The Dangers of Digital Democracy
01/26/2020 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM in Wien (Austria)
All over the world, elections are manipulated by fake news, public opinion is radicalized via social media and electronic voting processes are subject to hacker attacks. The Internet was once seen as an opportunity for more democracy, but today concerns about the future of free elections prevail. Eric Frey, editor of Der Standard, will speak with his guests about the transformation of mass media and the (in)steerability of the Internet.
Franco Berardi, author, media theorist and media activist
Ingrid Brodnig, journalist and author
John Frank, Vice-President EU Government Affairs, Microsoft
Eric Frey (Moderator), editor, Der Standard
A cooperation of Burgtheater, ERSTE Foundation, IWM and DER STANDARD