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Technology Expert on the Biggest Threats to Democracy

Expert says AI, fake news and social media are not the biggest threats facing democracy.

10/19/2023 | Rating TV-PG

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Technology Expert on the Biggest Threats to Democracy

Clip: Season 2 Episode 17 | 13m 36sVideo has Closed Captions

Expert says AI, fake news and social media are not the biggest threats facing democracy.

Media studies professor and Director of the Center for Media and Citizenship at the University of Virginia, Siva Vaidhyanathan explains what he sees as the biggest threat to American democracy today.

10/19/2023 | Rating TV-PG

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