disinformation

Aspen Digital’s Executive Director, Vivian Schiller, discusses the crisis in local news and how it creates a void for mis- and disinformation with Washington Post Media Columnist Margaret Sullivan; Capital B Co-founder, CEO and Editor in Chief Lauren Williams; and Report for America President and Co-founder Steve Waldman.

Commission on Information Disorder Project Director Ryan Merkley discusses how a decline in trust can affect our information ecosystem with Ethan Zuckerman, an associate professor of public policy, communication and information at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst.

Commission on Information Disorder Project Director Ryan Merkley discusses ad targeting, algorithms and marginalized communities with Olivier Sylvain, a professor at Fordham University School of Law.

Aspen Digital’s Executive Director, Vivian Schiller, speaks with University of Miami’s Mary Anne Franks and United States Naval Academy’s Jeff Kosseff about Section 230 and the First Amendment.

Aspen Digital’s director for cyber initiatives, Garrett Graff, discusses the history of disinformation with Thomas Rid, a political scientist and professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University.

Aspen Digital’s Executive Director, Vivian Schiller, discusses conspiracy theories and coordinated campaigns with Renee DiResta, Technical Research Manager of the Stanford Internet Observatory.

MAY 5, 2021 – How is the rapid evolution of disinformation in the digital age impacting democracy around the world?

Aspen Digital is engaging a variety of individuals who have technical expertise and experience with the platforms. As Technical Advisors, their primary role is to be on-hand to provide the Commission on Information Disorder with enhanced understanding of the issues it’s considering, and to provide advice as requested on potential solutions it might recommend.

In an effort to create a framework of scope and priorities for the Commission on Information Disorder, Aspen Digital queried the broader mis- and disinformation industry for their expert suggestions.

The Aspen Institute Commission on Information Disorder wants to hear from a broad range of stakeholders as it aims to identify and prioritize the most critical sources and causes of information disorder and deliver a set of short-term actions and longer-term goals.