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September 2020

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Open Technology Institute

New America

Date 
Thu, 10/01/2020 - 18:30 to 19:30

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.


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New America

Date 
Wed, 09/30/2020 - 17:00 to 18:00

Silicon Valley and its disciples long maintained that cyberspace transcended outmoded national boundaries, allowing people and ideas to connect like never before, with or without the consent of their analog sovereigns. By 2010, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was touting the universality of internet freedom as a tenet of US foreign policy when she said: “we stand for a single internet where all of humanity has equal access to knowledge and ideas.”


In Internet Dead Zones, Rural Schools Struggle With Distanced Learning

Across the country as American schools struggle with whether to reopen or stay virtual, many rural districts are worried their students will fall even further behind than their city peers. This pandemic has shone a glaring light on a lot of inequalities. The federal government estimates that more than a third of rural America has little or no Internet.

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