Societal collapse by disinformation – Amil Khan, online manipulation expert
What's Left? With Jovan + FreddieShow Notes
00:00 Intro 1:00 What is online manipulation? 7:00 Censorship and news 12:00 Left-wing politics 18:04 Southport riots 22.30 AI and fake news 26:00 How manipulation brings down governments 33:50 Gaza, traumatic content and Britain’s muslim community 42:06 Radicalisation online 47:01 Why some conflicts are more known than others 52:00 Political unity vs consensus
Disinformation is democracy’s kryptonite.
Have you seen a shocking video recently on your fyp, only to discover later that it was made with AI? I can’t be the only one.
What is this doing to our trust in media? Who is wielding this influence? Is it even possible to wrestle back control?
Every day it seems that we are uncovering a new online tool that can be used to peddle false narratives. It’s a powder keg for selfish actors, foreign interference and the destruction of our political systems.
We knew it was bad, but it’s going to get a lot worse.
Our latest guest is one of the world’s leading experts on online manipulation: Amil Khan, CEO of Valent. In this episode we delve into the chaotic world of disinformation to find out who really profits from fake news.
And it isn’t just foreign adversaries, in some ways the picture is even more sinister…
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