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Barack Obama tells Glasgow audience drift towards extremism 'not inevitable'
He warned online platforms are stoking anger and fear, and said democratic norms need stronger defenses as AI makes facts harder to verify.
- Barack Obama told more than 12,000 people at Glasgow’s OVO Hydro that hope remains worth fighting for despite major global challenges.
- Obama said online platforms can connect people for good or harm, supporting democracy and human rights while also spreading anger, misinformation, and extremism.
- He called for a balance between free speech and regulation, along with systems that help people identify or agree on basic facts.
- Obama urged people to choose hope and believe that change is possible because “over time things do get better.
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Former American President Barack Obama warns that disinformation and content that exploits anger and fear fuel political polarization and the rise of extremism. In a conference held in Glasgow, Obama also drew attention to the risks that artificial intelligence could bring to democracy, warning that it will become increasingly difficult to distinguish the truth from lies. However, the former leader of the White House claims that drifting to extr…
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Total News Sources14
Leaning Left5Leaning Right0Center7Last UpdatedBias Distribution58% Center
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- 58% of the sources are Center
58% Center
L 42%
C 58%
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