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Protecting Democracy in the Age of Social Media and AI - Zoom Event
Protecting Democracy in the Age of Social Media and AI
Zoom Event by LWV Illinois
April 17 | 7:00PM
Free and Open to Everyone!
Watch via Zoom ONLY
(in person Watch event CANCELLED)
How can we protect democracy from the spread of misinformation and disinformation? Join us Wednesday, April 17 at 7:00 pm via Zoom to discuss the effect of social media and AI on elections.
Our featured speaker is Diane Chang, Entrepreneur-in-Residence at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation at Columbia Journalism School and the former head of Election Integrity Product Strategy at Meta.
This event is the second in a series of League webinars where noted authorities will speak on relevant topics leading up to the U.S. Presidential Election on Tuesday, November 5. Presented by LWVIL’s Misinformation and Disinformation Task Force, the series is part of an effort to provide tools and resources that educate voters.
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