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How digital media and big data are redefining democracy: Clifton Van Der Linden at TEDxUofT

3,354 views · Published 6 May 2014 · 16:20 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: TEDx Talks · 2014 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Cliff is a serial innovator working at the nexus of new media, public policy, and data science. He is the founder and CEO of Vox Pop Labs as well as the creator of Vote Compass, an online democratic engagement platform commissioned by the CBC that has been used by millions of Canadians over the course of recent federal and provincial election campaigns. Vote Compass has also been commissioned by The Wall Street Journal and most recently by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation for national elections in the United States and Australia, respectively. 

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