To attend in person (Forum Rolex, EPFL) OR via Zoom contact stephanie.milliquet@epfl.ch
Increasingly, reports warn that state-sponsored actors use cyberspace and social media in particular to spread fake news and disinformation in order to sow distrust and create discord and polarized opinions among people on political issues during democratic elections.
Adding to this, social media platforms' algorithms "add salt to the wound" by feeding their users posts, which are aligned with their opinion in order to increase their screen time. Moreover, these same disinformation campaigns are often used to conduct cyber attacks.
During this conference, we will discuss not only the technological aspects of this phenomenon, but also the regulatory role executive and legislative branches of governments should play. Societal, economical and geopolitical implications will also be debated.
The following speakers and/or panelists will take part in the event:
- Karl Aberer, Professor, EPFL
- Stéphane Duguin, CEO, CyberPeace Institute
- Steve El-Sharawy, Head of Insights, EzyInsights
- Matthias Finger, Professor, C4DT
- Ashish Jaiman, Director Of Technology Operations, Microsoft
- Michael Kende, Professor, The Graduate Institute Geneva
- Declan O’Brian, Programme Coordinator, Kofi Annan Foundation
- Rebekah Overdorf, Postdoctoral Research Associate, EPFL
For more information please click here.
Conference, co-organized by EPFL's Center for Digital Trust (C4DT), the CyberPeace Institute and the Centre for Trade and Economic Integration (CTEI)
