It is time for journalists and actors with an active engagement in public discourse to put on both braces and belts. I look into the current situation with Twitter, as well as point to ways forward. It is high time to review the alternatives. A society should not chance that the whims and fancies of an individual entrepreneur set the pace for development and the future of society's public discourse.

https://carlheath.se/time-for-braces-and-belts-how-we-strengthen-public-discourse-together/

#democracy #democraticdialogue #publicdiscourse #twitter

Below is the speech I gave on October 26 at the Gothenburg University and Västra Götaland region’s national conference about MIK for a democratic citizenship. The speech is translated into English.

#democracy #democraticdialogue

https://carlheath.se/reflections-on-democracy-in-a-digital-age/