Language: English (mozilla)
In 2022, elections are planned in Lebanon, Kenya, Brazil, Philippines, France, US and beyond. What has become of elections and democracy in the age of digital platforms? Are we entering a new era of governance that will be shaped by the way platforms drive and impact campaigns, movement building, national narratives and political discourse? Will democracy survive AI?
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Mohamad Najem is the executive director of the Beirut–based digital rights organization SMEX (smex.org)—the Middle East and North Africa’s leading digital rights organization. His work includes local and regional advocacy campaigns, research on freedom of expression, privacy, and data protection. Mohamad organizes the yearly event “Bread & Net”, the first unconference in the MENA region that tackles topics related to technology and human rights. He graduated from Stanford Draper Hills Summer Fellows Program in 2019 and in January 2021, he was featured in TIME magazine as one of the top activists in the Arab region.
Samantha Bradshaw is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Center for Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, the Program on Democracy and the Internet, and the Digital Civil Society Lab at Stanford University. She also holds research fellowships with the Center for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) and the Siegel Family Endowment. Samantha completed her D.Phil. at the Oxford Internet Institute, where her research examined the producers and drivers of disinformation and computational propaganda. Samantha’s research and writing has been published in leading academic journals, and featured in numerous media outlets including the New York Times, the Washington Post, CNN, and the Wall Street Journal. Samantha will be joining American University’s School of International Service as an Assistant Professor in Fall 2022.
