From the harassment of women and minorities on platforms like Twitter to revenge porn and the depiction of women in media, one wants to ask, “What is this world coming to?” While there are many threads we can pull about the role of the internet community in fracturing debate and in reinforcing the most extreme views, this all-star, all-female panel will present the broader question: When private companies become public squares online, how can we build communities that bring out the best in their members?
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Rebecca Fernandez
Red Hat Inc
Jane Fleming
Court Five
Nuala O'Connor
Center for Democracy & Technology