Taking the Long View - 4/16/24

I’m in the Bay Area for the next two weeks! If you are interested, join us for the San Francisco launch of Duco’s industry-defining market research report this Thursday, April 18, which outlines how trust & safety is both an essential and profitable investment. It will be a great group of investors, platform leaders, founders, and policymakers and we'd love to host you. Please RSVP using this link and feel free to share it with colleagues.

I’ve been trying to think of something I can do at the top of the calendar each week, and one thing I’m going to try is sharing a quote, poem, meme, or something else that I think folks might like.

For the first one, I want to share an Instagram account I recently came across called Disappointing Affirmations. They’re all pretty hilarious and depressing at the same time. This one is a favorite.

Have a great day!

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Calendar

🚨 NEW 🚨

• April 18, 2024: Tech to Gov Virtual Job Forum

• April 24, 2024: Bipartisan Policy Center and Harris Technology and Society Initiative Event Elections in the Age of AI

• May 31 - June 2, 2024: Truman Center TruCon

• September 24, 2024: The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley by Marietje Schaake

• October 22, 2024: Patriot by Alexei Navalny

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

• Facebook 2020 election research 

  • 4/16 have been published

• TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped

• FEC decision on proposed rulemaking on AI

Upcoming Dates

• April 16-18, 2024 - Government Social Media Conference

• April 17, 2024 - Solomon Islands election

• April 18-19, 2023 - German Marshall Forum Brussels Forum

• 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 20, 2024 - Togo election 

• April 21, 2024 – Maldives election 

• 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 - 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

• 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 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 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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