Disinformation

Those of us in the UK still reeling from the implications of the success of the Leave campaign will be acutely familiar with the dangers of populist rhetoric driving public opinion.
The Integrity Initiative has been accused of orchestrating a "hybrid warfare" campaign against Labour. But there's more to it...
A grand committee that featured lawmakers from nine different countries met in London to investigate the impact of disinformation on Facebook was having on democracy. They requested Mark Zuckerberg answer questions before them, but instead the American tech giant sent Lord Allan, their Director of Policy in Europe, instead - much to the outrage of the committee.