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Youve got lots of twitter followers a lot of people you know who who tune in to hear what you have to say on social media do you think that that is influencing young peoples participation in the political process i think that it is definitely having a democratizing force in addition to the harmful forces weve seen of just information and misinformation were exposed to many more viewpoints without a blockade of the gate keeper and that has had pros and cons but i think whats how what are the cons...

A shift in agency and selfdetermination in which young people are deciding that were no longer willing to wait our turn until were deemed qualified to take part in the political conversation right so a lot of let me ask you about that because you know traditionally typically typically young people do have a lower voter turnout rate than older people and to what extent do you think that social media is changing that landscape i mean youre very big on social media youve got lots of twitter followe...

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The country talking to young people its the sense of who makes the rules you know weve been subscribing to this kind of analyst authority and it was shattered when when this a possible thing was rendered reality suddenly we start asking you know why had we have taken our political media gatekeepers instructions on how to live our lives and how this hierarchy ought to function i think the downside of social media is that we need to further and besides being demonstrative and not just performative...

From their platforms. This is a matter of serious importance to the safety and wellbeing of her nations communities. I sincerely hope we can engage in a collaborative discussion about what more can be done within the jurisdiction of this committee to keep our communities safe from those wishing to do us harm. Today we welcome representatives from the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and on line platforms. We hear from ms. Monika bickert, head of the local policy management for facebook. And...

Today we welcome representatives from the Worlds Largest social Media Companies and Online Platforms. We hear from ms. Monica bickert, head of the Global Policy management for facebook. And mr. Nick pickles, Public Policy at twitter. Mr. Derrick slater, global director of information policy at google and mr. George saline, Senior Vice President of programs for the antidefamation league. Platforms have dramatically changed the way we skmcommunica and have been used positively for likeminded group...

Preliminary investigation and those facing the possibility of charges say they hope that the rule of law will prevail they say the initial court action smacks of political persecution Dogon Al Jazeera manila so ahead on aljazeera the u. S. Economy is slow but steady how the trade war with china is impacting jobs plus a bill blocking a note that will become wall but then days after being approved by the u. K. s Parliament Parliament open upper house. Still plenty of hot sunshine across the middle...

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