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TheBridge has partnered with leading tech, policy and political organizations including Microsoft, Google, Twitter, WeWork, Postmates, The US Chamber's Technology Engagement Center (C_TEC), National Journal's Policy Makers Network, Verizon, Dell, Lyft, Quorum, Airbnb, 1776, DCode, The United States Digital Service (USDS), The Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Vrge Strategies, The Bank Policy Institute, Women's High-Tech Coalition, and more. 

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TheBridge events are unique. They drive a conversation between the public and private sector, promote understanding and collaboration while catalyzing meaningful and lasting connections. Our events range from intimate discussions among industry leaders, working groups and roundtables, to larger events broadcast live on C-SPAN-TV and have attracted all major outlets including PBS Newshour, Bloomberg, Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, TechCrunch, Recode, Politico, among others.

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Improving Social Media: Reducing Gender-Based Violence Online

TheBridge and All Tech is Human hosted a discussion “Improving Social Media: Reducing Gender-Based Violence Online” with two leading experts in the field. We will be joined by Azmina Dhrodia, Senior Policy Manager on Gender and Data Rights at the Web Foundation and Dhanaraj Thakur, Research Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology and one of TheBridge Leaders. The livestream was on Wednesday, May 19, at 9am PT/12pm ET. You can watch the recording here:

This conversation is part of an ongoing livestream discussion series hosted by TheBridge and All Tech Is Human. You can watch past events here.

Recent guests have included Safiya Noble, Yael Eisenstat, Dipayan Ghosh, Sarah T. Roberts, Mutale Nkonde, Claire Wardle, Charlton McIlwain, Kate Klonick, Timnit Gebru, Meredith Broussard and many more. This conversation will be moderated by David Ryan Polgar, founder of All Tech Is Human, a member of TikTok's Content Advisory Council and one of TheBridge Leaders.

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Speaker Bios and Hosting Organizations information:

Azmina Dhrodia is a leading expert on gender, technology, and human rights. She is a Senior Policy Manager on Gender and Data Rights at the Web Foundation where she oversees the organisation's emerging workstream applying human-centered design thinking to develop solutions for online gender-based violence. Azmina was most recently the Head of Operations and Research at Block Party and was responsible for building and executing user research and operational strategies for the company's alpha and beta product.

Previously, Azmina was a Research and Policy Advisor on Technology and Human Rights at Amnesty International and spear-headed the organization's research, policy and advocacy on violence and abuse against women on social media platforms. She has authored several reports and articles on the issue, including the cutting-edge report '#ToxicTwitter: Violence against Women Online' where she applied an intersectional lens to analyse the human rights impact of abuse against women and non-binary people on social media platforms. Azmina is a Board Member for the digital campaigning organisation Open Rights Group and is also an Advisor for Glitch.

Dhanaraj Thakur is Research Director at the Center for Democracy & Technology, where he leads research that advances human rights and civil liberties online. Over the last 15 years, he has designed and led several research projects aimed at tech policy audiences and ranging in scope from multi-national studies to community level work. He has been interviewed and his work quoted in several news media, including WIRED, CNN, the WSJ, the Economist, the Guardian (UK), and the Financial Times, among others. In addition, he has published over 35 peer reviewed journal articles, book chapters, and conference papers; as well as commissioned reports for several civil society organizations, multilateral development banks, and governments.

Dhanaraj previously led research at the World Wide Web Foundation, focusing on broadband access and affordability, gender equality online, and data rights. Prior to that he held political science faculty positions at Tennessee State University and the University of the West Indies (Mona, Jamaica). A former Fulbright scholar, Inter-American Development Bank scholar, and ISOC Ambassador, he brings an interdisciplinary background to his work that includes public policy, international development, and computer science. He holds a PhD in Public Policy from the Georgia Institute of Technology (USA), and is a graduate of the London School of Economics, the University of the West Indies, and the University of Technology in Jamaica.

THEBRIDGE

TheBridge is a non-partisan organization breaking down silos and connecting professionals across technology, policy and politics — building stronger, more collaborative relationships. Join the community and learn more about TheBridge resources: searchable leaders directory, job board, events. Sign up for TheBridge bi-weekly updates.


ALL TECH IS HUMAN

All Tech Is Human is an accelerator for tech consideration and hub for the Responsible Tech movement. By promoting knowledge-sharing & collaboration among a broad range of stakeholders, we aim to lessen the gap between how quickly we develop and deploy emerging technology and how slowly we consider its use, misuse, and unintended consequences. By leveraging the collective intelligence of the community, we can build a more thoughtful tech future. Sign-up for the All Tech Is Human newsletter.

 
 
 
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