Nobel Peace Prize recipient Maria Ressa believes online disinformation could pose an existential threat to democracy — and she’s not alone. Ressa joins Citizen Lab founder Ron Deibert for a conversation about how online impunity is eroding civil society and how we can fight back.
“There’s a well-documented descent into authoritarianism happening – not just in places like the Philippines but all over the world.… We shouldn’t underestimate the challenge, [the] very serious threat right now for liberal democracy, because the pillars that hold it together are being systematically eroded — intentionally — by the people who stand to profit by it.” Ron Deibert
In September 2022, Ressa and Deibert joined IDEAS host Nahlah Ayed at the Toronto International Festival of Authors for an onstage conversation about online disinformation — and how to protect democracy in an age of exponential lies.
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