Foreign interference: fighting the last war
It's time to be honest about foreign meddling. It no longer is a top-tier threat compared to how social media algorithms can polarize society
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and find myself in a deep depression now that the World Cup has ended. Still, mark your calendars for Euro 2028 — only 1054 days to go!
— Donald Trump's statements around alleged foreign interference in the 2020 US election don't match the threat currently posed by adversarial countries in Western elections.
— China and the United States laid out competing versions of AI governance that played to each country's strengths — and left everyone else in their wake.
— Roughly six out of 10 Americans now support a social media ban for kids.
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