A Surgeon General Warning, The Disinformation Battle and The Rise of CryptoPACs

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The Surgeon General is calling for warning labels on social media platforms: Should Congress give his proposal a like? Then, former Stanford researcher Renée DiResta joins us to talk about her new book on modern propaganda and whether we are losing the war against disinformation. And finally, the Times reporter David Yaffe-Bellany stops by to tell us how crypto could reshape the 2024 elections.

Guests

• Renée DiResta, author of “Invisible Rulers,” former technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory

• David Yaffe-Bellany, New York Times technology reporter

Additional Reading:

• Surgeon General: Why I’m Calling for a Warning Label on Social Media Platforms

• My Encounter With the Fantasy-Industrial Complex

• How Crypto Money Is Poised to Influence the Election

Credits

“Hard Fork” is hosted by Kevin Roose and Casey Newton and produced by Davis Land and Rachel Cohn. The show is edited by Jen Poyant. Engineering by Alyssa Moxley and original music by Dan Powell, Elisheba Ittoop, Marion Lozano, Sophia Lanman and Rowan Niemisto Fact-checking by Caitlin Love.

Special thanks to Paula Szuchman, Pui-Wing Tam, Nell Gallogly, Kate LoPresti and Jeffrey Miranda.