Book Event: “The Death of Truth” by Steven Brill

We hosted a special discussion on Wednesday, July 17 at 11am ET with author Steven Brill to discuss his latest book: “The Death of Truth: How Social Media and the Internet Gave Snake Oil Salesmen and Demagogues the Weapons They Needed to Destroy Trust and Polarize the World — And What We Can Do.” In his book, Brill exposes the dark side of social media, generative AI, and digital advertising, revealing how these forces blur the lines between fact and fiction.

Issue One Co-founder and CEO Nick Penniman moderated a panel that included Steven Brill and Executive Director and Co-founder of Accountable Tech Nicole Gill that dove into the impact of online misinformation and discuss solutions to this issue that’s having a genuine and serious impact on our democracy.

The panel included:

• Steven Brill: Author of “The Death of Truth”
• Nicole Gill: Executive Director and Co-founder of Accountable Tech
• Nick Penniman: Co-founder of Issue One