Disinformation, Deep Fakes and Truth Decay with Glenn Gerstell

Online disinformation affects our national well being. It’s corrosive effect on democracy leads to greater mistrust and skepticism of our institutions. In this week’s episode, host Harvey Rishikof and guest Glenn Gerstell discuss the magnitude of the problem, its long term effects, and what lawyers should be thinking about in an effort to mitigate the problem.

Glenn Gerstell is a senior advisor with CSIS’s International Security Program, and formerly served as the general counsel of the NSA.

This episode references:

- Section 230, Communications Decency Act: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/47/230

- Truth Decay: An Initial Exploration of the Diminishing Role of Facts and Analysis in American Public Life: https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2314.html

- Glenn Gerstell, "I Work for N.S.A We Cannot Afford to Lose the Digital Revolution." New York Times, Sep. 10, 2019. https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/10/opinion/nsa-privacy.html

- Glenn Gerstell, "The National-Security Case for Fixing Social Media." New Yorker, Nov. 13, 2020. https://www.newyorker.com/tech/annals-of-technology/the-national-security-case-for-fixing-social-media