(online or in person)
Civic Hacknight: PoliDashboard — Making the Invisible Visible
Hosted by Civic Tech Toronto
When: Tuesday, April 8th @ 7:00PM to 9:00PM EDT
Where: Committee Room 3, Toronto City Hall, 100 Queen St W, Toronto, ON M5H 2N3, Canada
Topic: Making the Invisible Visible: Tracking and Visualizing Political Advertising on Meta Platforms with PoliDashboard.org
Discover how political advertisers in Canada are chasing your clicks on Facebook and Instagram — and how paid political ads can be weaponized to mislead, manipulate, or interfere in an election.
Speaker: Philip Mai
Philip is a Senior Researcher and Co-Director at the Social Media Lab, Ted Rogers School of Management, Toronto Metropolitan University. His work focuses on social media use and misuse —covering disinformation, deepfakes, foreign interference, conspiracy theories, online toxicity, and digital political transparency. He also develops research tools and dashboards for students and scholars to study public discourse and online participation.
April theme: electoral interference and online disinformation
With a federal election coming up on April 28th, we’ve dedicated four weeks to featuring Toronto-based presenters who research and build tools to fight election interference and online disinformation. Check the complete list of upcoming events.
Entry Note: Please note, in-person attendees will need to go through a metal detector, and have their bags searched. Sharp tools or knives will not be permitted.
Agenda:
- 7:00-7:20 Welcome and Introductions
- 7:20-7:50 Presentation and Q&A/discussion
- 7:50-9:00 Breakout groups
Code of Conduct: