The "Tech Bro-ligarchy" Challenge to Democracy

In this week's episode of the Active Measures Newsletter Podcast, hosts Jim Ludes and Mark Jacobson reflect on recent reporting on Russian interference in the German and Romanian elections, the threat of AI-enabled individualized information campaigns, and the growing specter of tech billionaires operating in the information space in the same way we typically think of nation-states.  Ultimately, the two hosts consider a couple of recent proposals for fighting back--including to approach disinformation as an "organized crime."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.