The Election Tricycle

Tech and Elections: could social media and AI imperil democracy?

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Episode notes

On this week's episode of The Election Tricycle, with Emily on holiday (or "vacation", as she calls it), we're looking at the interaction of elections and technology. To discuss this, we're joined by Yashraj Sharma, an India-based reporter who has written about YouTube, social media and AI, especially in the context of the upcoming elections in India. Rohan Venkat and Tom Hamilton pick his brain and also chip in with their own observations about what could prove to be a turning point in the history of democracy.


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ET Write Home by Emily Tamkin (via Emily's Substack you can also listen to the PREMIUM version of the show)

India Inside Out by Rohan Venkat

Dividing Lines by Tom Hamilton


The Election Tricycle is a Podot podcast.

It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.

Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.

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