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Apocalypse later?A consensus among experts is emerging that AI’s chief short-term impact on elections will not be to create wholly new problems but rather to make previous threats more common and easier to carry out by a wider array of actors, leading to a higher volume of disinformation, cyberattacks, and other issues.

We Know a Little About Meta’s “Break Glass” Measures. We Should Know More. | TechPolicy.PressDean Jackson is a fellow at Tech Policy Press.

Musk, X, and Trump 2024: Where are the Legal and Ethical Boundaries?The limits and ability of social media companies to influence the outcome of elections.

Russian Indictments Highlight US Limitations in Fighting Disinformation | TechPolicy.PressThe current disinformation paradigm is unsustainable, but that does not mean counter-disinformation is a doomed enterprise, writes Dean Jackson.

The California Age Appropriate Design Code Act May Be the Most Important Piece of Tech Legislation You’ve Never Heard Of | TechPolicy.PressJesús Alvarado and Dean Jackson are fellows at Tech Policy Press.

Forget Deepfakes: Social Listening Might be the Most Consequential Use of Generative AI in Politics | TechPolicy.PressDean Jackson and Zelly Martin are among the authors of Political Machines: Understanding the Role of AI in the U.S. 2024 Elections and Beyond.

What the Fate of the Stanford Internet Observatory Means for Disinformation Research | TechPolicy.PressThe institutions supporting disinformation researchers had better wake up soon, argues Dean Jackson.

Political Machines: Understanding the Role of AI in the U.S. 2024 Elections and BeyondTo better understand major trends and common concerns about the role of Generative AI in politics, the Center for Media Engagement conducted interviews with experts in the digital politics space.

First Amendment Defenders and the Supreme Court Should Reject the Jawboning Bogeyman | TechPolicy.PressThe Court should clarify the standard for jawboning while rejecting the bulk of the Fifth Circuit’s radical and misguided ruling, says Dean Jackson.

Countering Disinformation Effectively: An Evidence-Based Policy Guide

Elon Musk’s Malign Influence in Brazil | TechPolicy.PressIn the Brazilian context, the billionaire Elon Musk is perhaps best understood as a “malign foreign influence,” writes Dean Jackson.

Seismic Shifts: How Economic, Technological, and Political Trends are Challenging Independent Counter-Election-Disinformation Initiatives in the United States

Issue 38’s defeat should not end the quest for true Cleveland citizen engagement: Dean W. JacksonCleveland City Council should dedicate further time and financial resources to civic forums, civic education, and voter participation drives that bring citizens into discussion with political leaders and work to restore the lapsed faith of Cleveland’s most disengaged and disenfranchised communities, writes guest columnist Dean Jackson, a professional researcher focused on democracy, media, and technology issues locally, nationally, and internationally.

Insiders’ View of the January 6th Committee’s Social Media InvestigationFormer investigators from the January 6th Select Committee's Purple Team discuss their assessments of the role of social media companies and political violence.

Curtailing Anti-Democratic Populism Is the Only Durable Solution to Jawboning

A Tale of Two Insurrections: Lessons for Disinformation Research From the Jan. 6 and 8 Attacks

Influence Operations Researchers Want Guidance on Best Practice, But What Does That Mean?Experts say they need established best practices in order to better counter influence operations. But first they need to agree on those practices.

Global Perspectives on Influence Operations Investigations: Shared Challenges, Unequal ResourcesDespite the shared nature of these challenges, investigators in the Global South face the greatest shortfalls of capacity, funding, attention, and other support. And those in unstable or authoritarian countries face unique threats to their safety and freedom.

Issue Brief: Distinguishing Disinformation from Propaganda, Misinformation, and “Fake News” - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYThe International Forum for Democratic Studies outlines which factors set disinformation apart from other forms of manipulative or persuasive content and why today’s information environment amplifies…

Issue Brief: How Disinformation Impacts Politics and Publics - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYThe International Forum for Democratic Studies assesses the tactics used by political actors to shape the information environment and explores the proliferation of digital disinformation in the…

FORUM Q&A: Philip Howard on Computational Propaganda’s Challenge to Democracy - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYDean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Phil Howard to discuss political bots, computational propaganda, and the challenges they pose to democracy.

Issue Brief: The ‘Demand Side’ of the Disinformation Crisis - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYThe International Forum for Democratic Studies explores the "demand side" of the disinformation challenge, and considers implications for a democratic response.

Forum Q&A: Kelly Born on the Evolving Field of Disinformation ResearchKelly Born discusses how the field of disinformation research has grown and where it should go from here.

Forum Q&A: Maria Ressa on Digital Disinformation and Philippine Democracy in the Balance - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYDean Jackson of the International Forum for Democratic Studies spoke with Maria Ressa about her experience working as a journalist in a rapidly deteriorating media environment and the impact of social…

As Editor

Perspectives for Influence Operations InvestigatorsThe field of influence operations investigations is growing rapidly, and researchers need a better grasp of best practices and standards. Here, experienced researchers offer insights ranging from methods to data collection to team development.

How the Way We Think Drives Disinformation: An International Forum Working Paper - NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACYAn International Forum working paper on factors driving the "demand" side of the disinformation challenge, written by Samuel Woolley and Katie Joseff.

Mapping Civil Society Responses to DisinformationAn International Forum working paper on the role of civil society organizations in addressing disinformation's growing impact on democracy.

Global Insights: COVID-19 and the Information SpaceThe essays in this “Global Insights” series assess the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic poses to the democratic health and integrity of the information space.

Public Speaking & Media Appearances

How Authoritarian Leaders Use Media to Divide and Dismantle Democracy

How Are Political Campaigners in the US Using Generative AI? | TechPolicy.PressA conversation with the authors of a new study titled Political Machines: Understanding the Role of AI in the US 2024 Elections and Beyond.

Podcast: What's at Stake in Murthy v Missouri? | TechPolicy.PressDean Jackson speaks to the Knight First Amendment Institute at Columbia University's Mayze Teitler and Jennifer Jones, and the Tech Justice Law Project's Meetali Jain.

Unpacking the Oral Argument in Murthy v. Missouri | TechPolicy.PressTech Policy Press reporting fellow Dean Jackson is joined by two experts- Kate Klonick and Matt Perault- to digest the oral argument in the "jawboning" case.

How to Counter Disinformation Based on Science | TechPolicy.PressJon Bateman and Dean Jackson produced a report for the Carnegie Endowment that looks at ten interventions against disinformation.

‎Speed and Scale with Baybars Orsek: 'Countering Disinformation Effectively': A discussion with Jon Bateman and Dean Jackson on Apple Podcasts‎Show Speed and Scale with Baybars Orsek, Ep 'Countering Disinformation Effectively': A discussion with Jon Bateman and Dean Jackson - Feb 15, 2024

The Aftermath: #StormTheCapitolEpisode 3 of The Aftermath looks at how Trump and his supporters used social media to orchestrate Jan. 6—and how social media companies failed to stop them. 

The Lawfare Podcast: The Crisis Facing Efforts to Counter Election DisinformationWhat are the challenges facing efforts to prevent the spread of election disinformation? 

Results of the January 6th Committee's Social Media Investigation | TechPolicy.PressA conversation with Committee investigators about the role of online platforms in the organization and execution of the insurrection.

The Lawfare Podcast: A Jan. 6 Committee Staffer on Social Media and the Insurrection

Containing COVID-19 Disinformation: A Conversation with Three ExpertsIn this episode of the Power 3.0 podcast, International Forum program officer Dean Jackson interviews three experts about how COVID-19 has accelerated disinformation challenges that undermine the…

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