Renée DiResta
Researcher on propaganda and online influence; author of Invisible Rulers
Renée DiResta studies how propaganda, influencers and algorithms shape public belief. She was technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory and wrote Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality (2024).
Key arguments & positions
- Studies how propaganda, influencers and recommendation algorithms shape what people believe online, and how AI-generated content changes that.
Accomplishments
- Former technical research manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory.
- Author of Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality (2024).
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