Technology and Democracy | 2024 Election

Misinformation, accelerated by artificial intelligence, is redefining elections around the world. New America’s team of technologists and policy experts spotlight some of the most pressing issues related to technology and democracy.

• Election Misinformation: How to Find Truth in the Noise, New America (event), October 2024
• Sarah Forland, “Demystifying AI: AI and Elections,” New America (Open Technology Institute blog), October 2024
• Carissa Anderson, “Empowering Vulnerable Communities Against Online Scams and Misinformation,” The Thread (New America blog), October 2024
• Megan Garber, “Q&A on Entertainment, Misinformation, and More,” The Thread (New America blog), September 2024
• Tianyu Fang and Tim Hwang, Digital Solidarity in U.S. Foreign Policy, New America (report), September 2024
• Prem M. Trivedi, “Protecting Democracy in an Age of Deepfakes and Disinformation,” The Thread (New America blog), February 2024
• Kip Dooley, “Building Blocks of Democracy: Public Interest Technology and the 2024 Elections,” New America (Public Interest Technology blog), February 2024
• Eirliani Abdul Rahman, “Indirect Swarming and Its Threat to Democracies,” New America (brief), January 2024