Going Live with Jen Rubin, Carole Cadwalladr and Yael Eisenstat, July 2

​​On Big Tech And The Democratic Backslide

Photo: Kevin Dietsch, Getty Images

At a moment when we urgently need to tone down dangerous rhetoric and engage in more informed debate, social media is only making it worse. Following years of social media contributing to the proliferation of hate, extremism, and disinformation, we now see tech titans cozying up to the US Administration eager to exploit division for political gain.

In this conversation, we’ll look at how Big Tech is contributing to the democratic backslide, what the tech companies want from Trump, and how we can change our relationship with these platforms for the better.

When? Wednesday, July 2nd, 12pm EST / 5pm BST

Where? Live on Substack. Make sure to subscribe to be notified when we go live!

We have an incredible panel for this conversation: Jennifer Rubin from The Contrarian, Carole Cadwalladr from How To Survive The Broligarchy, and Yael Eisenstat from NYU’s Cybersecurity for Democracy.

Jennifer Rubin is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of The Contrarian. She was previously an opinion columnist at The Washington Post covering domestic and foreign policy, legal issues and media. She previously practiced law for two decades. Follow Jen on Bluesky at @jenrubin.bsky.social.

Carole Cadwalladr is a Pulitzer-nominated journalist and co-founder of the Citizens, a journalism and campaigning non-profit. She previously was a writer for The Guardian and The Observer, and can now be found on her Substack, How To Survive The Broligarchy.

Photo by Jason Berger

Yael Eisenstat is Director for Policy and Impact at Cybersecurity for Democracy out of NYU. She was previously Vice President at the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), heading its Center for Technology and Society; Facebook’s Global Head of Elections Integrity for political ads in 2018; and served as a diplomat, intelligence officer, and a White House advisor.

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