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SNF Dialogues: Facebook Down

ATHENS — SNF Dialogues discuss the social media giant’s impact on society and democracy.

SNF Dialogues will hold a live webcast on Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 18:30 (EET) at snfdialogues.org to discuss the complex effects of Facebook and other social media on democracy, society, and us as individuals—and to raise questions about the platform’s problematic business model and the need for regulation and social cohesion.

For more information visit snfdialogues.org

Watch the live Dialogues webcast, Facebook Down, and register at snfdialogues.org

The Dialogues are curated and moderated by Anna-Kynthia Bousdoukou and are held through journalism nonprofit iMEdD (incubator for Media Education and Development).

*The opinions expressed by Dialogues participants, whether representing officially institutions and organizations or themselves, are solely their own and do not necessarily represent the views of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation (SNF) or iMEdD. Speakers’ remarks are made freely, without prior guidance or intervention from the team.

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