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Hacks and hackers keep at it during the holidays

Season’s greetings, hacks and hackers! The holidays are closing in on us – at least on those of us in the western world, and many groups and people are slowing down and starting to hibernate. But not Hacks/Hackers! There’s still time to help us pick a new logo, if you’re so inclined – and check out what local groups are up to next week and onward:

The week ahead:

  • Dublin is having a merry Christmas gathering
  • San Francisco is meeting Solutions Journalism Network’s Bay Area group for a drink
  • Miami is holding its regular OpenHack Miami
  • IRE in Missouri is holding its weekly open lab
  • Nairobi is discussing how governments can be held more accountable

Group spotlight:

Munich met this week to have a discussion many of us are having: Facebook bots, prediction models and how they influenced the Trump election. Check out #hhmuc if you’d like to see more slides from the presentations and notes from attendees:

Worth a read:

  • Nationalist, populist movements are growing rapidly in Europe and the Americas, and the NYT has become “ground zero” for a raging debate over whether and how to use the term “alt-right” (NYTimes)
  • As the Web developed, websites moved toward developing their own mobile apps. Now they’re moving back the other way (Medium)
  • The Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project (OCCRP) is merging forces with a wide array of organizations from Europe, Africa and the Americas to expand its anti-corruption coverage (OCCRP)

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