Matt Vasilogambros for Stateline:
“This month, Wisconsin joined 27 other states that have banned or restricted local governments’ use of private donations to run cash-strapped election offices, buy voting equipment or hire poll workers for Election Day.
“All of… Continue reading
N.Y. Times reports on the formation of American Sunlight Project by Nina Jankowicz and Carlos Álvarez-Aranyos:
“The inception of the group, the American Sunlight Project, reflects how divisive the issue of identifying and combating disinformation has become as the 2024… Continue reading
WaPo:
After years of pitching its suite of social media apps as the lifeblood of campaigns,Meta is breaking up with politics. The company has decreased the visibility of politics-focused posts and accounts on Facebook and Instagram as well as imposed… Continue reading
You can watch this important conversation with Sophia Lin Lakin (ACLU), Spencer Overton (George Washington University Law School), and Sonni Waknin (UCLA Voting Rights Project), moderated by me, at this link.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1exeiHvCdXU&t=2s
See also Spencer Overton’s comments on the … Continue reading
Zachary Roth:
As the Republican National Committee ramps up plans to monitor the polls for illegal voting this fall, the national party is increasingly working with a loose network of anti-fraud extremists who have been found to routinely spread… Continue reading
Looking forward to this online event: (free registration required)
Apr 16, 2024 12:30 PM in Pacific Time (US and Canada)
Join us for a Fireside Chat with California Attorney General Rob Bonta and Safeguarding Democracy Project Director Rick Hasen discussing the preservation… Continue reading
I’m looking forward to moderating this event next week.
April 9, 12:15pm – 1:15pm Race and the Risk of Election Subversion
In-person at UCLA Law Room 1337 and Online
Webinar RegistrationIn-Person Registration
Sophia Lin Lakin (ACLU), Spencer Overton… Continue reading
NYT:
Covert Chinese accounts are masquerading online as American supporters of former President Donald J. Trump, promoting conspiracy theories, stoking domestic divisions and attacking President Biden ahead of the election in November, according to researchers and government officials.
The accounts… Continue reading
As I’ve written before, a mistake many political reformers make is in assuming that most citizens are as engaged in politics as the reformers are, or would be if given the appropriate opportunities. A new paper on the Seattle campaign… Continue reading
Maggie Severns for Notus:
Thousands of North Carolinians — mostly women — were targeted with Facebook and Instagram ads shortly before the last midterm elections that shared a dire message: A little-watched race could determine whether abortion would remain legal… Continue reading
NBC News:
After weathering a yearslong political and legal assault, researchers who study disinformation say they see reasons to be cautiously hopeful as their efforts heat up ahead of the 2024 election.
These researchers, along with the universities and nonprofits… Continue reading