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As part of the Nobel Prize Summit, the Committee on Human Rights hosted a virtual discussion examining the role of digital disinformation and media manipulation in entrenching societal inequalities, driving polarization, and eroding public trust. The speakers discussed possible human rights-based approaches to countering disinformation online.
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- Sam Gregory (Moderator), Program Director, WITNESS
- Safiya Noble, Co-Founder/Co-Director, UCLA Center for Critical Internet Inquiry
- Kate Starbird, Associate Professor, Human Centered Design & Engineering, University of Washington
This discussion was held as part of the 2021 Nobel Prize Summit. The Nobel Prize Summit was hosted by the Nobel Foundation and organized by the National Academy of Sciences in partnership with the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research, and the Stockholm Resilience Centre/Beijer Institute.
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