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To build trust, platforms should try a little democracy

Meta has its Oversight Board; Spotify has a new safety council. But where are the average users?

Casey Newton
Jun 15
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To build trust, platforms should try a little democracy
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AI-generated image by OpenAI’s DALL-E for the prompt “citizens voting in a beautiful democracy, digital art”
AI-generated image by OpenAI’s DALL-E for the prompt “citizens voting in a beautiful democracy, digital art”

Amid increasingly dire predictions for American democracy, let’s look at one area where the voice of the people may be able to make some new inroads: tech platforms, which increasingly seem open to the idea of public participation on policy issues.

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