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[ONLINE] – Protecting the Vote

How Internet Platforms Are Addressing Election-Related Misinformation and Disinformation Online

  • Virtual
  • 1:30PM – 2:30PM EDT
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Following the 2016 U.S. presidential election, internet platforms have come under increased scrutiny for how they tackle the spread of election-related misinformation and disinformation, particularly content that aims to suppress voter engagement and that targets communities of color. As the 2020 U.S. presidential election draws near, concerns that these platforms are being used by both foreign and domestic actors to exploit users and spread misleading information are growing, especially given that this election is taking place amid an unprecedented pandemic.

Join Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s Open Technology Institute (OTI) for a virtual panel that will explore how internet platforms are addressing the spread of election-related misinformation and disinformation on their services, and how these efforts can be improved.

This event builds off of OTI’s work which evaluates how companies are tackling the spread of , and our forthcoming report on how platforms are addressing the spread of election-related disinformation.

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Speakers:

David Brody
Counsel & Senior Fellow for Privacy and Technology, Lawyer’s Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Yosef Getachew,
Director, Media & Democracy Program, Common Cause

Spandi Singh,
Policy Analyst, Âé¶¹¹û¶³´«Ã½â€™s Open Technology Institute

Ian Vandewalker,
Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice

Moderator:

Sam Sabin,
Tech Policy Reporter, Morning Consult

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