The Peril of Persuasion in the Big Tech Age
Persuasion is essential to society and democracy, but we need new rules governing how companies…
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The Coronavirus Is a Boon for Global Propagandists
There’s no time like a crisis for propaganda, so it is no surprise that states and other influence operators are seizing the new coronavirus outbreak to better position themselves at home and abroad.
How Do You Define a Problem Like Influence?
Myriad actors attempt to shape the information environment for specific aims. The capabilities enabled through…
The Changing Nature of Propaganda
Information has always been used in conflict to sway opponents and mobilise supporters. In recent…
We have a problem, but it isn’t technology.
There is an elephant in the room – and it is persuasion. Until we come to grips with its role in Western society, we cannot tackle issues associated with the shaping of the information environment.
Disinformation, Persuasion, and the Information Environment
At the 2018 RightsCon conference in Toronto, we had the opportunity to test an experimental…
Tech Giants are Uninterested in Cracking Down
We keep looking to tech giants to solve our propaganda problems. We’re looking in the…
The Battle for Support Lands at Home
Russian propaganda efforts will seek to delegitimize the mission in the eyes of Canadians As…
Propaganda at Christmas
Christmas can be an emotional time of year. From a propagandist’s perspective, that can present…
Participatory Propaganda in 7 Simple Steps
Propaganda is changing in a Digital Age. Audiences are no longer passive consumers of persuasive…