Propaganda and Misinformation

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  • 1

    How to Rig an Election

    Power Corrupts

    50:42 | May 1st, 2019

    3 recommendations

    How do you rig an election—and get away with it? Why did a cult try to poison an entire county to win a local election? And what about using disappearing ink, or threatening arson, or name doubles? Th...Show More

    mm recommended:

    This was a terrific episode on election rigging from poisoning people to bussing in homeless people to being faux "transparent" with mobile apps. It starts a bit slow, but worth staying with until the...Show More

  • 2

    It's the AI-assisted photo editing app that has entertained millions of users around the world. Open FaceApp on your smartphone, upload of a photo of yourself, and you — like Drake, the Jonas Brothers...Show More

    mm recommended:

    This FaceApp issue has opened an important conversation about privacy and surveillance for apps. I miss flip phones!

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