Russian govt has goal of staying in power as long as possible. #ArabSpring was turning point for Russia too - they went from not knowing how to leverage tools to now, for example, restricting internet access - liza osetinskaya #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

“Facebook is for your mom” liza osetinskaya on how fast internet evolves in Russian culture. Young people don’t watch TV, use Facebook, etc. #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

The tools matter. On social media you feel more independent, but you might be manipulated in ways that are less detectable - it’s less obvious than state tv, for example, in China - Jennifer Pan #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

For a regime like China, perceived threat is the ability of people to organize, so tactics focus on suppressing organizing power of people and social media. Regimes both add and delete info Jennifer Pan #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

Chinese efforts to manipulate citizens contrasts with Russia in that Russian people don’t organize much- but the Russian govt creates alternative reality, even on channels like Telegram that are officially banned liza osetinskaya #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

Govts use the fact that there are bad actors, foreign state interference campaigns, to target dissenters. - Alexandra Siegel #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

People in places like Saudi Arabia feel like they have a degree of safety- they recognize power, the tools are “Western,” and advocacy orgs pick up news. They leverage these tools to teach global audience - Alexandra Siegel #DigitalCitizenry #GETgoodelections

In general, there are tensions btwn researchers, journalists, govt and the tech platforms that are being leveraged by authoritarian regimes to manipulate citizens #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

These tools are still an important part of protests & marches in authoritarian and non-auth regimes- they work. Regimes co-opt them because they see the power of the platforms - Alexandra Siegel #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

US & EU actions tend to push Russian govt to crack down on citizens. Govt & economy is *very* stable- sanctions essentially had opposite effect of intention. - liza osetinskaya #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

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Propaganda can be defined as anyone trying to sway opinion- but transparency matters. Concern is when entities attempt to influence without people knowing - Jennifer Pan #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

Let’s say there is certain knowledge - let’s label knowledge as scientific and... well, crap. Use AI and other tools. Google is already good about ranking sites - liza osetinskaya #GETgoodelections #DigitalCitizenry

Excited to spend time with SFTech4Good at #BlockchainforGood as part of #SFBlockchainWeek at Slalom #SFTech4Good

Congrats on 24 years of incredible work!

Blockchain (which is NOT just cryptocurrency) has lots of potential to drive impact- can increase transparency in NGOs and more #blockchainbasics SFTech4Good #SFBlockchainWeek

Thank you for organizing! Excited to have this panel join us for #DemocracyWeek This panel of leaders speaking is awesome.

Looking forward to a ton of great events as part of #DemocracyWeek, including TechSoup Caravan Studios & others! TY TheBridge #DW2020

Some say that @usps would be overhwhelmed with an expansion of vote by mail. 300 million ballots for all is a .2% blip of the approx 150 billion pieces a year. If you question the capacity of U.S. Postal Service, I would encourage you to take a tour. Let’s #deliverdemocracy #Election2020

Join our friends ​TechSoup​ for ​​a Digital Seminar -​ Online Community Organizing Workshop for #Nonprofits ​​facilitated by ​​@CivicMakers​. Connect w/peers to share & discuss creative strategies. Aug. 27, 12:30-2pm PT. RSVP:techsoupglobal.zoom.us/meeting/regist…