360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - DISINFO FOR HIRE - One of the most notable trends in recent years is the increasing role that for-profit companies are playing in conducting disinformation campaigns. While companies have been contracted by governments to engage in propaganda for decades, we’re now seeing PR firms and political comms firms developing expertise in “disinformation as a service” for politicians and corporations, as well as governments.
ORIGINAL AIRDATE: 06/23/2021
Up Next in 360/Open Summit 2021: The World in Motion
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Keynote remarks with Nathan Law
360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - KEYNOTE REMARKS WITH NATHAN LAW - Nathan Law is one of Hong Kong’s most high-profile democracy activists. After helping to drive the 2014 Umbrella Movement, forming a political party, and winning election to the Legislative Council, Law was stripped of his s...
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Panel | The evolution of digital citi...
360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - THE EVOLUTION OF DIGITAL CITIZEN MOVEMENTS IN ASIA - As repression has evolved, so has the use of tech by civic movements. Digital security and safety have become a survival skill in Hong Kong and, more recently, in Myanmar, where citizen-led movements have ...
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Panel | Finding the high ground in hy...
360/OPEN SUMMIT: THE WORLD IN MOTION - FINDING THE HIGH GROUND IN HYPERCONNECTED CONFLICT - The world is changing in profound ways. The last year and a half accelerated long-running trends shaking up institutions, shifting power, and placing all of us in the middle of a global re-ordering. This y...
