Bret Schafer from the Alliance for Securing Democracy was our guest on today’s show. They are currently trying to understand how to combat any future attempts by foreign or domestic bad actors to hijack or disrupt democratic elections or influence political conversations online. They aren’t interested in contesting what has gone on during elections over…
As social media has grown and platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube have grown exponentially as a part of our lives, they have become the central forums through which business, organisations, and individuals can exchange ideas, opinions, and information. As they have grown in influence upon our lives and as a portion of the internet,…
The idea that social media bots and misinformation could influence our political conversation isn’t a new concept. The phrase “election hacking” has been thrown around and misused by numerous news outlets and pundits to describe the use of bots and junk news on social media and their potential effects upon elections in the US, UK, Germany,…
Philosophical YouTuber Luke Pollard of The Cogito was our guest on today’s show. We got to cover the philosophy of life, death, political polarisation, mass incarceration, mass surveillance, as well as Rick and Morty and Game of Thrones (SPOILERS). SPONSORS Beer52 £10 Off Win A £500 Amazon Voucher Earn Money From YouGov Surveys Resources https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZ_kt8BIwnXVUmRNNK5Ds8g…
