Whirlwind - A look back at the last three months
Whirlwind - A look back at the last three months
This new report is something I will start doing quarterly not only to analyze what happened but what to watch going forward
Ahhhh, I’m so excited and nervous about this newsletter. 😱💖🤓
For the longest time, I’ve been thinking about doing a quarterly slide deck about what’s happened at the intersection of technology and democracy. I wanted to make my version of what Mary Meeker used to do with her internet trends reports or what Bruce Mehlman does to explain what’s happening in Washington.
I finally did it.
Introducing the first Anchor Change Tech & Democracy Quarterly Report.
What will you find inside? Good question. Here’s how I organized it:
High-level summary/analysis of the last three months.
A look back at the quarter, including key themes, moments, graphs, tech company announcements, and news from around the world.
What to expect in the next quarter, year, and two years (I debated trying to predict where we’ll be in five years.)
What stories aren’t people talking about that they should? (PS: Would love your thoughts on what you think these are.)
What this means for you
Upcoming events
Election maps
It’s a lot of information, but not nearly everything I could have included. I know there will be many ways to improve this, so please send any feedback and advice you might have. What did you find helpful? Not so helpful? Where would you have liked more context/explanation? What did I miss? Just reply to this email with your thoughts!
I also decided to make this first one available to all subscribers, not just the paid ones. However, future ones will be for paid subscribers only, so if you aren’t one yet, please consider upgrading! Your support allows me more time to put together things like this.
So many of you recently have told me how much you like this newsletter, and it means so much to me. Some of you might be unable to upgrade to the paid version for ethical, monetary, or other reasons. If this is you, let's talk. Let’s also talk if you want to do an enterprise subscription for your organization.
PS: If you missed the Bipartisan Policy Center panel last week on demystifying the Cambridge Analytica scandal, the recording is available here.
What I’m Reading
Fortune: Why Does Elon Musk Want You to Game Twitter’s Algorithm?
The New York Times: A Baby’s Social Media Handle? In 2023, It’s Never Too Early
Associated Press: Members of Congress on TikTok defend app’s reach to voters
Latin America Risk Report: Mexico 2024 race takes shape
Department of Justice: Social Media Influencer Douglass Mackey Convicted of Election Interference in 2016
Stanford: AI Index Report 2023
German Marshall Fund: Information Integrity Map
Calendar
🚨🚨 NEW 🚨🚨
May 24-26, 2023 - Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope
Topics to keep an eye on:
Facebook 2020 election research
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
April 3, 2023: Colombia Law School - Demystifying Content Moderation
April 19 - 23, 2023: International Journalism Festival
April 28 - 29, 2023: Knight First Amendment Institute - Optimizing for What? Algorithmic Amplification and Society
April 30, 2023 - Benin Election
April 30, 2023 - Paraguay Election
April 2023 - Andorra Election
April 2023 - Finland Election
April 2023 - Montenegro Election
May 7, 2023 - Thailand Election
May 10 - 12, 2023 - All Things in Moderation Conference
By May 12 - Meta response on spirit of the policy decisions
May 14, 2023: Thailand election
May 15-16: Copenhagen Democracy Summit
May 24-26, 2023 - Nobel Prize Summit: Truth, Trust and Hope
June 5-9: RightsCon
June 5, 2023 - The European Commission, European parliament and EU member states are due to agree a final definition for political advertising
June 24 - June 30: Aspen Ideas Festival
June 24, 2023 - Sierra Leone Election
June 25, 2023 - Guatemala Election
June 25, 2023 -Turkey Election
TBD June: DFR Lab 360/OS
July 11-13, 2023 - TrustCon
July 2023 - Cambodia Election
July 2023 - Timor-Leste Election
July 2023 - Zimbabwe Election
August 6, 2023 - Greece Election
August 2023 - Eswatini Election
August 2023 - First GOP Presidential Primary Debate
Mid-September: All Tech Is Human - Responsible Tech Summit NYC
September 27-29, 2023: Athens Democracy Forum
TBD September: Atlantic Festival
TBD September: Unfinished Live
September 2023 - Mauritania Election
September 28-29, 2023 - Trust & Safety Research Conference
October 8 - 12: Internet Governance Forum - Japan
October 10, 2023 - Liberia Election
October 12, 2023 - Pakistan Election
October 14, 2023 - New Zealand Election
October 22, 2023 - Switzerland Election
October 2023 - Argentina Election
October 2023 - Luxembourg Election
October 2023 - Oman Election
November 12, 2023 - Poland Election
November 20, 2023 - Marshall Islands Election
November 29, 2023 - Ukraine Election
November 2023 - Bhutan Election
November 2023 - Gabon Election
November 2023 - Rwanda Election
December 10, 2023 - Spain Election
December 2023 - Bangladesh Election
December 2023 - Democratic Republic of the Congo Election
December 2023 - Togo Election
TBD - Belarus Election
TBD - Cuba Election
TBD - Equatorial Guinea Election
TBD - Guinea Election
TBD - Madagascar Election
TBD - Maldives Election
TBD - Myanmar Election
TBD - Singapore Election
TBD - South Sudan Election - (Unlikely to happen)
TBD - Turkmenistan Election
TBD - Tuvalu
TBD - Haiti
July 15-18, 2024 - Republican National Convention