Democracy360: 'On with Kara Swisher'

Kara Swisher, Deb Roy, and Alexis Ohanian

Journalist and podcaster Kara Swisher joined an esteemed panel at UVA's Democracy360, where she spoke with Alexis Ohanian, Reddit co-founder and venture capitalist, and Deb Roy, director of the MIT Center for Constructive Communication, about big tech's effect on democracy for a live recording of her podcast, "On with Kara Swisher." Listen to the full episode now on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

This episode was recorded live at the University of Virginia’s Karsh Institute of Democracy’s Democracy360 event on October 19, 2023.

Deb Roy at D360 Big Tech — "The issue [with online discourse] is that you wind up having the real conversations in private," said Deb Roy at Democracy360's "Big Tech's Effect on Democracy" event. "But where is the public sphere?"

"On the plus side, the pseudonymity is authentic and real...and lets people open up and be more honest," said UVA alum Alexis Ohanian at Democracy360's "Big Tech's Effect on Democracy" event. "People from all over the world can come online and can finally be their authentic self."