Democracy In The Digital Age – 1O.1O.1O

Exploring the implications for democracy of AI, algorithms, blockchain, “fake news,” “deep fakes,” digital distribution, hacking, digital propaganda and more.

Tom Higley
Inside Twitter's Decision to Cut Off Donald J. Trump
The New York Times - Kate Conger and Mike Isaac
SAN FRANCISCO — Jack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, was working remotely on a private island in French Polynesia frequented by celebrities escaping the paparazzi when a phone call interrupted him Jan....
Jan 16
Tom Higley
U.S. Politics
Deceptions in the time of the 'alternative facts' president
Associated Press - By CALVIN WOODWARD
WASHINGTON (AP) — Truth caught up with Donald Trump after years of giving chase. The twice-impeached president painted a fantasy world in office, starring himself. In this world, he did things bigger,...
Jan 17
Tom Higley
Facebook
How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation
Harvard Business Review - Joan Donovan
Over the last four years, disinformation has become a global watchword. After Russian meddling on social networks during the 2016 U.S. presidential election, experts expressed concerns that social media...
Jan 13
Tom Higley
How Facebook Incubated the Insurrection
The New York Times - Stuart A. Thompson and Charlie Warzel
Dominick McGee didn’t enter the Capitol during the siege on Jan. 6. He was on the grounds when the mob of Donald Trump supporters broke past police barricades and began smashing windows. But he turned...
Jan 15
Tom Higley
Aspen Institute Launches Commission on Information Disorder to Develop Actionable Public-Private Responses to the Disinformation...
aspeninstitute.org
Former CISA Director Chris Krebs, who joins the think tank as senior fellow, to chair $3.25M in support from Craig Newmark Philanthropies fuels this …
Jan 13