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This week, Beyond the Headlines has partnered with Global Conversations. Global Conversations is an online international affairs magazine, staffed by Master’s students from the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Today, on March 8, they publish their Winter 2021 Feature Issue under the theme, “The Digital Frontier.” You can find it online on their website at munkgc.com. In the issue, their writers explore the way digital technologies are transforming social, political, and economic life around the world. Since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, our reliance on our online connections has only gotten stronger. The internet has been a powerful source of opportunity, but the challenges and risks associated with it are also becoming clear. Stay tuned as we navigate the digital frontier in Canada, in North America, and around the world. Our friends from the Global Conversations podcast team, Regina, Sky and Luca, speak with three writers from Global Conversations, and one outside expert. They discuss a variety of issues that are shaping our digital world ranging from efforts to improve Internet connection for the people of Nunavut, to Europe’s regulatory battle against the tech giants, to the role of social media algorithms and disinformation in US politics. Today's guests are MGA students Hilary Lawson, Pierre Miller, and Kristen Pearn from the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, and Dr. Alison Meek, University of Western Ontario. Episode produced by Connor Fraser, Regina Codera, Luca Bonifacio-Proietto, and Sky Shi.