Technology has become the infrastructure for every aspect of our social world. It's sort of like if you've got a prosthetic limb. Like it is your limb. You're holding this object. So now the very meaning of communication has a commercial interest. There's no way basically for you to send a message from person A to person B without it being paid for by person C who has an interest about what they want that context to be.
What difference does a few hours of Congressional testimony make? Tristan takes us behind the scenes of his January 8th testimony to the Energy and Commerce Committee on disinformation in the digital age. With just minutes to answer each lawmaker’s questions, he speaks with Committee members about how the urgency and complexity of humane technology issues is an immense challenge. Tristan returned hopeful, and though it sometimes feels like Groundhog Day, each trip to DC reveals evolving conversations, advancing legislation, deeper understanding and stronger coalitions.