Misinformation and Disinformation, Part 1: How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation

Episode Topic: How Social Media’s Obsession with Scale Supercharged Disinformation

Conspiracy theories and other false claims have always been part of our discourse, even (and perhaps especially) our politics. But modern technologies seem to have changed the scale of the problem, with profound implications for our culture and for democracy. This series focuses on the role of technology in promoting mis- and disinformation, the ethical problems that creates, and the technical, legal, and institutional responses best suited to our modern challenges.

Featured Speakers: 

• Joan Donovan, Research Director of the Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Harvard University
• Mark McKenna '97, John P. Murphy Foundation Professor of Law; Founding Director, Notre Dame Technology Ethics Center
• Elizabeth M. Renieris, Professor of the Practice; Founding Director, Notre Dame-IBM Technology Ethics Lab

Read this episode's recap over on the University of Notre Dame's open online learning community platform, ThinkND:  go.nd.edu/b8e7eb.

This podcast is a part of the TEC Talks ThinkND Series titled "Misinformation and Disinformation".

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