The American Bar Association will present a webinar on “Disinformation: The Challenges to Democracy” on Wednesday, June 23, beginning at 2 p.m.
As long as politics and elections have existed, there have always been false claims and exaggerations by leaders, candidates, their backers and even commentators. But the explosion of Internet access and social media usage in recent years has turned aberrational misinformation into a global epidemic of disinformation. On the one hand, millions more people have access to information than ever before; on the other hand, it is a constant challenge to differentiate among sources that deal in verifiable fact and those that disseminate, irrespective of source or veracity.
What should be done about this situation? Is the widespread access to information an opportunity for democracy, or is the spread of disinformation a threat to democracy? The webinar’s panelists will address this challenging issue from Canadian and U.S. perspectives.
Speaking at the online program will be Eve Gaumond – director, Innovative Ideas Incubator Program, International Observatory on the Societal Impacts of AI and Digital Technology; and Ellen L. Weintraub – commissioner, U.S. Federal Election Commission.
Co-moderators for the webinar inlcude Allan W. Damer, principal, Legal Counsel, Allan W. Damer Professional Corporation, vice-chair, Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section, Canadian Bar Association; and Claire Rajan, senior counsel, Allen & Overy LLP, co-chair, Free Speech and Free Press Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
This program is jointly sponsored by the Canadian Bar Association Constitutional and Human Rights Law Section.
To register for this free webinar, visit www.americanbar.org and click on “events.”
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