Public security meets disinformation threats
There's a need to marry national security and online safety to effectively reduce digital threats while upholding people's fundamental rights.
IT'S MONDAY, AND THIS IS DIGITAL POLITICS. I'm Mark Scott, and will be in Amsterdam next week to present this work at this year's DSA and Platform Regulation Conference. If you're also in town, drop me a line to say hi.
— As defense types meet at the Munich Security Conference this week, the importance of protecting the online information environment from abuse has never been more important. But it comes with significant perils.
— The European Commission's latest regulatory move against TikTok is less to do with potential harm on the platform, and more about sending a policymaking message, at home and abroad.
— The rise of a polarized social media has led to many users disengaging with these online platforms.
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