Disinformation Is a Threat to Our Democracy | by Barack Obama | Apr, 2022 | Medium

Tech platforms need to recognize that their decisions have an impact on every aspect of society.

Disinformation Is a Threat to Our Democracy Tech platforms need to recognize that their decisions have an impact on every aspect of society. Barack Obama 28 min read · Apr 21, 2022 -- 97 Listen Share Press enter or click to view image in full size H ello, Stanford. It is great to be in California and back in beautiful Palo Alto. Coming here always makes me want to go back to college, although an 18-year-old Barack Obama would not have gotten in. I got more serious, later. I want to thank the Cyber Policy Center here at Stanford for hosting this event. I want to thank Tiana for that outstanding

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