Nina Jankowicz's comment at HSEF22 on information disorder

The age of “information disorder” is upon us. Deep fakes, false political narratives, and flawed COVID rumors are all rampant online, threatening America’s national security, as well as democracy itself. Though bad actors have always had the capacity to deceive, the ease, speed, and degree to which anyone can create misleading information has engendered a dangerous new world. And yet many solutions can also run directly against longstanding western principles, such as free speech and a lack of censorship. Prescriptions, some argue, can be as dangerous as the disorder itself. So, what can be done? In partnership with the Homeland Security Experts Group, Intelligence Squared U.S. debates how to combat this dangerous new phenomenon, termed “information disorder.” Our expert panel takes a look at what the private sector should do, what the public sector can do, and how political actors who spread false information should be handled.

Nina Jankowicz, is an internationally-recognized expert on disinformation and democratization and author of How to Lose the Information War.

Nina Jankowicz is an internationally-recognized expert on disinformation and democratization and author of How to Lose the Information War (Bloomsbury 2020) and How to Be A Woman Online (Bloomsbury 2022). From March-May 2022, Jankowicz served as the head Disinformation Governance Board of the United States Department of Homeland Security. Currently the Vice President at the UK-based Centre for Information Resilience, a social enterprise focused on countering disinformation, Jankowicz has advised governments, international organizations, and tech companies; and testified before the US Congress, UK Parliament, and European Parliament. From 2017-2022, Jankowicz has held fellowships at the Wilson Center, where she was affiliated with the Kennan Institute and the Science and Technology Innovation Program.

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