More than Human Digital Civics

• doi:10.1145/3702336.3702355

Currently, when it comes to non-human digital citizens, their caregivers (e.g., a dog’s owner or caregiver, a zoo animal’s caretaker, a wildlife population’s conservationist) have the potential to provide a voice on these matters, and influence how they are represented online. However, these representations may mislead others by anthropomorphising, or otherwise misrepresenting the non-human animal by e.g., not necessarily providing an entirely accurate overview of their characteristics (such as natural behaviour, social relationships, aesthetic features, and natural communication.). This raises some key questions coinciding with the growing interest in more-than-human society: how are animals represented within civic discourse, and how can we ensure that such representations are true to their nature?

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