Democracy vs. Disinformation
Efforts to combat disinformation in the West have so far focused on tactical approaches that target the "supply side" of the problem. To succeed, they must be accompanied by efforts that tackle the demand side of the problem: the factors that make liberal democratic societies today so susceptible to manipulation.
MADRID β These are difficult days for liberal democracy. But of all the threats that have arisen in recent years β populism, nationalism, illiberalism β one stands out as a key enabler of the rest: the proliferation and weaponization of disinformation.