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Alexis Ohanian and Deb Roy on Big Tech’s Effects on Democracy

2023/10/26
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Kara Swisher discusses the evolution of Big Tech's impact on democracy with Alexis Ohanian and Deb Roy, reflecting on their personal involvement and the broader implications of social media platforms like Reddit.

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Democracy is challenged, at home and abroad, and at least some of this blame falls on “Big Tech.” Kara talks to Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and venture capitalist, and Deb Roy, the director of the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, about how we got here and what some potential solutions) are. Stick around after the interview to hear Kara and Nayeema discuss the ethics of stapling bread to trees.

This episode was recorded live at the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute for Democracy’s Democracy 360 event on October 17th.

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