Will technology kill democracy?

This Is Not A Drill with Gavin Esler

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News, Society & Culture, Politics

4.8 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

In 2024 four billion people will vote in the biggest election year in history, which will see existential tests for democracy in the US, India and elsewhere. What is shaping the battle between democracy and autocracy? And who is winning? Ellection-distorting technology is outpacing governments’ ability to regulate it. Can democracy survive the uncontrolled spread of A.I., deepfakes and disinformation technology? Emma Beals talks to “Godfather of democracy studies” Larry Diamond, senior fellow at the Hoover Institute, and Katie Harbath – former Facebook Public Policy Director, and founder of Anchor Change – about a critical year for democracy. Support This Is Not A Drill on Patreon to get early episodes, merchandise and more. Written and presented by Emma Beals. Produced by Robin Leeburn. Original theme music by Paul Hartnoll – https://www.orbitalofficial.com. Executive Producer Martin Bojtos. Group Editor Andrew Harrison. This Is Not A Drill is a Podmasters production Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	In 2016 I declared I am your voice today I add I am your warrior I am your justice and for those who have been wronged and betrayed I am your
0:46.5	retribution I am your retribution
0:50.0	not going to let me see Maga forces are determined to take this country backwards.
0:57.0	Respected conservatives, like Federal Circuit Court Judge Michael Liddie has called Trump and the extreme Maggie Republicans
1:07.2	quoted clear and present danger to our democracy.
1:11.6	The US election in November is already big news but it's far
1:16.0	from the only one happening this year. In fact, 2024 is democracy's biggest
1:20.6	test yet with over 60 elections taking place around the world
1:24.0	the most recorded in a single year Taiwan El Salvador Pakistan and others have
1:29.4	already gone to the polls and India's election cycle has begun.
1:33.0	Despite a post-Cold War declaration that democracy had
1:36.8	triumphed as the organizing structure of choice,
1:39.3	the end of history, democracy has actually been in decline for 15 years. So will democracy
1:45.3	survive the year? I'm Immobiles and this is not a drill. Democracy will be on the ballot in this year's US election, but the combined impact of the huge
2:16.7	number of elections held before then can't be underestimated, particularly when so many of these
2:21.8	countries are already in sustained
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