Alicia Fawcett, advisory board member of Carnegie New Leaders, speaks with Dr. Emma Briant, associate at University of Cambridge University Centre for Financial Reporting & Accountability and owner of Maven of Persuasion LLC, a consultancy that advises and trains on disinformation threats and ethics in influence. The conversation examines the the rapid evolution of contemporary propaganda, its governance in an age of mass-surveillance, and its implications for democracy, personal data, elections, and human rights.
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