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1:30Now PlayingFormer President Obama warns misinformation threatens democracy | USA TODAY
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1:30Now PlayingFormer President Obama sends a warning on social media misinformation and condemns Trump over election conspiracy theories.
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In an hourlong speech at Stanford University, Obama said "people are dying" and democracies eroding because of misinformation and disinformation on social media, citing Russian President Vladimir Putin's rise and unnecessary COVID-19 deaths as prominent examples of the threat.
The former president called on tech groups to find a "north star" and "redesign" themselves to focus less on "making money and increasing partisanship" and more on solving the information crisis he said they helped create.
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