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From Russia with Likes (Part 2) — with Renée DiResta

Your Undivided Attention

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Deepfakes - Is There a Downside to That?

I think there's still some sort of residual belief we have that what we engage within the social space is real people. And those of us who study bots knew that that was going to come because as people became more aware that bots were a thing, then you distrust everything. So much of the stuff, there's no downside because if you can convince people that everyone around them is a Russian spy or a troll or a bot, then you win.

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