True Lies: Disinformation in an election year

featuring Peter Lewis

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As the Federal Election approaches amid heightened geo-political tensions, Burning Platforms looks at a ground-breaking attempt to understand how political actors game the social media algorithms to deliver targeted disinformation.

Recorded live March 4th 2022.

Regular panellists:

Peter Lewis, Director of The Australia Institute’s Centre for Responsible Technology
Lizzie O’Shea, Chair of Digital Rights Watch
Josh Taylor, Guardian Australia

Special guest: Professor Dan Angus, QUT

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