How does the internet facilitate worsening gun violence?

Not a single week of 2022 has passed without multiple mass shootings. 343 people have been killedand 1,391 injured through July 4th of this year. On TechTank, host Dr. Nicol Turner Lee, Carol Graham andDarrell West examine the role social media has played in past mass shootings and look into how thepublic has reacted online to prospects of gun legislation and rising political polarization in the US. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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TechTank is a biweekly podcast from The Brookings Institution exploring the most consequential technology issues of our time. From artificial intelligence and racial bias in algorithms, to Big Tech, the future of work, and the digital divide, TechTank takes abstract ideas and makes them accessible. Moderators Dr. Nicol Turner Lee and Darrell West speak with leading technology experts and policymakers to share new data, ideas, and policy solutions to address the challenges of our new digital world.

 

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