Civic Tech Gleanings From New Media Ventures New Innovation Round
Yesterday, New Media Ventures announced the 13 organizations that it has selected to share $1.2 million in seed funding for the seventh round of its...
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Best of Intentions
The mastermind behind Macedonian teen troll farms; the quest to make political advertising on Facebook more transparent; and more.
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Vulnerabilities Galore
Specialized social networking sites see growth; Facebook continues to tip the scales for the far-right; and more.
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You Gotta Serve Somebody
Trump's presser with Putin prompts GOP sound and fury; the problem with PDFs; and more.
A Lever and A Place to Stand
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vTaiwan: Public Participation Methods on the Cyberpunk Frontier of Democracy
In the midst of the signal failure known as the US electoral season, here’s something to be inspired about: a true story about rational deliberation on a national scale.
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New York City Council Launches New Public Dashboard
In the past year, U.S. citizenship assistance was the second most popular category of constituent casework for New York City Council Members after tax preparation help. It is the top issue for Council districts in Northern Queens, Central and Southern Brooklyn, the Western Bronx and Southeast Queens. While Spanish is...
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When it Comes to Fixing Politics, Tech Needs a Reality-Check
A few months after the 2016 election, in a sterile conference facility in San Francisco, two prominent CEOs squared off presenting opposing visions of how technology could heal what ails Democrats. The first speaker envisioned a world where technology would radically scale the number of people who engage in politics....