
How to tackle disinformation
Influence operations are not new, but what makes those in the digital era more dangerous to democracy? And, how can we counter the problem?
Assistant professor, Virginia Tech
Eric Jardine is an assistant professor of political science at Virginia Tech and a fellow at the Centre for International Governance Innovation. Eric's research focuses on the uses and abuses of the dark Web, measuring trends in cyber security, how people adapt to changing risk perceptions when using new security technologies, and the inherent politics surrounding both anonymity-granting technologies and encryption.
Influence operations are not new, but what makes those in the digital era more dangerous to democracy? And, how can we counter the problem?