The Author describes his experience during his fellowship with New America’s Open Technology Institute in Washington D.C., as a member of the cohort of Fellows that the Media Democracy Forum and the Ford Foundation support within their Technology Exchange Matching Fund. The Ford/MDF Technology Exchange Matching Fund (or TX as it is known to its fellows) was launched in 2015 to create opportunities for emerging technology leaders from around the world to gain experience working with civil society organizations on internet freedom issues.

The full article can be found on the New America website.

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