Activist Adaptation to Emergent Technology

March 29, 2022 01:22:02
Activist Adaptation to Emergent Technology
Events at USIP
Activist Adaptation to Emergent Technology

Mar 29 2022 | 01:22:02

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Show Notes

While the growth of the internet initially empowered activists, recent years have seen the rise of a new brand of digital authoritarianism in which repressive governments use new technology to surveil and censor opposition and flood their publics with misinformation. On March 29, USIP hosted thought leaders and grassroots activists for a discussion on how they have responded to rising digital authoritarian tactics, as well as a presentation of new research from USIP experts on how social movements are using new technologies and organizing strategies to adapt and advocate for a more just, democratic and peaceful world.

Speakers

Glacier Kwong 
Project Manager, Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong

Steven Feldstein 
Senior Fellow, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

Gbenga Sesan 
Executive Director, Paradigm Initiative

Lisa Poggialli
Democracy, Data and Technology Specialist, USAID

Matthew Cebulmoderator
Research Officer, U.S. Institute of Peace

 

For more information about this event, please visit: https://www.usip.org/events/activist-adaptation-emergent-technology

 

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