The Computational Democracy Project

We bring data science to deliberative democracy, so that governance better reflects the public will. 501c3. We maintain @UsePolis and

[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

https://t.co/35Umj3bvdF is now fully open and free to nonprofit entities for the public good

[aki (* x * ) @LearningengAki]

https://t.co/qy36ncPsMA 's long awaited API to read real-time survey data, as well as the resumed CSV downloads. Alongside with the advancement of Polis itself, these features will help communities to explore a wide variety of options and co-create extraordinary features.

[Polis @UsePolis]

https://t.co/JlSN6s5Qcr 2.0 ships a data export API 🥳🥳🥳

Every https://t.co/ipcUH3FzuK conversation report now includes 5 read-only, real-time CSV export APIs

Manually download, or hit programmatically & build extensions / notebooks etc. 🎉🎉🎉

Try: https://t.co/oZ9H9TCVzA

[vTaiwan @v_taiwan]

What are the protesters outside of Taiwan's parliament currently thinking? Taiwanese protesters are expressing their opinions online through @v_taiwan w/ @UsePolis in real time. Here are some of the early results from tonight May 21. These are statements most can agree on now 👇🏾

[Colin Megill @colinmegill]

The original envisioned use case for @UsePolis, from Occupy Wall Street and Arab Spring era; real time goal formation among leaderless movements via collective intelligence software

[⿻ Audrey Tang 唐鳳 @audreyt]

On May 20, 2024, #Taiwan co-creates a new chapter.🇹🇼

@TAIWANmoda is initialised & all systems go.🚀

“I have to leave now, democracy needs me.”🌐

Let’s #FreeTheFuture🖖 — together!

Watch the trailer for my forthcoming biopic “Good Enough Ancestor.”

▶️ https://t.co/84OQAIJlfT

Learn more about @pluralitybook.

▶️ https://t.co/rL6HRgdYZM

[Keith Coleman 🌱😀🙌 @kcoleman]

When we started @CommunityNotes, all the concept testing showed people across the political spectrum wanted it. But could we build it? Would it work?

Half a million contributors later, four new unaffiliated/external research studies + large scale stats show how effective it is.

One of the best decisions we made from day 1 was to open source the code + all the data. It's amazing to see what the public + researchers are doing with it, and there's even more in the works. Thank you to all the contributors out there who've created this for the world.

[Jay Baxter @jaybaxter]

Want to work on Community Notes?

We're hiring an exceptional ML engineer and SWE (link in bio):
https://t.co/5tuzy6tn3G

[Jay Baxter @jaybaxter]

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[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

@jdaviescoates @g0vtw @audreyt @RichDecibels @Loomio Here's an @audreyt speech about @v_taiwan that you might be interested in: 
https://t.co/2jAbZJAqCp
Jump to https://t.co/zv4UAaHw1w to see where she discusses @UsePolis

[Freedom House @freedomhouse]

📣 NEW: #FreedomInTheWorld 2024 is now LIVE!

https://t.co/eTFBQq2IEs

Flawed elections and armed conflict drove an 18th consecutive year of democratic decline. It's against this backdrop that billions will vote in 2024—a crucial test in the struggle for global freedom.

Political rights and civil liberties were diminished in 52 countries, while only 21 countries made improvements. The deterioration of global freedom directly affected 1/5 of the world's population, and the year’s most prolific decline was observed in Nagorno-Karabakh, which lost 40 points amid a blockade and military offensive by the Azerbaijani regime.

The manipulation of elections and electoral violence was one of the leading causes of the global decline in freedom in 2023. Ecuador was downgraded from Free to Partly Free because its elections were violently disrupted by criminal organizations. Incumbents in Guatemala, Poland, Turkey, and elsewhere acted to hinder fair competition or prevent their opponents from taking power.

Armed conflicts and threats of authoritarian aggression made the world less safe and less democratic. Civilians bore the brunt of the conflict, with their lives endangered and freedoms imperiled, in the Gaza Strip, Myanmar, and Sudan. The Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine continued for a second year, degrading basic rights in occupied territories and prompting more intense repression in Russia itself.

The denial of political rights and civil liberties in disputed territories dragged down freedom in associated countries, including some democracies. China and Russia continued their assault on the rights of the residents of Hong Kong and Tibet, and Crimea, respectively. The democratically elected governments of Israel and India were complicit in violating the basic rights of those in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and Indian-administered Kashmir, respectively, as well.

Pluralism is under attack but remains a source of strength for all societies. The rejection of peaceful coexistence by authoritarian leaders and armed groups fostered a steep decline in overall freedom in 2023. By drawing strength from diversity, protecting dissent, and building international coalitions to support these values, democratic forces can still reverse the long decline in global freedom.

Read our full report by visiting our website: https://t.co/eTFBQq2IEs

[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

This @wbg_gov blog features @UsePolis as an effective strategy for amplifying marginalized voices and highlights a new wave of #CivicTech and #OpenGov initiatives around the world. Thank you to the authors @aly_rahim @mahony_c @reach2sruti

[World Bank Gov @wbg_gov]

The rise of data-driven citizen-government interactions is revolutionizing service delivery and development finance, putting marginalized voices at the forefront!** 🌍📊 #DigitalTransformation #InclusiveDevelopment

Learn more:
https://t.co/JVJ0a1jwpY

[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

Thanks to @davidslifka, @brianacton, and @rosenstein, whose funding supports our outsized impact.
https://t.co/kj2acFg6h8
This is a moment of celebration for the entire @usePolis ecosystem!

[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

After @usePolis powered @v_taiwan’s democratic revolution, Twitter took notice and created @CommunityNotes to neutralize misinformation via mass deliberation. Today, read about how Polis is helping @openai guide the future of #AIalignment:
https://t.co/kj2acFg6h8

[Jay Baxter @jaybaxter]

Apply to help us build @CommunityNotes!

[vTaiwan @v_taiwan]

Our collaboration with @ChathamHouse on creating a recursive, participatory process for AI governance is now featured on the @OpenAI website! Read more on how we collect democratic inputs & determine priority questions for future AI- the @vTaiwan way. 👇🏾
https://t.co/uaaT0XXlo0

[mashbean｜豆泥｜ドゥに｜도니 @mashbean]

本日超級令人開心的事，X（原 Twitter）的社群備註（Community Note）即日起開放台灣人、香港人與韓國人使用！

目前官方推文共有近 750 萬次查看，可見這件事有多重要。X 能夠在台灣總統大選前一個月開放，實在美事一樁，有望藉由群眾協力的方式，稍稍降低捏造訊息散播帶來的影響。

從今天開始，當你在 X 上看到有人在胡說八道，可以打開「社群備註」指出他在亂講話，如果其他人認同你，可以幫你的備註按讚，讓你的「打（查）臉（核）」直接呈現在胡說八道的推文底下。

由於使「備註」浮現的演算法是開源的，放在網路上供大家檢視與測試，約莫今年八月，以太坊共同創辦人 Vitalik 寫了篇《我怎麼看社群備註》（What do I think about Community Notes?），分析該演算法，並評論說「社群筆記」是最接近 web3 精神的 web2 服務。

同一時間，剛好 Vitalik 在台灣，於是 web3 for all 辦了一場讀書會，邀請他分享這篇文章。既然有朋自遠方來，就要努力一下，所以讀書會成員費了蠻大的功夫對「社群備註」做了非常詳盡的共筆研究，包含多篇學術論文與真實數據。

既然都做研究了，於是維人、寶成、HC 與我搞了個接力賽，寫了三篇文章，投書在在 READr 上，再包含明恩與 Adler 的文章共五篇。而《激進市場》作者 Glen Weyl 剛好拉了一個有關「資訊溯源」的學術信件群組，剛好「社群備註」的發明人 Jay Baxter 也在裡面，於是因緣際會與他們在午夜開了一個線上會議。當然三篇文章已經翻好成英文準備好，並補充說，如果台灣這段時間也可以用「社群備註」，會是一個很棒的「機會之窗」。

就這樣過了三個月，昨天開始，台灣使用者終於也可以使用「社群備註」了。「web3 for all 讀書會」出任務成功，這大概是一個很棒的湧現過程。個人猜測背後一定還有許多人同樣努力著。這件事告訴我們，經手重要的事值得好好堅持，好事終究會發生。

web2 的世界仍然被大平台給宰制，但裡裡外外仍有許多好人可以共同努力。數週前才在跟自由之家（Freedom House）的科技研究員討論為何 X 只開放「社群備註」給特定國家使用，一起小懟了一下，現在容我收回抱怨。

[The GovLab @TheGovLab]

In the latest episode of The GovLab #CollectiveIntelligence Podcast, @prateekbuch and @brendanjarnold join @bethnoveck to discuss @PolicyLabUK’s experimentation with @UsePolis, a digital tool for capturing ideas from diverse audiences https://t.co/ff2aJzL1ET

[The Computational Democracy Project @compdem]

Attention anyone hosting their own deployment of https://t.co/4rNiCynubp! We've got security patches coming soon--contact [email protected] to get early notification.

[Brendan Arnold @brendanjarnold]

What if houses were free? @DarkMatter_Labs exhibit at the #FutureObservatory @DesignMuseum opening night has a cameo from @UsePolis ... loving the 'kiosk mode'