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Technology companies must make platforms safer for women in politics

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August 24, 2023

Technology companies must make platforms safer for women in politics

Source: Tech Policy Press


The National Democratic Institute (NDI) recently completed an extensive study mapping interventions that technology platforms should take to better protect women online based on recommendations from civil society organizations from around the globe. NDI then convened a series of focus groups with representatives from various technology platforms to discuss the business cases for investing in these interventions to address online violence against women in politics. This is what we learned.

Click here to read the full article published by Tech Policy Press on 22 August 2023.

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Theodora Skeadas & Kaleigh Schwalbe

The National Democratic Institute (NDI) recently completed an extensive study mapping interventions that technology platforms should take to better protect women online based on recommendations from civil society organizations from around the globe. NDI then convened a series of focus groups with representatives from various technology platforms to discuss the business cases for investing in these interventions to address online violence against women in politics. This is what we learned.

Click here to read the full article published by Tech Policy Press on 22 August 2023.

Author
Theodora Skeadas & Kaleigh Schwalbe

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