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TED2020 Mainstage Talk
"In this bold talk, Eisenstat explores how social media companies like Facebook incentivize inflammatory content, contributing to a culture of political polarization and mistrust -- and calls on governments to hold these platforms accountable in order to protect civil discourse and democracy."
MEDIA
NEWS INTERVIEWS
CNN Reliable Sources, March 6, 2022: Ukraine war could be 'pivot point' for Big Tech
PBS Newshour, Oct 25, 2021: Interview on Facebook Whistleblower revelations
CNN Anderson Cooper 360, Oct 6, 2021: Interview on the Facebook Whistleblower
CNN Reliable Sources, Sept 19, 2001:
Part 1: Will 'Facebook Files' revelations spur any real change?
Part 2: How 'do your own research' hurts America's Covid response
CBS Sunday Morning: A protected right? Free speech and social media
BBC Clicked: Is Big Tech Too Big?
CNN interview on Twitter vs Trump and Facebook, and Section 230 reform
Bloomberg TV: Why the 2020 Election Could Be a Mail-in Nightmare
CNBC: Facebook's Fight Against Fake News During The 2020 Election
ABC News: Big brands boycott Facebook over hate speech
CBS News interview on Intel Leaks
CNN interview on Trump and the CIA
BBC World News interview on FBI Memo release
Shades of Red and Blue Summit "On the Ground: (4 minute round-up)
ARTICLES
Noema Magazine: The Myth of Tech Exceptionalism: How tech uses the promise of endless innovation to ward off regulating even its present-day harms
Washington Post: Facebook silences the people who know its operations best: Tech giants use nondisparagement clauses to keep former employees from discussing the companies
The Daily Beast: Believe Me, Mark Zuckerberg Isn't Going to Police Himself; The Oversight Board process isn’t about Donald Trump’s free speech. It’s about Facebook’s power.
Harvard Business Review: How to Hold Social Media Accountable for Undermining Democracy
TechWorker: Facebook employees must see the platform’s dark side too
The Guardian: Yaël Eisenstat: 'Facebook is ripe for manipulation and viral misinformation'
Washington Post: I worked on political ads at Facebook. They profit by manipulating us.
Brookings Institution, Techstream: How to Combat Online Voter Suppression
UNC-CITAP and Cornell Tech: Additional Steps Platforms Can Take to Protect the Vote
Cornell Tech Digital Life Initiative: Section 230 Revisited: Web Freedom vs Accountability
WIRED: The Real Reason Tech Struggles With Algorithmic Bias
NY Times Op-Ed: The Shocking Affront of Donald Trump's C.I.A. Stunt
TIME.com: Former Intel. Official: American Hate Is a Bigger Threat Than Foreign Terrorism
Quartz: The Enemy Within: a former CIA officer’s plea to America
Huffington Post: Reclaiming Patriotism in Trump's America
PODCASTS
Tech Policy Press: Congress vs. Zuckerberg, Dorsey & Pichai
Big Technology Podcast: Who Criticizes the Tech Critics? A Meta Talk With ‘Real Facebook Oversight Board’ Members Carole Cadwalladr and Yael Eisenstat
Team Human with Douglas Rushkoff
The Prof G Show with Scott Galloway: Algorithms and the Threats to Democracy
Infotagion (hosted by British Member of Parliament Damian Collins): Facebook, Elections Integrity, Disinformation, and Accountability
First Contact with Laurie Segall: She Spent 10+ Years at the CIA. It Didn’t Prepare Her for Life at Facebook.
Your Undivided Attention: "With Great Power Comes... No Responsibility?" (Inside Yaël's Facebook story).
Angry Americans: Working Inside the CIA and Facebook... (Note: Interview begins at minute 50).
Good Code: Yael Eisenstat on Facebook and Political Ads
Let’s Talk about the Techlash! Funny as Tech LIVE SHOW, NYC, March 10th, 2020
Slate podcast, What Next, TBD?: A Former Facebook Insider on Why it's So Hard for the Tech Giant to Get Elections Right
DTNS podcast: Who's Responsible for Tech's Social Disruptions?
TOA.Life podcast: "All-Around Badass Woman"
TNW (Berlin) podcast: "What Effect is Tech Having on Society?"
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs podcast: Trump and the Intelligence Community
TALKS | PANELS
European Parliament special committee on foreign interferences in democratic processes, S&D webinar: Social platforms, foreign interferences, democracy; June 2021
SXSW (socially distant) panel: Section 230 Revisited: Web Freedom vs Accountability; April 2020
Information warfare and the future of media at the NYC Media Lab Summit '19 Innovation Panel: Media 2030
Tech Open Air Berlin: Keynote Fireside Chat, July 2017
Understanding the U.S. National Security & Intelligence Landscape, and What Lies Ahead; NYU Center for Global Affairs, September 2017
Shades of Red and Blue Summit: "The Problem of Strangers", a bi-partisan panel on immigration, refugees and national security issues (full video)
Understanding the U.S. National Security & Intelligence Landscape, and What Lies Ahead; NYU Center for Global Affairs, September 2017
Shades of Red and Blue Summit: "The Problem of Strangers", a bi-partisan panel on immigration, refugees and national security issues (full video)
UPCOMING EVENTS
UPCOMING EVENTS
Come see Yaël speak at:
In light of the current COVID-19 crisis, all future events are up in the air for now.
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Speaking:
Book Yaël to speak through the LAVIN Agency.
Sample talks and topics:
- "With Great Power Comes...No Responsibility?" Who is responsible for the real-world consequences of tech?
- Trust in a Trustless World
- Disruptive Technologies and Democracy: Can they co-exist?
- Blindspot: Data Without Human Intelligence
Photo by Katie Burwick
Consulting:
Advises governments, tech companies and start-ups on issues such as ethics, governance, integrity and risk mitigation.
