Videos

Princeton University Professor Kevin Kruse talked about the role of historians on social media and what he feels is their duty to provide context to current issues. He also discussed how…

The three producers of the PBS documentary The Facebook Dilemma talked about their investigation into the social media platform and its impact on global privacy and democracy.

A RAND researcher spoke with congressional staffers about countering Russian social media influence. Topics included ways to identify disinformation, engaging social media companies, and a…

Early Facebook investor Roger McNamee discussed his book, Zucked: The Education of an Unlikely Activist, on the potential long-term impact of Facebook.

Walt Mossberg, technology thinker and columnist, talked about technology developments; his work with the News Literacy Project, which teaches middle school and high school students how to…

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice moderated a discussion on the evolution of communication and its effect on democracy. She was joined by British historian Niall Ferguson and…

The Cato Institute held their 2018 Surveillance Conference in Washington, DC. This portion featured a series of presentations and discussions about topics including network-enabled devices…

The Annenberg Center on Communication Leadership and Policy held a discussion on weaponizing social media in politics and war. Peter Singer and Emerson Brooking discussed their book,…

Tarleton Gillespie, author of Custodians of the Internet: Platforms, Content Moderation, and the Hidden Decisions That Shape Social Media, talked about his book that explores content…

Attorneys from the Director of National Intelligence’s office, Justice Department, Defense Intelligence Agency, and the National Security Agency participated in an an ethics and social media…

New York University Professor Scott Galloway talks about his book The Four: The Hidden DNA of Amazon, Apple, Facebook, and Google. He discussed what he calls the four most powerful…

The Center for American Progress hosted a discussion on how hate is promulgated online and how it can be stopped. Panelists discussed a series of recommendations for internet companies to…

Academic scholars presented their latest research findings in teens' response to cyber aggression and tracking negative social media messages. Parts of this event contained language some…

In this portion of The Atlantic Festival, Ev Williams, founder of both Twitter and Medium, talked about the growing and evolving role of social media in American society and about the ways…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey testified before the House Energy & Commerce Committee about how his company uses artificial intelligence and humans to manage content on its platform. Members of Congress…

Nancy Scola talked about Wednesday’s hearings intended to determine how well social media companies were dealing with foreign influence on their platforms.

Berin Szoka, Tech Freedom president, and Harold Feld, Public Knowledge senior vice president, talked about whether social media needs regulation and, if so, what type of regulation. They…

The Senate Intelligence Committee held a hearing on the use of social media misinformation campaigns by foreign actors. Members asked witnesses particularly about what they had observed and…

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey and Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg testified before the Senate Intelligence Committee. Senators focused on Russian interference in U.S. elections…

Laura Rosenberger and Jamie Fly discussed efforts to prevent foreign influence on social media platforms. Topics included the September 5, 2018 Senate Intelligence Committee with testimony…