Dispatch from the Digital Planet: January 2025

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Dispatch from the Digital Planet: January 2025

January 16, 2025

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PERSPECTIVES

Trump's Victory Has Opened the Disinformation Floodgates: Bhaskar Chakravorti

Foreign Policy

In the run-up to the highly charged US Presidential Election, disinformation reached record highs with a constant stream of videos, claims and counterclaims. Digital Planet Chair Bhaskar Chakravorti examines how Donald Trump's return to office and his cabinet choices are likely to impact the future of the well-oiled disinformation machine.

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US Presidential Election: Trump And The World, Analyzing What This Win Means: Interview with Bhaskar Chakravorti

The Indian Express

Bhaskar Chakravorti decodes the verdict of the 2024 US Presidential Election and highlights the implications of Donald Trump's win on the global landscape of tech, information, and data.

BOOKSHELF

Defeating Disinformation: Digital Platform Responsibility, Regulation and Content Moderation on the Global Technological Commons

Edited by Bhaskar Chakravorti and Joel P. Trachtman, this seminal work delves deep into the complexities of balancing free speech with dangerous content on global social media platforms. It examines the regulatory and policy frameworks across geographies to shed light on critical issues such as the responsibility of the platforms, policy interventions and localized challenges.

ANALYST OF THE MONTH

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I'VE BEEN WORKING ON

Analyzing data on digital economies of various countries and evaluating the trade-offs between economic growth and environmental sustainability.

AN INSIGHT I DISCOVERED

At times, data can be counterintuitive yet accurate, and this must push our dimensions of thinking.

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IN THE NEWS

Meta scrambles to respond to upstart social platform Bluesky's surge |
The Washington Post

'Numero uno': US takes aim at Gautam Adani | Financial Times

A Symbol of India's Global Soft Power Stumbles After U.S. Indictments |
The New York Times

Klarna Used an AI-generated CEO to Share Financials.
Will More Companies Follow? | Inc.

Why did the US exclude India from unrestricted access to AI chips? | VOA

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