marc Owen Jones on; social media, astro-turfing and sock puppets.
<br /> This weeks interview features <a href="https://twitter.com/marcowenjones">Marc Owen Jones</a>, Assistant Professor for Middle Eastern Studies at the <a href="https://www.hbku.edu.qa/en">Hamad Bin Khalifa University in Qatar</a>. Mark's specialises in the field of social media disinformation He spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/home">@ginolasleftfoot</a> about its growing presence in football's ever complex landscape. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Mark breaks down the evolution of social media disinformation and how it is being weaponized to distort narratives in the world of football.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Further reading of Mark's work can be found <a href="https://marcowenjones.wordpress.com/">here.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> As always, you can <a href="https://twitter.com/RTTBPodcast">follow </a>and <a href="http://racetothebottom.net/podcasts">subscribe</a> to Race to the Bottom Podcast <a href="http://racetothebottom.net/podcasts">here.</a><br />
April 25, 2020
Miguel Delaney talks Saudi Arabia, Newcastle and end-games.
<br /> The <a href="https://dev-web.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-united-takeover-latest-news-ashley-staveley-saudi-arabia-a9466156.html">take over of Newcastle Utd</a> by the state wealth fund (PIF) of Saudi Arabia is imminent. It casts a tremendous shadow over the morality of football. Many human rights organisations have spoken out against the proposed purchased of the historical North Eastern football club. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football/premier-league/newcastle-takeover-latest-news-saudi-arabia-amnesty-a9476361.html">Amnesty International</a>, Fairsquare and Human Rights Foundation are among several bodies to have issued<a href="https://www.amnesty.org.uk/press-releases/uk-premier-league-must-consider-saudi-human-rights-situation-newcastle-united-deal"> statements</a> to the EPL's CEO Richard Masters, in hope of preventing the takeover going through.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <a href="https://twitter.com/MiguelDelaney">Miguel Delaney</a>, Chief Football Writer of <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/independentpremium?msclkid=483b4c91cb3b1a76e97b12356cf2bf98&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=UK_Brand_Core_Registered_EM&utm_term=the%20independent&utm_content=The%20Independent">The Independent,</a> spoke with <a href="https://twitter.com/RTTBPodcast">@RTTBPodcast </a>about the issues regarding the takeover. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> You can follow via @<a href="https://twitter.com/home">RTTBPodcast</a> and subscribe here.<br />
November 11, 2019
Facial Recognition Tech. An interview with Amanda Jacks of Football Supporters’ Trust on privacy and policing.
<br /> This week I spoke with Amanda Jacks of <a href="https://twitter.com/fsa_faircop?lang=en">@FSA_Faircop</a> . We discuss the recent report that facial recognition technology was used in conjunction with traditional policing methods during the recent Swansea vs Cardiff match.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The topic proves a difficult one to currently assess as little legislation or governance exists to monitor or regulate it's use. This <a href="https://homeofficemedia.blog.gov.uk/2019/09/04/fact-sheet-on-live-facial-recognition-used-by-police/">link</a> from the Home Office gives an overview of the current framework of FRT's use and highlights the role of South Swales Police trialling live facial recognition ( LFR ) . <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Privacy rights organisations such as <a href="https://www.libertyhumanrights.org.uk/">Liberty</a> and <a href="https://twitter.com/bbw1984?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor">@BigBrotherwatch</a> have campaigned extensively to ensure the rise of invasive data surveillance is limited and monitored. Football fans will need to be aware of the growing possibility that in time, sporting events will testing stations for digital screening.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> This is a deep <a href="https://bigbrotherwatch.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Big-Brother-Watch-and-Open-Rights-Group-Joint-Submission-to-the-Scottish-Justice-Sub-Committee-on-Policing-inquiry-into-Facial-Recognition-November-2019.pdf">read from BigBrotherWatch's site regarding Scotland's use of facial recognition technology </a> which they worked on with <a href="https://www.openrightsgroup.org/">Open Rights Group.</a><br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Please follow and <a href="http://racetothebottom.net/podcasts/">subscribe</a> to the podcast, and as always, all sharing of my pod is deeply appreciated.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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