It’s natural for people to fight the last war.
And sometimes it’s absolutely necessary.
Understanding how to limit the penetration and impact of fake news is critical. Preventing hacking into American political assets by Russia or other nefarious actors is vital.
But we can’t let the last war blind us to the new and different weapons that will be deployed in the next war.
As Shane Greer, co-owner of Campaigns & Elections magazine, detailed in a recent speech to the European Association of Political Consultants, these new armaments, though often developed for wholesome purposes, are scary as hell. CONT.
Mark Mellman (Mellman Group), The Hill