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Monika Bickert

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CAFE Insider

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Daniel Kahneman

Bill Barr

Sam Harris

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Roger McNamee

Tim Urban

Shannon Watts

Adam Grant

Kurt Andersen

Michael Bennet

Andrew Yang

Cory Booker

Pete Buttigieg

Adam Schiff

OwlTail

Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of CAFE Insider. Every other Friday, host John Carlin, the former head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, will explore issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and law with leaders who’ve made an impact in the world of cybersecurity. In this sample from the latest episode, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Head of Global Policy Management, joins Carlin for a conversation about the company’s policies surrounding political speech and misinformation and their new information initiative to get voters to the polls in November. To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, try the membership free for 2 weeks: cafe.com/insiderSign up to receive a free weekly newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig, and more: cafe.com/briefSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of CAFE Insider. Every other Friday, host John Carlin, the former head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, will explore issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and law with leaders who’ve made an impact in the world of cybersecurity.  In this sample from the latest episode, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Head of Global Policy Management, joins Carlin for a conversation about the company’s policies surrounding political speech and misinformation and their new information initiative to get voters to the polls in November.  To listen to the full episode and get access to all exclusive CAFE Insider content, try the membership free for 2 weeks: <a href="http://cafe.com/insider" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cafe.com/insider</a> Sign up to receive a free weekly newsletter, featuring analysis by Elie Honig, and more: <a href="http://cafe.com/brief" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">cafe.com/brief</a> See <a href="http://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Sample - Cyber Space ft. Monika Bickert

Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of CAFE Insider. Every other Friday, host John Carlin, the former head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, will explore issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and law with leaders who’ve made an impact in the world of cybersecurity. In this episode, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Head of Global Policy Management, joins Carlin for a deep dive on the dangers of cyberterrorism, the nuances of hate speech, the recent controversies surrounding political speech and misinformation on Facebook, and the company’s initiatives leading up to the November election. Bickert, a former federal prosecutor and cybersecurity expert, opens up about the complexities of Facebook’s community standards and how she, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sheryl Sandberg have navigated removing violent and misleading content. 

Cyber Space is the newest podcast for members of<a href="http://cafe.com/insider" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank"> CAFE Insider</a>. Every other Friday, host John Carlin, the former head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, will explore issues at the intersection of technology, policy, and law with leaders who’ve made an impact in the world of cybersecurity. In this episode, Monika Bickert, Facebook’s Head of Global Policy Management, joins Carlin for a deep dive on the dangers of cyberterrorism, the nuances of hate speech, the recent controversies surrounding political speech and misinformation on Facebook, and the company’s initiatives leading up to the November election. Bickert, a former federal prosecutor and cybersecurity expert, opens up about the complexities of Facebook’s community standards and how she, Mark Zuckerberg, and Sheryl Sandberg have navigated removing violent and misleading content.

Cyber Space ft. Monika Bickert

The coronavirus has disrupted life as we know it. Billions of people across the world are caught in varying degrees of lockdowns with severe restrictions on their freedom of movement. But while our physical world has shrunk, cyberspace remains wide open. And there is no shortage of information as the internet overflows with torrents of data, news, and updates about the ongoing crisis. But in parallel with the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned of an “infodemic” of mis- and disinformation spreading through social media and messaging apps.  Policymakers at social media platforms are acting like gatekeepers, deciding what content is sufficiently healthy for their users around the world to consume. These decisions have real consequences for the practical exercise of freedom of speech and access to information for billions of people. With me to discuss how Facebook is navigating this unprecedented situation is Monika Bickert, who is the Head of Global Policy Management at Facebook with responsibility for content moderation.  In this conversation we discuss:  What policies Facebook has put in place to counter disinformation on its platforms; How much content has been downgraded and removed due to disinformation; compared to the period before COVID-19; How Facebook interprets the risk of “imminent physical harm” amidst a pandemic; How the shutdown has led to a sharp decrease of available content moderators and a reliance on automated content moderation to flag misinformation;  Why Facebook has removed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s comments about the supposed effects of the drug hydroxychloroquine, but not President Trump’s comments about the same drug; The pros and cons of relying on the guidelines of health authorities like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO to determine what constitutes misinformation even though these authorities have revised statements on issues such as the use of face masks (CDC) and the potential for human-to-human transmission (WHO);  How Facebook uses a network fact-checkers to rate the truthfulness of stories, but who is fact-checking the fact-checkers?  

The coronavirus has disrupted life as we know it. Billions of people across the world are caught in varying degrees of lockdowns with severe restrictions on their freedom of movement. But while our physical world has shrunk, cyberspace remains wide open. And there is no shortage of information as the internet overflows with torrents of data, news, and updates about the ongoing crisis. But in parallel with the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization has warned of an “<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.who.int_docs_default-2Dsource_coronaviruse_situation-2Dreports_20200202-2Dsitrep-2D13-2Dncov-2Dv3.pdf-3Fsfvrsn-3D195f4010-5F6&amp;d=DwMGaQ&amp;c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&amp;r=Jm46SlsmdtAHzT-XvgBjdQ&amp;m=Qr6bnrToF3RHOuQb8VvSaMr0XvjiRmFKST949_xdsfk&amp;s=JV3OqGy8Hk-G8jKOCKymziWiPrIxKI5iSMHCE2RmYWk&amp;e=" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">infodemic</a>” of mis- and disinformation spreading through social media and messaging apps.  Policymakers at social media platforms are acting like gatekeepers, deciding what content is sufficiently healthy for their users around the world to consume. These decisions have real consequences for the practical exercise of freedom of speech and access to information for billions of people. With me to discuss how Facebook is navigating this unprecedented situation is Monika Bickert, who is the Head of Global Policy Management at Facebook with responsibility for content moderation.  In this conversation we discuss: <ul> <li>What policies Facebook has put in place to counter disinformation on its platforms;</li> <li>How much content has been downgraded and removed due to disinformation; compared to the period before COVID-19;</li> <li>How Facebook interprets the risk of “imminent physical harm” amidst a pandemic;</li> <li>How the shutdown has led to a sharp decrease of available content moderators and a reliance on automated content moderation to flag misinformation; </li> <li>Why Facebook has removed Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro’s comments about the supposed effects of the drug hydroxychloroquine, but not President Trump’s comments about the same drug;</li> <li>The pros and cons of relying on the guidelines of health authorities like the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and WHO to determine what constitutes misinformation even though these authorities have revised statements on issues such as the use of face masks (CDC) and the potential for human-to-human transmission (WHO); </li> <li>How Facebook uses a network fact-checkers to rate the truthfulness of stories, but who is fact-checking the fact-checkers? </li> </ul>

Special Edition - Monika Bickert

In her address to the IIEA, Monika Bickert discusses why Facebook is calling for the regulation of online content and what Facebook deems as acceptable content for its services. The internet has revolutionised how people communicate, breaking down barriers and increasing access to information and ideas. At the same time, it has allowed for the proliferation of abuse online – whether in the form of hate, harassment or offensive content. Ms Bickert analyses the complex challenges that governments face in limiting harm without reducing people’s rights and freedoms.About the Speaker:Monika Bickert is Facebook’s Vice President for Global Policy Management and Counterterrorism. Her global team manages the policies for what types of content can be shared on Facebook and how advertisers and developers can interact with the site. Ms Bickert served as Assistant United States Attorney for 11 years in Washington, DC, and Chicago, prosecuting federal crimes ranging from public corruption to gang-related violence

In her address to the IIEA, Monika Bickert discusses why Facebook is calling for the regulation of online content and what Facebook deems as acceptable content for its services. The internet has revolutionised how people communicate, breaking down barriers and increasing access to information and ideas. At the same time, it has allowed for the proliferation of abuse online – whether in the form of hate, harassment or offensive content. Ms Bickert analyses the complex challenges that governments face in limiting harm without reducing people’s rights and freedoms. About the Speaker: Monika Bickert is Facebook’s Vice President for Global Policy Management and Counterterrorism. Her global team manages the policies for what types of content can be shared on Facebook and how advertisers and developers can interact with the site. Ms Bickert served as Assistant United States Attorney for 11 years in Washington, DC, and Chicago, prosecuting federal crimes ranging from public corruption to gang-related violence