Cato Institute Book Event: "Disrupting Politics"

Event Title:
"Disrupting Politics: A Front Row Seat to the Collision of Technology & Democracy"

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Event Description:
Katie Harbath was at the center of some of the biggest controversies involving political speech and social media. During her decade at Facebook, where she led the company’s global election-related work, she helped navigate consequential decisions involving political advertising, election interference, misinformation, and content moderation. From the 2016 presidential election and the Cambridge Analytica scandal to growing concerns over online censorship, Harbath was directly involved as Facebook confronted questions about its influence over political speech and public debate.

In her new book, Disrupting Politics, Harbath takes readers behind the scenes of these controversies, recounting the decisions facing Facebook as it navigated competing pressures from politicians, government officials, activists, and the public. Her account raises important questions about the power of technology platforms, who should decide what speech is permitted online, and the role of government in regulating political expression.

Please join us for a discussion of these controversies, emerging challenges involving artificial intelligence and political misinformation, and what lessons Facebook’s experiences offer for today’s debates over free expression, government pressure on social media platforms, and the influence of technology companies in shaping public discourse.

About the Speakers:
* Katie Harbath is the Founder and CEO of the technology policy firm Anchor Change and the chief global affairs officer of Duco Experts, a technology firm. She is also the director of technology and democracy for the International Republican Institute and is also a fellow at the Bipartisan Policy Center, the Integrity Institute, and a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council. She worked for ten years as Facebook's director of public policy for global elections. She holds a BA in journalism and political science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
* Adam Conner is the Vice President of Technology Policy at the Center for American Progress. He holds a BA in Political Communication from the School of Media and Public Affairs at the George Washington University.
* David Inserra is a Fellow for Free Expression and Technology at the Cato Institute. He has an MPP from George Mason University.
* Jennifer Huddleston is a Senior Fellow in technology policy at the Cato Institute.. She has a JD from the University of Alabama School of Law.

About the Cato Institute:
Founded in 1976, the Cato Institute is a libertarian think tank headquartered in Washington, D.C. The institute advocates for free market economic policies, protection of civil liberties, criminal justice reform, and a non-interventionist foreign policy. It publishes the annual "Human Freedom Index" that ranks countries based on their levels of personal & economic freedoms, and it hosts cross-partisan discussions monthly at "Cato Unbound". To learn more, go to https://www.cato.org/about

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