The Decentralization of Disinformation

Disinformation online isn’t going away. Alex Jones, Milo Yiannopoulos, and other conspiracy-minded characters from the past few years have been driven from platforms like Twitter, but their message persists. They still have fans and their ideas still reach the public.

This week on Cyber, Motherboard editor-in-chief Jason Koebler sits down with Motherboard disinformation expert Anna Merlan. Her latest is about why a magazine from 1997 is selling for thousands of dollars online because of qanon. Jason and Anna talk about the world of online misinformation, how it spreads, and what the future of conspiracy movements might look like.

In other big news. Cyber will be coming to you twice a week. In addition to the Twitch stream and mainline show, Jason will be sitting down with Motherboard reporters every Tuesday to talk about the biggest and weirdest stories the internet has to offer.

We’re recording CYBER live on Twitch. Watch live on Wednesdays at 4pm EST. Follow us there to get alerts when we go live. We take questions from the audience and yours might just end up on the show.

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