ISIS and other terrorist groups are using social media to recruit members to their causes. Tech companies like Twitter and Facebook are working to take down extremist propaganda, and even hacktivist groups like Anonymous are joining the fight. But is this a losing battle? Evan is joined by Morgan Wright, a cybersecurity analyst for major media outlets and a senior fellow at the Center for Digital Government. They discuss the state of terrorism on social media and efforts to combat radicalization online. What responsibility do tech companies have to police their platforms? What’s the proper role for government? See more of Morgan’s work on his website.
#204: Digital Learning: Future or a Flunk?
#203: Super Mathio? What We Learn From Video Games
#202: Artificial Intelligence
#201: Who Owns the Media?
#200: Bicentennial
#199: Telemedicine
#198: Social Media and Elections (w/ FEC Comm'r Lee Goodman)
#197: Technologiepolitik
#196: Online Voting
#195: Textalyzer
#194: Is the RAISE Act Sinking?
#193: NAFTA, Tech, and Trade
#192: Cyber Digest
#191: The Future of Online Music
#190: Thinking Outside the (X)Box
#189: Fighting Online Sex Trafficking
#188: Sex Offenders and Social Media
#187: Engaging Cuba
#186: Road to the Driverless Future Part 2 (Mass Transit)
#185: Law Enforcement Seeks Data Abroad
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