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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:techsoupglobal.zoom.us/meeting/regist…

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

@DanielBukszpan @TypeMRT at @CenDemTech

Looking forward to a ton of great events as part of #DemocracyWeek, including @TechSoup @caravanstudios & others! TY @TheBridgeWork #DW2020

Thank you for organizing! Excited to have this panel join us for #DemocracyWeek This panel of leaders speaking is awesome.

Blockchain (which is NOT just cryptocurrency) has lots of potential to drive impact- can increase transparency in NGOs and more #blockchainbasics @SFTech4Good #SFBlockchainWeek

Congrats on 24 years of incredible work!

Excited to spend time with @SFTech4Good at #BlockchainforGood as part of #SFBlockchainWeek at @Slalom #SFTech4Good

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

Govts use the fact that there are bad actors, foreign state interference campaigns, to target dissenters. - @aasiegel #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

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

“Facebook is for your mom” @osetinskayaliza on how fast internet evolves in Russian culture. Young people don’t watch TV, use Facebook, etc. #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry