Renée DiResta: Invisible Rulers

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We’re making our way through a time of extreme disruption, led by rapid transformation in technology, especially in how we communicate information. According to our special guest Renée DiResta, the way power and influence have been profoundly transformed reveals how a virtual rumor mill of niche propagandists increasingly shapes public opinion.

By revealing the machinery and dynamics of the interplay between influencers, algorithms, and online crowds, DiResta vividly illustrates the way propagandists deliberately undermine belief in the fundamental legitimacy of institutions that make society work.

With its deep insight into the power of propagandists to drive online crowds into battle—while bearing no responsibility for the consequences— not only predicts those consequences but offers ways for leaders to rapidly adapt and fight back. We’re making our way through a time of extreme disruption, led by rapid transformation in technology, especially in how we communicate information.

Learn more about the program online here. This program is part of the UNUM: Democracy Reignited series in partnership with Florida Humanities, which explores the past, present and future of the American idea — as it exists on paper, in the hearts of our people, and as it manifests in our lives. Find the full series online

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