Join our friends @TechSoup for a Digital Seminar - Online Community Organizing Workshop for #Nonprofits facilitated by @CivicMakers. Connect w/peers to share & discuss creative strategies. Aug. 27, 12:30-2pm PT. RSVP:https://t.co/xMzH0pwWiF
Some say that @usps would be overhwhelmed with an expansion of vote by mail. 300 million ballots for all is a .2% blip of the approx 150 billion pieces a year. If you question the capacity of @USPS, I would encourage you to take a tour. Let’s #deliverdemocracy#Election2020
Let’s say there is certain knowledge - let’s label knowledge as scientific and... well, crap. Use AI and other tools. Google is already good about ranking sites - @osetinskayaliza#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
Propaganda can be defined as anyone trying to sway opinion- but transparency matters. Concern is when entities attempt to influence without people knowing - @jenjpan#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
US & EU actions tend to push Russian govt to crack down on citizens. Govt & economy is *very* stable- sanctions essentially had opposite effect of intention. - @osetinskayaliza#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
These tools are still an important part of protests & marches in authoritarian and non-auth regimes- they work. Regimes co-opt them because they see the power of the platforms - @aasiegel#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
In general, there are tensions btwn researchers, journalists, govt and the tech platforms that are being leveraged by authoritarian regimes to manipulate citizens #GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
People in places like Saudi Arabia feel like they have a degree of safety- they recognize power, the tools are “Western,” and advocacy orgs pick up news. They leverage these tools to teach global audience - @aasiegel#DigitalCitizenry#GETgoodelections
Chinese efforts to manipulate citizens contrasts with Russia in that Russian people don’t organize much- but the Russian govt creates alternative reality, even on channels like Telegram that are officially banned @osetinskayaliza#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
For a regime like China, perceived threat is the ability of people to organize, so tactics focus on suppressing organizing power of people and social media. Regimes both add and delete info @jenjpan#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry
The tools matter. On social media you feel more independent, but you might be manipulated in ways that are less detectable - it’s less obvious than state tv, for example, in China - @jenjpan#GETgoodelections#DigitalCitizenry