On the Cusp Episode 8: Damian Collins

07/07/2020 28 min
On the Cusp Episode 8: Damian Collins

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Episode Synopsis

Originally published 7 July 2020 Elisabeth Braw speaks with British member of parliament and disinformation expert Damian Collins about why disinformation and misinformation keep spreading and whether parliaments should legislate to fix the problem. Plus: should other countries’ parliaments be able to subpoena US social media executives, and what happens when growing parts of society only access news that’s not vetted?