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Stanford Seminar - The Machineries of Doubt and Disinformation
EE380: Computer Systems Colloquium SeminarThe Machineries of Doubt and DisinformationCigarettes, Climate and Other Electronic Confusions Speaker: John R. Mashey, Semi-Retired Ex-CTOUploaded 11-05-17The tobacco industry has long employed the best marketing techniques and adopted the latest technologies for disinformation. The fossil energy industries have employed similar tactics and technologies. For both, the Internet has proved a fertile ground and by now, similar tactics have gained force in politics.For example, 2009 "Climategate" theft and use of emails against climate scientists seems a…
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