“‹Bonding, Bridging, & Social Media: Facebook’s Role in Preserving Democracy

ThinkWY/Wyoming Humanities presents
“Bonding, Bridging, & Social Media: Facebook’s Role in Preserving Democracy”
Friday, April 20 at 5:30PM
The Black Box

Free and open to the public – Please reserve seats here.

The 2016 U.S. presidential election highlighted the ability of Russian intelligence to exploit social media to target fragmented social communities and amplify its propaganda e fforts within them. Former FBI counterintelligence agent Asha Rangappa examines how Russia took advantage of an already existing vulnerability in America’s social fabric, and its implications for the future of democracy.

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This program is part of the “Democracy and the Informed Citizen” initiative, administered by the Federation of State Humanities Councils. The initiative seeks to deepen the public’s knowledge and appreciation of the vital connections between democracy, the humanities, journalism, and an informed citizenry.