Tomás Daly - Call me Tom

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We can renew democracy by re-thinking democracy. I wear 4 hats: Director, Demoptimism Project http://demoptimism.org // Professor, Melbourne Law School // Director, Electoral Regulation Research Network // Convenor, Constitution Transformation Network

Can judges act beyond the courtroom to resist threats to democracy? Many thanks to @katarinasipulova.bsky.social for bringing us together for this important and timely discussion. I’ll be discussing India and Brazil, which present 2 very different pictures

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Should judges remain silent in the face of political encroachment? Or must they step outside the courtroom and resist? Join us on 7 May 2026 discussing Courts Under Scrutiny with Lisa Hilbink, Tom Daly @democracytalk.bsky.social, Agnieszka Kubal and Richard W. Clary. oxgs.org/event/courts...

Czech Election: Babis’s Search for Majority Puts Fringe Parties in Driver’s Seat https://www.byteseu.com/1424200/ The populist ANO party, led by billionaire Andrej Babis, won the recent Czech election with 34.5% of the votes but did not secure a majority. This leaves ANO needing coalition …

Czech Election: Babis's Search for Majority Puts Fringe Parties in Driver's Seat - Bytes Europe

The populist ANO party, led by billionaire Andrej Babis, won the recent Czech election with 34.5% of the votes but did not secure a majority. This leaves ANO

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Barbra Streisand is joining Jane Fonda and 600+ entertainment figures in re-launching the Committee for the First Amendment. Fonda announced the revival of the organization, initially founded by her father, Henry Fonda. The organization was founded in the 1940s to defend free speech against fascism.

After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims. Varsha Bansal explores how misinformation is laundered by AI during breaking news, and the challenges of moderating and regulating AI systems.

What Does It Take To Moderate AI Overviews? | TechPolicy.Press

After Charlie Kirk's shooting, X's Grok and Google's AI Overviews spread false claims, raising urgent concerns about AI moderation, reports Varsha Bansal.

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