TechStream: Tomorrow’s Tech Policy Conversations Today

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In a time of social distancing, people around the world are relying on technology to work, learn, order goods, and connect with one another. Yet our dependence on technology is not without risks—as the scale and reach of the technology sector has grown, so too have the societal and political implications.

Brookings TechStream brings policy experts and technologists together to explore how new technologies are shaping public policy and outline ways to limit risks—before they occur. From deep fakes and disinformation to surveillance and data privacy, this new online publication aims to address tomorrow's tech policy issues today.

Below, see new analysis centered around the COVID-19 pandemic and sign up here to receive future updates on TechStream.

How to cope in an infodemic

In times of crisis, tech platforms like Facebook and Twitter have heightened roles to play. How can they counter the spread of deceptive information online? Kate Starbird offers strategies.

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Online disinformation. In a new video, Alina Polyakova looks at the future of disinformation and explains what a democratic defense against it would look like.

The future of "techlash." Amid a global pandemic, the backlash against Silicon Valley and tech sector has been put on hold. But the issues that drove it haven't gone away, Chris Meserole writes.

Broadening the disinformation framework. The dominant framework for understanding disinformation campaigns relies on actors, behaviors, and content. Alexandre Alaphilippe explains why it needs to be expanded to include information distribution.