What you need to know about the Indonesia elections

Welcome to the second Impossible Tradeoffs podcast! This week’s fun, hard question is: Would you rather go to the lake or the beach? Vote below on what you would choose, and feel free to debate it in the comments!

I’m solo this week for the opener, so I tried out sharing all my hot takes on:

1. The elections coming up in Slovakia and Poland.

2. My takeaways from Bruce Mehlman’s latest quarterly trends report about what is happening in U.S. politics and policy - including AI regulation.

3. The tech issues the Supreme Court will likely be taking up in the next term.

Then, for the main interview, I welcome Ryno Valdryno to the podcast. Ryno worked on the Indonesian elections at Facebook and, until recently, was the head of policy for the country.

We had a fascinating discussion about the fact that Indonesia might have three elections next year, who the prominent political candidates and parties are, how the country conducts its elections, and the role online platforms will play in the overall process.

I hope you enjoy!

Related Links

• New York Times: E.U. Law Sets the Stage for a Clash Over Disinformation

• Politico EU: TikTok and Meta warned over Slovakia election lies

• Axios: Expected Trump-Biden rematch shows how not to win, new analysis says

• USA Today: How the Supreme Court could alter the way Americans interact on the internet

• Google: Google and YouTube announce product features, partnerships and a US$2.5 million Google.org grant to support elections and equip Indonesians with the knowledge to detect misinformation

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