Aspen Digital's Commission on Information Disorder Releases Their Final Report

Aspen Digital's Commission on Information Disorder Releases Their Final Report

The report is the culmination of work by Aspen Digita's Commission on Information Disorder, with guidance from Stanford Cyber's Renee DiResta, Alex Stamos, Daphne Keller, Nate Persily and Herb Lin, and provides a framework for action with 15 recommendations to build trust & reduce harm.
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America is in a crisis of trust and truth. Bad information has become as prevalent, persuasive, and persistent as good information, creating a chain reaction of harm. It makes any health crisis more deadly. It slows down response time on climate change. It undermines democracy. 

The Aspen Institute’s Commission on Information Disorder was created to address these conditions. Co-chaired by award-winning journalist Katie Couric, cybersecurity expert Chris Krebs, and civil rights leader Rashad Robinson, the Commission is composed of a diverse group from across the political spectrum, representing academia, government, philanthropy, and civil society. Over the course of six months, commissioners held internal discussions and heard from experts, community leaders, academics, researchers, tech industry representatives, and lawmakers to understand and explore the multidimensional attributes of information disorder.

The Commission’s Final Report is the culmination of that in-depth investigation. Offering a viable framework for action, it makes 15 recommendations for how government, private industry, and civil society can help to increase transparency and understanding, build trust, and reduce harms.

 

Herb Lin

Herb Lin

Center for International Security and Cooperation
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Alex Stamos

Stanford Internet Observatory
ALEX STAMOS BIO
Daphne Keller

Daphne Keller

Program on Platform Regulation
Daphne Keller Bio
Nathaniel Persily

Nathaniel Persily

Program on Democracy and the Internet
Nate Persily Bio
renee diresta

Renee DiResta

Stanford Internet Observatory
Renee DiResta Bio