A New Wave of Disinformation

April 25, 2020

Warnings in Issues several political cycles ago—about the growing threat of US adversaries using new information technologies to undermine public faith in the nation’s leaders and values—are proving alarmingly prescient, with China most recently stepping in to use the COVID-19 pandemic to expand disinformation efforts. Some digital giants are fighting back, with plans to label some foreign-based web pages with the country of origin. Could help. But a recent Issues article raises the question of whether private companies should be solely responsible for censoring the internet.

Posted by Tom Burroughs