The Safety Tech Podcast
2: "I went down the rabbit hole": Exploring the real-life effects of false narratives
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Rising levels of mis- and dis-information threaten people's health, create distrust and even threaten democracy itself. How could safety tech help spot false narratives before they become problematic?
Host Ben Whitelaw speaks to three people who have experienced the real-life effects of misinformation themselves and are trying to address it in their own different ways.
Featuring:
Host Ben Whitelaw speaks to three people who have experienced the real-life effects of misinformation themselves and are trying to address it in their own different ways.
Featuring:
- Heather Simpson, Founder of Back to the Vax
- Lyric Jain, Founder and CEO of Logically
- Clare Melford, Co-founder and CEO of the Global Disinformation Index
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