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Latest Episodes

Internet Sleuthing 2.0: Standards for Digital Open Source Investigations
December 21, 2020

Author and human rights advocate Alexa Koenig explains how the Berkeley Protocol will empower the next generation of human rights defenders.

A New Approach to Solving the Paradox of Platform Neutrality
November 20, 2020

Two architects of Ethos, a new suite of tools from GlobalGiving, explain how empathy can help to address the paradox of platform neutrality.

Investing in Digital Infrastructure: A Roadmap for Funders
November 13, 2020

A guide from TAG, NetHope, NTEN, and TechSoup looks at how funders can invest in three core elements of digital infrastructure.

Rethinking Civic Space in an Age of Intersectional Crises
October 30, 2020

Authors of a report on the closing of civic space are calling on funders to realize their potential through collaborative and targeted interventions.

Can a Machine Learn Inclusivity? That Depends on the Teacher
September 30, 2020

The 4Q4 podcast returns with an introspective look at machine learning with a researcher who is helping to counteract bias.

GDPR Compliance and Closing Civic Space
April 15, 2020

A new report looks at how the GDPR can be used against social sector organizations and what they should do to prepare.

Location Privacy: How Protected Are We?
February 11, 2020

Public Lab is developing a set of tools based on "location blurring," a new system that would mitigate the abuse of big tech surveillance.

Upholding Transparency in the Age of Misinformation
February 01, 2020

Rachel Smith of GlobalGiving is calling on the social sector to help with a new set of standards that will address today’s ethical challenges.

Can Data Make Bad Housing Practice a Thing of the Past?
January 21, 2020

Digital Impact grantee JustFix.nyc is leading a data coalition whose aim is to further housing justice in New York City and beyond.

Crowdfunding a Space for Civic Engagement
December 20, 2019

GivingTuesday's Asha Curran explains how the movement has inspired a new generation of donors.