Democracy can only thrive with the participation of well-informed citizens. The 2020 U.S. presidential election will be historic for many reasons and all parties are leveraging the power of technology to both influence and mobilize voters. More than ever, digital tools and platforms are shaping the opinions and behaviors of voters who will determine the future of the governance of the United States.
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How Technology is Shaping Democracy and the 2020 Election
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How US elections are administered and the challenges faced in implementing new technologies
The role digital and social media platforms play in our ability to maintain a healthy public discourse
The complex technology policy tradeoffs that affect what content we see in forming our beliefs, preferences, and convictions as citizens and voters
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Introduction
Instructors Rob Reich and Marietje Schaake present the major themes and questions explored in this community awareness course on democracy, technology, and the 2020 election.
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Election Administration in the COVID-19 Era
Understand the current, decentralized election system in the United States and consider the challenges election jurisdictions face to implement new technologies and administer elections amidst challenging circumstances. Featured guests include Tiana Epps-Johnson, co-founder and executive director of the Center for Tech and Civic Life, and Nate Persily, Stanford Law Professor and co-director of the Stanford Cyber Policy Center.
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2 vidéos (Total 35 min), 1 lecture
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Technology and the Digital Public Sphere
Explore the uses of technology tools and platforms that influence the public sphere of information, and see how these digital tools shape the beliefs of citizens and how they grow and diminish the agency of individuals, movements, governments, and foreign entities. Featured guests include Joan Donovan, research director at the Shorenstein Center of Media, Politics, and Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School, and Joshua Tucker, professor of politics at NYU, and co-director of the NYU Center for Social Media and Politics.
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2 vidéos (Total 39 min), 1 lecture
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Where Speech and Tech Policy Collide
Discover the tensions and trade-offs between the content moderation policies of technology companies, the growing calls to govern speech in the public sphere, and the challenges to creating effective public policies to address these issues. Featured guests include Evelyn Douek, a lecturer and S.J.D. candidate at Harvard Law School, and Nick Pickles, global head of public policy strategy and development at Twitter.
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2 vidéos (Total 28 min), 1 lecture
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Confronting Misinformation and Disinformation
Learn what is different between the 2016 and 2020 U.S. election cycles in how institutions are actively confronting disinformation and misinformation campaigns, and better understand the complexity of addressing foreign versus domestic information actors in a free society. Featured guests include Alex Stamos, director of the Stanford Internet Observatory and former chief security officer at Facebook, and Camille François, chief innovation officer at Graphika.
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2 vidéos (Total 42 min), 1 lecture
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Meilleurs avis pour HOW TECHNOLOGY IS SHAPING DEMOCRACY AND THE 2020 ELECTION
par QA14 nov. 2020
Hy, I am from Pakistan. My name is Qamar Abbas. i just have completed the course. it was very informative course. I learnt how technology is shaping over life our democracy and other fields of life.
par JD26 oct. 2020
Some very interesting ideas and analysis, some areas of confusion, especially with the industry rep. Could have done without the political editorial in the intro video.
par LM23 févr. 2021
Good course during the election of 2020. It was a very interesting topic of study
par DE15 nov. 2020
i found the content interesting and gleaned quite a few new insights.
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