The US election is upon us, and since today’s already going to be a complete-nightmare from which we may never awake, we figured... what’s the harm in adding to the horror, by doing a live recording.

In this election special we’ll be talking about political facebook adverts. We’ll be talking about bias accusations against social media. We’ll be talking about the Hold the Line – a guide to defending democracy. And we’ll be talking about hackers – not the movie – and online attacks during the campaign.

Bex is on hosting duties and the bumper line up for this election special includes TFGL team members Jonny Rae-Evans, Fay Schofield and Greg Ashton

And we have multiple guests with us!

Marium and Ankur, Members of the team behind the creation of the Hold the Line Guide - a guide for everyday folks to take action to make sure the US election is free and fair.

Stat of the week: 

Biden campaign pays double for Facebook ads - The Markup

And Facebook doesn’t follow its own rules for conservative content over fears of conservative bias accusations - The Verge

Charity news of the week: 

What is Hold The Line and how does it help

Tech news of the week: 

Who calls the election? - Reuters

Democrats and Republicans face issues with hackers and online attacks

Wisconsin Republican Party says hackers stole $2.3 million - AP

Russian hacker group reportedly targeted state Democratic parties in repeat of 2016 attacks - The Verge 

And finally… 

Train saved by whales tail sculpture called “Saved by the whales tail” - Sky News

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