Anti-Social Media and The Menace of Disinformation
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Nicholas ThompsonCEO at The Atlantic -
Renee DiRestaTechnical Research Manager at Stanford Internet Observatory -
Kashmir HillSenior Writer, Gizmodo Media -
Noam CohenJournalist; Author, The Know-It-Alls: The Rise of Silicon Valley as a... -
Dipayan GhoshFellow, New America; Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
- 2018 Festival
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