Did fake news save Kenya from an Internet shutdown? Emerging Trends in Tech and Elections in Africa
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Summary:
Subtitle
featuring Grace Mutung'u, the 2016/17 OTF Information Controls Fellow at the Berkman Klein Center
Teaser
Technology and elections and the politics of technology. How use of technology in Kenyan elections is shaping Internet freedom in Africa.
Event Date
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at 12:00 pm Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University 23 Everett Street, Second Floor, Conference Room (campus map) RSVP required to attend in person Event will be live webcast on this page at 12:00 pm
Kenya held general elections on August 8, 2017. The presidential election was nullified due to irregularities and is set for a repeat on October 26, 2017. Technology played a key role in the polls at two levels - there was use of tech in aspects such as results transmission and social media was employed massively in political campaigns with propaganda and fake news flowing freely. The talk will explore emerging trends in use of technology in elections and their effect on Internet freedom and what to expect as Kenya gears up for repeat elections.
About Grace
Links to explore in advance of event
- Election Petition 1 of 2017
- Presidential Petition 1 of 2017
- The Kenya ICT Action Network (KICTANet) Preliminary Observations on Technology Deployment in Kenya’s General Election 2017
- Building trust between the state and citizens: A Policy Brief on Internet shutdowns and elections in Kenya 2017
- Could fake news have saved Kenya from an Internet shutdown? by Grace Mutung'u
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