1 //IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS | SEPT 2020 JAN 2021
2 //A LOOKINSIDEAT A GLANCE THE FILM THE CAMPAIGN U.S. CAPITOL EVENTSWHAT’S AHEAD1.2.3.4.5.
3 //Whether it is to be utopia or oblivion will be a touch-and-go relay race right up to the final moment...Buckminster Fuller“architect, systems theorist, author & futurist
IMPACT HIGHLIGHTS SEPT 2020 JAN 2021 1
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12 //WE HELPED SUPPORT & GROWTHE HUMANE TECH MOVEMENT“With the global release of The Social Dilemma, the existential threat posed by persuasive technology is now a mainstream conversation. CHT’s mission is now shared by millions globally, from concerned families to high-profile global leaders. That gives us immense hope.”– Rebecca Lendl, Chief Operating Officer, Center for Humane Technology The Social Dilemma expanded the Center for Humane Technology’s capacity by helping them relate their ideas to the general public, reach new audiences and unlock new funding for their important work. OUR PARTNERSHIPS USED THE FILM AS A TOOL TO EXPAND THE REACH, IMPACT AND POSSIBILITIES OF THE MOVEMENT AT LARGECHT’s podcast shot to number #1 technology podcast on Apple, and has 4.6 million downloads to dateCHT hosted 16 virtual events – including conversations on how software rewires the social brain, “the infodemic vaccine,” and how algorithms reinforce inequity – with 4000+ total attendees AFTER THE FILM WAS RELEASED... CHT launched #MySocialTruth, a story bank collecting young people’s experiences on social media, ensuring that their voices are at the forefront of a powerful and growing movement
...[W]e put so much investment in being saved bythese objects we create, by these technologies. Butour real resource is ourselves, our communities, ourrelationships, our stories, our narratives.Ruha BenjaminFounding Director of the Ida B. Wells Just Data LabAssociate Professor at Princeton University“