Taking the Long View - 4/23/24
Of course, I had to go with a quote from Taylor Swift’s new album for this week. Many brands were on fire with the launch, but I particularly liked the Calm app. They had a lot of gems, but this one hit in many different ways from the song I Can Do It With A Broken Heart.
Calendar
🚨 NEW 🚨
April 23, 2024: Stanford - The Future of Content Moderation and its Implications for Governance
May 6, 2024: 2024 Shadid Award Ceremony - Center for Journalism Ethics at UW-Madison
NOTE: I’ll be interviewing CNN and fellow Badger Manu Raju at this event
Topics to keep an eye on:
Senate AI Report
Supreme Court rulings on tech during this term
Lindke (Ruling issued 3/15) - Case on whether government officials can block users
NetChoice - Case on whether content moderation laws from Texas and Florida are constitutional
Murthy v Missouri - Case on what the appropriate engagement between the government and online platforms is
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
FEC decision on proposed rulemaking on AI
Upcoming Dates
April 19 to June 1, 2024 - India election
Voting will happen on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, with Counting Day on June 4.
April 22-23, 2024 - T&S Hackathon: Safety by Design
April 23, 2024: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island primaries
April 23, 2024 - The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page
April 24, 2024: Bipartisan Policy Center and Harris Technology and Society Initiative Event Elections in the Age of AI
April 24, 2024 - North Macedonia presidential election
April 24, 2024 - Real news v fake news: Is AI a threat to democracy?
April 29-30, 2024 - Net Mundial Brazil
April 30, 2024 - Trust and Safety Research Conference proposals due
April 30, 2024: Connecticut primary
April - May, 2024 - Croatia election
May 5, 2024 – Panama election
May 6, 2024 - Chad election
May 7, 2024 - Indiana primary
May 8, 2024 - North Macedonia parliamentary election
May 12, 2024 - Lithuania presidential election
May 14, 2024: Nebraska, Maryland, West Virginia primaries
May 14-15, 2024 - Copenhagen Democracy Summit
May 14-16, 2024 - Marketplace Risk Conference
May 16-17, 2024 - All Things in Moderation Conference
May 16-17, 2024 - Election Science, Research, and Administration (ESRA) Conference, Los Angeles, California
May 17, 2024 - TSPA EMEA Summit
May 19, 2024 – Dominican Republic election
May 20, 2024 - Trump trial on classified docs
May 21, 2024: Kentucky, Oregon primaries
May 29, 2024 - South Africa election
May 31 - June 2, 2024: Truman Center TruCon
June 1, 2024 - Iceland election
June 2, 2024 – Mexico election
June 2, 2024 - RightsCon Proposal Period Closes
June 4, 2024: Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, District of Columbia primaries
June 6-9, 2024 - EU Parliament Elections
June 9, 2024 - Belgium election
June 11, 2024 - Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality by Renee DiResta
June 12 - 13, 2024 - TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference)
Mid-2024 - Final UN AI governance report
June 18, 2024 - On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 22, 2024 - Mauritania election
June 28, 2024 – Mongolia election
July 11 - 13, 2024 - Netroots Nation 2024
July 15, 2024 - Rwanda election
July 15 - 18, 2024 - Republican National Convention
July 22-24, 2024 - TrustCon 2024
July 23-26, 2024 - NASED Summer Conference
July 26, 2024 - Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 28, 2024 - Venezuela election
July 2024 - Burkina Faso election
August 13, 2024 - What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
August 13, 2024 - On the Edge: How Successful Gamblers and Risk-Takers Think by Nate Silver
August 19 - 22, 2024 - Democratic Convention, Chicago
September 2024 - UN Summit of the Future
September 6-7, 2024: Roblox Developers Conference
September 16, 2024 - First presidential debate, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
September 24, 2024: The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley by Marietje Schaake
September 25, 2024 - Vice presidential debate, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
September 26-27, 2024 - 3rd Annual Trust & Safety Research Conference
October 1, 2024 - Second presidential debate, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
By October 6, 2024 - Lithuania parliamentary election
October 6, 2024 - Brazil Municipal Elections
October 9, 2024 – Mozambique election
October 9, 2024 - Third presidential debate, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
October 20, 2024 - Indonesian Presidential Inauguration
October 22, 2024: Patriot by Alexei Navalny
October 26, 2024 - Georgia election
October 27, 2024 – Uruguay election
November 2024 – Guinea Bissau election
November 2024 – Moldova election
November 2024 – Romania election
November 2024 - Namibia election
November 5, 2024 – United States of America election
November 11-14, 2024 - Lisbon Web Summit
November 12 - 15, 2024 - International Association of Political Consultants, Athens, GA
November 14, 2024 - UK Election (Tentative)
November 12, 2024 – Palau election
November 30, 2024 - Mauritius election
December 3 - 5, 2024 - IDU Winter Forum, Washington, DC
December 7, 2024 - Ghana election
December 11, 2024 — U.S. deadline for issuing and sending Certificates of Ascertainment
December 15, 2024 - Senegal Election (Rescheduled from February)
December 17, 2024 — U.S. Electors vote
December 2024 - Algeria election
TBD – Austria election
TBD – Botswana election
TBD – Comoros election
TBD – Dominica election
TBD – Ethiopia election
TBD – Iran election
TBD – Jordan election
TBD – Kiribati election
TBD – Madagascar election
TBD – Montenegro election
TBD – North Korea election
TBD – San Marino election
TBD – South Sudan election
TBD – Sri Lanka
TBD – Syria election
TBD – Tunisia election
TBD – Uzbekistan election
2025
2025: RightsCon, South Korea
January 6, 2025 — U.S. Congress counts electoral votes
January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration
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