Tech & Geopolitics: Why We Should Worry

In this episode, we speak with Justin Sherman about the short- and long-term impact of big tech on domestic and world politics, and how the COVID-19 pandemic and surrounding disinformation is used by authoritarian regimes to gain power. Justin Sherman is a non-resident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Cyber Statecraft Initiative where he focuses on the geopolitical impact of the internet, and he researches at the Tech, Law, & Security Program at American University Washington College of Law. He is also a contributor to WIRED Magazine; his most recent article is titled, “Covid Is Accelerating a Global Censorship Crisis”. You can find him on Twitter @jshermcyber.