360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - COVERING IT ALL: POWER AND TECH - This fireside chat will bring together two of the foremost voices covering the technology industry; Casey Newton, the founder of Platformer, and Sheera Frenkel, a reporter with the New York Times and author of An Ugly Truth Inside Facebook's Battle for Domination. Casey and Sheera will share their thoughts on the ins and outs of the industry, from the growth of the creator economy, the role of physical labor in tech, to what a sustainable digital world may look like. Speakers will discuss the relationship between online harms, such as mis- and disinformation, and the platforms that host them, shedding light on the power dynamics of the tech industry, and their impact on our world.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 06/24/2021
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