Election Safety: How Is the Tech Industry Safeguarding (or Not) Information During Election Contests?

Name: Election Safety: How Is the Tech Industry Safeguarding (or Not) Information During Election Contests?
Start: 2022-10-26T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2022-10-26T14:00:00-04:00
Location: IAB 801

by Technology, Media and Communication Specialization (TMaC)

Academic Development Elections Media Student Org Leaders Tech TMaC

Wed, Oct 26, 2022

1 PM – 2 PM EDT (GMT-4)

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420 West 118th Street, New York, New York 10027, United States

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Amid the US mid-terms, the Brazilian general election, and several others, attention again turns to the role of big tech in limiting the spread of mis/disinformation and hate speech online. In an age of lies and conspiracy theories, what more needs to be done to safeguard our elections and information ecosystem? What are some of the challenges that companies face in tackling these issues? How are those understood and weighed against evolving societal needs?

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420 West 118th Street, New York, New York 10027, United States

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