Date: August 6, 2024
Time: 0900 hrs ET/ 1600hrs EAT
Researchers and activists: Join Mozilla and the Tech Global Institute for a discussion about tech platforms’ conduct during an historic election year
2024 is a historic election year, with more voters than ever before participating in contests across scores of countries. In this context, major tech platforms have a duty to protect users from disinformation and other content that hampers free and fair elections.
But are they?In this 60-minute webinar, two leading voices for platform accountability - Mozilla and the Tech Global Institute - will convene like-minded researchers and activists across civil society to discuss the issue.
The webinar will provide researchers and activists with a baseline for assessing how well platforms have responded to elections. The webinar will;
- Provide researchers and activists with a baseline for assessing how well platforms have responded to elections
- Identify specific product or policy gaps that led to disproportionate risks to vulnerable communities
- Align on a common vocabulary on risks and mitigation strategies for platform-related risks.
