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This week:
Let’s talk about the Information Era.
Here's What You Can Do:
- Donate (and subscribe!) to the 19th, an independent, non-profit, kick-ass newsroom reporting on gender and politics.
- Volunteer with Tech Shift to build a fairer, more just technological future.
- 🌏️ Get educated about the powerful institutions using technology to change society through the invaluable reporting by The Markup.
- Be heard about keeping companies accountable to assessing AI for bias and effectiveness and ask your representatives to support the Algorithmic Accountability Act.
- Invest in climate tech solutions that will accelerate the transition to a clean economy with Full Cycle.
Get more:
- Get more news, analysis, and Action Steps at importantnotimportant.com
- Support our work and become a Member at importantnotimportant.com/upgrade
- Got feedback? Email us at questions@importantnotimportant.com
- Follow us on Twitter at @importantnotimp
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- Subscribe to our YouTube channel
- Follow Quinn: on Twitter - twitter.com/quinnemmett; Bluesky - bsky.app/profile/quinnemmett.bsky.social; Threads - www.threads.net/@quinnemmett
- Edited by Anthony Luciani
- Produced by Willow Beck
- Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com
- Take a nap you deserve it
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