The fallacy of foreign interference
By focusing too much on Russia, China and Iran, we are fundamentally misunderstanding where the harms are coming from via social media
IT'S MONDAY. SO THAT MEANS ANOTHER DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and will be giving my two cents about US digital policymaking in the wake of November's election tomorrow at 2pm UK / 3pm CET / 9am ET. Watch along here.
— By focusing on the threat from Russia, China and Iran, we're fundamentally misreading the threats promoted across social media.
— The US government wants to break up Google. It's time to call a spade a spade: these platforms should be treated like public utilities, and regulated as such.
— Kamala Harris is massively outspending Donald Trump on political ads in key swing states. Don't believe me? I've got the stats (and a map) to prove it.
Let's get started: