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Technology and populism

One of the reasons why I love South by Southwest (or SXSW as we cool kids call it) is the serendipity. There’s so much going on at any one time that if you find your self in a talk that’s not that interesting or not that useful, you can just wander next door into something else. This was how come I found myself listening to a discussion about technology and populism with Samantha Dravis from Clout Public Affairs, Daniel Lippman from Politico, Robby Mook from the Belfer Center and Alex Slater from the Clyde Group.

The general thrust of the conversation

It’s my current fascination with authenticity and the link between digital identity and fake people, fake news and fake organisations that 

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