Richard Stengel

Published: Nov. 25, 2019, 2:41 p.m.

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Prior to the 2016 election, Richard Stengel, former managing editor of Time magazine, witnessed the rise of disinformation firsthand from his position as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs. He believes that consuming media with caution could be a powerful antidote to efforts to deceive us,\\xa0 and is skeptical that governments attempting to \\u201ccounter\\u201d disinformation on social media platforms is the correct approach. From the limits of free speech laws to legislation erring on the side of privacy, Stengel and host Andrew Keen discuss what does and doesn\\u2019t work in the information wars.

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