I’dlike to have read this before having our discussion:
In other words, the same fake news techniques that benefit autocracies by making everyone unsure about political alternatives undermine democracies by making people question the common political systems that bind their society.
But their recommendations sound scary:
First, we need to better defend the common political knowledge that democracies need to function. That is, we need to bolster public confidence in the institutions and systems that maintain a democracy. Second, we need to make it harder for outside political groups to cooperate with inside political groups and organize disinformation attacks, through measures like transparency in political funding and spending. And finally, we need to treat attacks on common political knowledge by insiders as being just as threatening as the same attacks by foreigners.
Sorry, I should have been more clear: I think “treating attacks on common political knowledge by insiders as being just as threatening as the same attacks by foreigners” is hard to build support for, and may imply some risk of abuse.
I’dlike to have read this before having our discussion:
But their recommendations sound scary:
Interesting article—thanks for sharing it.
Why do you say their recommendations sound scary? Is it because you think they’re intractable or hard to build support for?
Sorry, I should have been more clear: I think “treating attacks on common political knowledge by insiders as being just as threatening as the same attacks by foreigners” is hard to build support for, and may imply some risk of abuse.