Information ops are not new, but social media has been a boon to those who want to influence at scale. In a world where 'fake news' is, to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, the refuge of scoundrels, how easy is it to discern what is real and what is not, what is intended to influence rather than inform? '

• The impact of social media on democratic discourse.
• Technology and the democratic process.
• Countering the malign influence of disinformation.