Plenary - Tackling Online Disinformation: A Democratic Model for the Internet Age?

The panel focuses on the systemic political risks to our democratic values and processes posed by social media platforms. It takes stock of the lessons-learned in the past years, including the achievements and remaining challenges for policymakers. Concretely, it discusses how the Digital Services Act could contribute to the creation of a vibrant, egalitarian, and inclusive online democracy.

Moderator: Rita Wezenbeek, Director Platform Policy and Enforcement, DG CONNECT

• Michael Bang Petersen, Professor, Aarhus University

• Anna Gielewska, Journalist investigating organised disinformation

• Alicia Wanless, Director of the Partnership for Countering Influence Operations at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace

• Guilherme Canela De Souza Godoi, Chief, Freedom of Expression and Safety of Journalists Section, UNESCO