August Topic: To Be Announced
5 p.m. EDT // 4 p.m. CDT // 3 p.m. MDT // 2 p.m. PDT // 1 p.m. AKDT
Presented in partnership with the League of Women Voters of Alaska
We'll be joined by Renee DiResta, until recentaly, the technical research manager at Stanford Internet Observatory, a cross-disciplinary program of research, teaching and policy engagement for the study of adversarial abuse in current information technologies. She is the author of the new book, Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality (If you make it trend, you make it true.)
Suggested reading:
- What Happened to Stanford Spells Trouble for the Election, NY Times op-ed
- Online manipulation expert Renée DiResta: ‘Conspiracy theories shape our politics in extremely mainstream ways’, Interview in The Guardian
About the series:
Disinformation. Conspiracy theories. Extremism. Surveillance. Our democracy is threatened as never before by toxic online content. The social media giants seem unable, or in some cases unwilling, to control the flood of lies and manipulative practices. The staggering — often hidden — reach of Big Tech into our lives endangers civil society, our civil rights, and our privacy. In a "post-truth" world we risk losing the shared understanding that underpins our democracy.
Each month, we explore a different facet of this crisis with guest experts. Join us to learn, discuss, and work on possible solutions.