James Scott is a writer who works in cyber-security, advising congress about cyber security. He is a co-founder of the Institute for Critical Infrastructure Technology and a fellow at the Center for Cyber-Influence Operations Studies. He gives us his insights into Fake News and how political parties, special interests and nation-states use Twitter, Facebook and other kinds of social media to spread views and influence others.

Learn how:

• Large tech companies including Google and Facebook have their own agendas
• Manipulation of social media is standard practice for national and special interests
• Buying a crowd to protest something isn’t difficult

Learn how you need to make sure that your thoughts are actually your own.