338: Are Social Media Platforms Killing Our Democracy? (with Imran Ahmed)

Host Reed Galen is joined by Imran Ahmed , the Founder and CEO of the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) . They discuss CCDH’s latest legal victory against Elon Musk and Twitter, why our democracy’s stability is threatened by unregulated social media platforms and accompanying disinformation, and why balancing innovation with safety and prosperity is crucial for the future of technology and society. For more on this, be sure to check out the work of Imran Ahmed and CCDH …especially their Parent’s Guide and recent PSA discussed in this episode. For more from Reed Galen, be sure to subscribe to “The Home Front” . If you’d like to ask a question or share a comment with The Lincoln Project , send an email to podcast@lincolnproject.us . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices