Channel: The Atlantic

Category: News & Politics

Tags: politicserin simpsonadam kinzinger illinoiskara swisherwill hurdjeffrey goldbergdisinfo2022hris krebscharlie warzelethan zuckermancecilia kungnational newsfrances hagenamy klobucharuniversity of chicago eventatlantic eventchristopher krebskathleen belewelissa slotkinbarton gellmanjeff goldbergatlanticlivedisinformation and the erosion of democracyadam kinzingerdeval patrick massachusettsdeval patrick

Description: Christopher Krebs, former director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency; Adam Kinzinger, Republican representative from Illinois; and Kathleen Belew, historian and assistant professor at the University of Chicago, speak with The Atlantic’s Barton Gellman about how disinformation spurs political violence. Then, Kara Swisher of The New York Times speaks with Deval Patrick, former governor of Massachusetts, and Amy Klobuchar, Democratic senator from Minnesota, about regulating the web around the world. Former U.S. Representative Will Hurd and Elissa Slotkin, Democratic representative from Michigan, speak with Atlantic editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg about countering the disinformation national-security threat. Finally, Frances Haugen, Cecilia Kang, Charlie Warzel, Erin Simpson, and Ethan Zuckerman speak about building a better social media. Watch previous conversations from Disinformation and the Erosion of Democracy: youtube.com/watch?v=guO3_7pn7FI&list=PLDamP-pfOskPqNJ-i_33pXRxXvZM_srJ0 Jump to: 3:17 - Welcome by David Axelrod 10:30 - Targeted by Lies: How Disinformation Spurs Political Violence 1:02:22 - Taming the Wild, Wild Web 2:04:19 - Countering Disinformation’s Threat to National Security 2:58:31 - Imagining a Better Social Media 3:49:46 - Closing Remarks by David Axelrod & Jeffrey Goldberg