A Conversation on Social Media and Power

My discussion with Colin Crowell on Twitter, global disinformation, and how autocrats learned to weaponize the platforms built for openness.

I recently sat down with Colin Crowell for a discussion on his Winging It podcast. Colin used to work for Twitter, so it was a good opportunity to discuss our experiences with social media and its evolving role in democratic and autocratic societies.

We discussed how I ended up on Twitter in the first place (thanks to Hillary Clinton) and how former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev once signalled greater openness to innovation and technology before a reverse under Putin:

We also discussed the promise of early social media, and how autocrats around the world responded to its emergence:

If you like what you hear, listen to the full episode here on Spotify or here on Apple Music!