The Great Hack Film Screening & Discussion at Newspeak House
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Description
How did Facebook allow an obscure data company named Cambridge Analytica hack the 2016 US presidential election? Why did they do it? What have been the consequences for democracy?
In this enlightening documentary join film makers Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim as we explore the motivations of some of the key players in the story and the journey of those that tried to hold them to account.
Featuring some familiar Newspeak House community faces, this is a must see for anyone interested in increasingly murky intersection between politics, data and ethics in elections.
Popcorn will be provided.
"You leave with a very clear sense of how one company aided and abetted the selling of democracy down the river, not to mention having your fingernails chewed down to the quick."
David Fear, Rolling Stone
"An intelligent but infuriating piece of liberal hand-wringing."
Owen Gleiberman, Variety