Panel: When Polarization Pays

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Global Expo

WHEN: 20 May 2026
WHERE: online
REGISTER:https://www.techandsocialcohesion.org/expo-2026-register

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When polarization pays: fixing the incentives behind social media

Speakers:
Victoire Rio (WHAT TO FIX)
Carlos Hernández-Echevarría (Maldita.es)

Moderator:
Lena Slachmuijlder (Council on Tech and Social Cohesion)

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Panel: When Polarization Pays

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Panel: Designing Digital Sovereignty: Democratic Governance Models for Public-Interest Digital Infrastructure

Dialogue: Guiding Media Freedom Policy - What Works, What’s Next?

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Panel: Drowning in AI Slop - How synthetic junk reshapes expression, accountability and trust

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Lightening Talk: What Happens When The Social Media Stops? A Call for a Global DISARMAMENT STRATEGY

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Panel: The Business of Disinformation - How Propaganda Profits and Platforms Enable It

Panel: Social Media Accountability in Times of Genocide

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Workshop: Follow the Social Media Money

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Testing the DSA: Challenging the Social Media Decisions that Matter for Democracy

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Bread&Net: How is Social Media Monetization Impacting WANA?

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Social Media Monetization: What Does it Means for LATAM?

Economic viability: Funding independent media - public interest journalism

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WHAT TO FIX Urges Transparency into Social Media Monetization in Exchange of Views with European Parliament

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Fueling the machine causing issues we are fighting against: Ethical dilemma of using social media for civil society causes

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The business models of personality-led journalism

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Big Tech and the Misinformation Crisis in South Asia

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Monetizing Sanctioned Pages: Why Platform Profit Models Demand Deeper Scrutiny

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Raising Concerns Over Social Media Companies’ Failure to Disclose Risks Related to Their Monetization Services Under the DSA

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EU Democracy Shield: WHAT TO FIX’s recommendations to the European Parliament

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EUDisinfoLab Webinar: Monetizing Sanctioned Entities

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Protecting the Information Space: A Different Kind of Defence Strategy

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Consultation: Monetization Principles

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WHAT TO FIX at RightsCon25

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Far-Right Influencers And The Platforms That Enable Them

#EUDisinfo2024: Can Advertising Cash Stop Funding Misinformation Trash?

#EUDisinfo2024: Mission NOT Accomplished: Unintended Fallbacks From Investigations

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DRAPAC: How Is Social Media Monetization Fueling Disinformation In Asia? And What Should We Do About It?

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POINT: How To Pull The Plug On Monetizing Disinformation

Global Fact: How Social Media Ad Revenue Sharing Is Subsidizing Disinformation Globally

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EUDisinfoLab Webinar: From Content To Payment