We took inspiration for our “Program for The Peace of Social Media” manifesto from both the Feminist Data Manifest No. and Woodrow Willson’s fourteen points. Woodrow Wilson wrote and delivered his fourteen points after the conclusion of World War 1. Willson recognized the systemic problems within Europe that had laid the groundwork for WW1, and through his fourteen points, he sought to change the nature of international relations to ensure future world peace. Our group recognizes systemic issues built into social media platforms today. Like Wilson, we outlined fourteen ways in which social media could function to create a better, more peaceful future social media culture.

Within our poster, there are several that draw inspiration from Wilson’s first 5 points, remixed to fit the context of bettering the world of social media; points 1, 2, 3, 8, 7 draw parallels from Wilson’s first 5 points respectively. Wilson’s first point states that he would like diplomacy to be open to the world and that secret agreements between nations should cease to exist. We remixed this to state that social media platforms should not participate in filter bubbling and should not separate users into groups without their knowledge. Both these points focus on the importance of openness and allowing nations, in Wilson’s case, and users, in our case, to understand the processes and agreements happening around them. We continued to mirror Willson’s points throughout the other 4 remixed points in our manifesto. When Wilson suggested there be a reduction in weapons and armies, we suggested that time recommended being on the app be reduced. When Willson suggested that international waters be free to navigate at all times, we suggested that subgroups on media platforms be easily accessible to be viewed by all. Perhaps the most significant parallel between our manifesto and Wilson’s is our remix of Wilson’s League of Nations—an international organization whose purpose was to uphold peace, which he ardently advocated for and won a Nobel Peace Prize for—into ethic teams at major media corporations whose main purpose would be protecting the best interests of users. While our other remaining points in our manifesto do not directly correlate to all of Wilson's, they stick with the theme of being guidelines that will create a more peaceful social media culture. 

References:
Feminist Data Manifest. (2018). https://www.manifestno.com/. 
History.com Editors. (2009, November 16). Fourteen Points. History.com.
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/wilson-delivers-fourteen-points-speech.