
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


How dangerous is disinformation on the Internet and what can we do about it? We learned in 2016 how viral lies and conspiracy theories can impact our elections, but they can also lead to violence abroad. We look at Myanmar, where hate campaigns on Facebook helped fuel ethnic cleansing.
Host Ben Rhodes talks to the tech watchers in Southeast Asia who spotted disinformation and warned Facebook, and asks leading experts and activists about how to regulate Big Tech.
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/missingamerica.
By Missing America4.8
27182,718 ratings
How dangerous is disinformation on the Internet and what can we do about it? We learned in 2016 how viral lies and conspiracy theories can impact our elections, but they can also lead to violence abroad. We look at Myanmar, where hate campaigns on Facebook helped fuel ethnic cleansing.
Host Ben Rhodes talks to the tech watchers in Southeast Asia who spotted disinformation and warned Facebook, and asks leading experts and activists about how to regulate Big Tech.
For a transcript of this episode, please visit crooked.com/missingamerica.

3,541 Listeners

6,294 Listeners

87,529 Listeners

24,785 Listeners

25,143 Listeners

8,754 Listeners

32,328 Listeners

4,151 Listeners

9,775 Listeners

9,370 Listeners

12,854 Listeners

7,307 Listeners

7,918 Listeners

5,866 Listeners

15,950 Listeners

10,745 Listeners

2,318 Listeners

623 Listeners

380 Listeners

449 Listeners

181 Listeners

7,020 Listeners

706 Listeners

262 Listeners

132 Listeners

1,751 Listeners