Technology veteran Andrew Edwards takes a hard look at disinformation in social media and its effects on culture and society. He discusses ways to spot and avoid disinformation and the history of propaganda. What sets this presentation apart is the solutions it offers: the deprecation or substantial change of Section 230, the law that created social media; and a possible engagement tax on AI and social media. Edwards will review all of these key topics without fear or favor--leaving the audience better prepared to deal with a continuing onslaught of disinformation.

About the presenter: Andrew Edwards is an author, public speaker, technologist and entrepreneur residing in New York’s Hudson Valley. He is a Co-founder and Director Emeritus of the Digital Analytics Association. He is the author of Digital is Destroying Everything (Rowman and Littlefield, 2015, 2018) and Army of Liars (2024). He has written extensively about digital marketing and social media for ClickZ and Substack. In 2023 he founded Verity7, an anti-disinformation training and consulting organization.