Digital Advocacy and Influence

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  Jonathan Trenn

  

  Meta rolls out plan for midterms, pledges to remove misinformation

  The Hill - Rebecca Klar

  Meta, the parent company of Facebook, pledged to remove misinformation about voting and invest an additional $5 million in fact-checking ahead of the …

• Two GenZers trying to shape the abortion debate by using the most popular social media platform for young adults.

  

  Jonathan Trenn

  

  Gen Z is influencing the abortion debate — from TikTok

  The Washington Post

  Young people have never known life without Roe v. Wade. Until now. After the Supreme Court on Friday overturned the landmark ruling that protected the right to an abortion, many of them have a lot to say about it. Defined as those born after 1996, members of Generation Z have lived through unprecedented …

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  Jonathan Trenn

  

  Facebook is now officially too powerful, says the US government

  MIT Technology Review - Eileen Guo

  Regulators filed a lawsuit claiming that the company has a monopoly on social networking and should divest itself of Instagram and WhatsApp. What …

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  Jonathan Trenn

  

  Google to Lift Political Ad Ban on Thursday

  The Wall Street Journal. - Emily Glazer

  Inc.’s Google said it is planning to lift its ban on political ads on Thursday after a blackout of more than a month because of concerns over election misinformation.

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  Jonathan Trenn

  Mar 10, 2020

• https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/13/us/politics/voting-smartphone-app.html

  

  Jonathan Trenn

  Feb 14, 2020