Amanda Bennett, CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, spoke about the importance of a free and independent press as she outlined the agency’s mission and its role in foreign policy and…
74 viewsSurvivors of child sexual abuse and human trafficking recounted their experiences and detailed how they were victimized before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Crime and Federal…
533 viewsSurgeon General Vivek Murthy pointed to loneliness and social media as two areas of concern as drivers of the mental health crisis during his testimony on youth mental health before the…
1,083 viewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is not antisemitic or “anti-vax” while defending himself against Democrats who argued his comments related to the COVID-19 pandemic had been perceived as…
42,877 viewsRobert F. Kennedy Jr. said he is not antisemitic or “anti-vax” while defending himself against Democrats who argued his comments related to the COVID-19 pandemic had been perceived as…
12,533 viewsJamie Susskind explored how digital technologies can manipulate users and threaten democracy. Politics & Prose bookstore in Washington, D.C., hosted this event.
446 viewsJournalist David Sax argued that interacting in person is better than over digital spaces. This event was hosted by Greenlight Bookstore in Brooklyn.
174 viewsSenator Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke about regulating big tech companies and social media platforms at an event hosted by New America and the Wikimedia Foundation. Other topics included consumer…
269 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Counterman v. Colorado, a case on whether threatening statements made on social media are protected speech or constitute a criminal threat. Justices…
2,831 viewsFairplay executive director Josh Golin discussed the recent Surgeon General warning on the impact of social media on youth mental health.
433 viewsThe House Judiciary Select Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government held a hearing to examine internal Twitter documents concerning content moderation decisions made by the social…
47,785 viewsVital Voices, an organization co-founded by former Secretaries of State Hillary Clinton and the late Madeleine Albright, hosted a festival on amplifying the voices of women confronting…
54 viewsThe Supreme Court heard oral argument in Twitter v. Taamneh, a case on whether social media aided and abetted global terrorism by allowing ISIS to post recruitment, fundraising, and other content…
3,007 viewsThe Supreme Court heard arguments from three attorneys in Gonzalez v. Google, a case challenging the Communications Decency Act’s Section 230, which protects tech companies against liability for…
12,068 viewsMembers of the House Energy and Commerce Committee grilled TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew on his social media company’s relationship with the Chinese government, with particular focus on the app’s data security practices…
12,323 viewsWhere’s My Data? Data Privacy and its Real World Impact was the grand prize winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Parim Shah and Nimay Sharma, eighth graders at Dr. Martin Luther King,…
57 viewsWhite House Digital Strategy Director Rob Flaherty spoke about the digitization of democracy and how governments use social media to communicate with the public. Mr. Flaherty said there are many…
327 viewsCo-authors Joan Donovan, Emily Dreyfuss, and Brian Friedberg discussed how disinformation and right wing conspiracy theories take root online. This event was sponsored by the National Press…
172 viewsSecretary of State Antony Blinken gave remarks at the Summit for Democracy in Washington, D.C. Afterward, he moderated a panel discussion titled, “Advancing Democracy and Internet Freedom in a…
234 viewsLindsay Gorman, a senior fellow at the Alliance for Securing Democracy, talked about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s state visit to Moscow this week and the potential Chinese influence over…
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