Invisible Rulers: Information Warfare and Public Trust

Corporations and Society Initiative (CASI), Stanford GSB

How digital platforms spread influence, shape public understanding, and challenge security, accountability, and free expression.

Stanford Graduate School of Business

The Corporations and Society Initiative (CASI) welcomes <a href="https://www.reneediresta.com/" title="https://www.reneediresta.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Renée DiResta</a>, a leading expert on online disinformation and networked influence, for a conversation on how information and power circulate in the digital age. Drawing on her research on social media manipulation, influence campaigns, and the dynamics of online communities—including anonymous and decentralized spaces—DiResta will explain how narratives emerge, spread, and shape public understanding across platforms.A former researcher at the Stanford Internet Observatory and author of Invisible Rulers (2024), DiResta has advised policymakers and testified before the U.S. Congress on election interference and the role of technology companies in amplifying misleading content. Her work explores the intersection of technology, politics, and human behavior, raising core questions about accountability, platform governance, and who controls the spread of digital information.Moderated by <a href="https://profiles.stanford.edu/dylan-ackerman" title="https://profiles.stanford.edu/dylan-ackerman" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Dylan Ackerman</a> (MBA ’26), this discussion will examine how social media, digital networks, and online communities are reshaping influence—and what that means for public and private institutions, democratic governance, and the future of public trust.

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