Trust in Tech, Episode 16: Auntie, WHAT did you just send me?! with Arushi Saxena
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Arushi Saxena was frustrated by seeing and hearing about misinformation memes in large family WhatsApp groups, so she set out to do something about it.
Arushi is the Head of Policy, Partnerships, Product Marketing at DynamoFL, and former Senior Product Marketing Manager at Twitter. She was also a graduate fellow at Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society at Harvard University, focusing on Disinformation.
In this episode, Alice Hunsberger chats with Arushi about what she learned while trying to combat her loved ones’ accidental misinfo sharing, and what methods work (especially in an Indian cultural context). Come away with some specific learnings about intergenerational understanding, whether people respond better to comedy or serious posts, and what inoculation theory is.
Plus, we have an internal debate about whether people are basically good or not. What do you think?
Disclaimer: The views in this episode only represent the views of the individuals involved in the recording of the episode, and do not represent any company’s views.
Further reading:
Arushi’s blog post on the EkMinute Project
Misinformation surges amid India's COVID-19 calamity | AP News
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Credits:
Produced by Talha Baig
Music by Zhao Shen
Special Thanks to Rachel, Sean, Cass and Sahar for their continued support