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Landecker Fellow Asha Shajahan Discusses Countering Digital Hate and Misinformation with Imran Ahmed

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Tuesday Talks is a series of the This Is Our Shot grassroots campaign, where Asha sits on the executive committee.

In the latest episode of the series, Asha was joined by Imran Ahmed, the CEO of Center for Countering Digital Hate, to discuss digital hate and misinformation, and how to counter these.

Conversation between Asha and Imran Ahmed

Asha and Imran talked about who the disinformation dozen are, took a closer look at the “anti-vaxxer” social media content, and revealed the most effective and efficient ways of stopping the dissemination of harmful information.

The 33-minute long conversation is available in full on Facebook.

For more information, make sure to visit This Is Our Shot’s website, Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages.

Asha is one of thirty Landecker Democracy Fellows. This fellowship, a collaboration between the Alfred Landecker Foundation and Humanity in Action, was created to strengthen a new generation of leaders whose approaches to political and social challenges can become catalysts for democratic placemaking and community building. Read more about the fellowship here.