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Arbiters of Truth

Arbiters of Truth


Arbiters of Truth

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152 episodes
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English
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From Russian election interference, to scandals over privacy and invasive ad targeting, to presidential tweets: it’s all happening in online spaces governed by private social media companies. These conflicts are only going to grow in importance. In this series, also available in the Lawfare Podcast feed, Evelyn Douek and Quinta Jurecic will be talking to experts and practitioners about the major challenges our new information ecosystem poses for elections and democracy in general, and the dangers of finding cures that are worse than the disease.The podcast takes its name from a comment by Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg right after the 2016 election, when Facebook was still reeling from accusations that it hadn’t done enough to clamp down on disinformation during the presidential campaign. Zuckerberg wrote that social media platforms “must be extremely cautious about becoming arbiters of truth ourselves.”So if they don’t want to be the arbiters of truth ... who should be? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Language:
English
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Matt Perault, Ramya Krishnan, and Alan Rozenshtein Talk About the TikTok Divestment and Ban Bill

Last week the House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed a bill that would require ...

50 minutes
Mar 22, 2024

Jawboning at the Supreme Court

Today, we’re bringing you an episode of Arbiters of Truth, our series on the informatio...

51 minutes
Mar 21, 2024

How Are the TikTok Bans Holding Up in Court?

In May 2023, Montana passed a new law that would ban the use of TikTok within the state...

49 minutes
Jan 03, 2024

Jeff Horwitz on Broken Code and Reporting on Facebook

In 2021, the Wall Street Journal published a monster scoop: a series of articles about ...

53 minutes
Dec 20, 2023

Will Generative AI Reshape Elections?

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve probably heard a great deal over the las...

49 minutes
Nov 29, 2023

The Crisis Facing Efforts to Counter Election Disinformation

Over the course of the last two presidential elections, efforts by social media platfor...

57 minutes
Oct 20, 2023

Talking AI with Data and Society’s Janet Haven

Today, we’re bringing you an episode of Arbiters of Truth, our series on the informatio...

46 minutes
Oct 05, 2023

What Impact did Facebook Have on the 2020 Elections?

How much influence do social media platforms have on American politics and society? It’...

45 minutes
Sep 11, 2023

Brian Fishman on Violent Extremism and Platform Liability

Earlier this year, Brian Fishman published a fantastic paper with Brookings thinking th...

64 minutes
May 12, 2023

Cox and Wyden on Section 230 and Generative AI

Generative AI products have been tearing up the headlines recently. Among the many issu...

29 minutes
May 02, 2023