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Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?

Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?

FromRadio Davos


Tackling disinformation - how can we combat the lies that go viral?

FromRadio Davos

ratings:
Length:
44 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Disinformation is not new. Examples of disinformation and so-called fake news campaigns are plentiful. But with increasing fears about the cost of living – exacerbated by the pandemic and the energy crisis – it is now more critical than ever to tackle disinformation head-on.This podcast contains the audio from an Agenda Dialogue discussion at the Sustainable Development Impact Meetings 2022 on how the public, regulators and social media companies can collaborate to increase online safety. Participants: Adrian Monck, Managing Director, World Economic Forum Geneva (moderator) Melissa Fleming, Under-Secretary-General for Global Communications, United Nations Rachel Smolkin, Senior Vice-President, Global News, CNN Digital Worldwide Claire Wardle, Professor, Brown University School of Public Health Transcript: https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2022/09/tackling-disinformation-agenda-dialogues Watch the session: https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022/sessions/tackling-disinformation Check out all our podcasts on wef.ch/podcasts: Radio Davos Meet the Leader  WEF Book Club Podcast Agenda Dialogues Join the World Economic Forum Podcast Club Catch up on all the action from the World Economic Forum’s Sustainable Development Impact Meeting 2022 at https://www.weforum.org/events/sustainable-development-impact-meetings-2022 and across social media, using the hashtag #SDIM22. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

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