Attack from Within: How Disinformation Is Sabotaging America
by Barbara McQuade
View on GoodreadsDisinformation works through emotion: it polarizes you, exploits the divisions you already have, undermines institutions and stokes violence. McQuade, a former federal prosecutor, argues these are the methods authoritarian regimes have long relied on, and that deliberate disinformation built on them is eroding American democracy.
Core ideas
- Open by design: Section 230 and American free-speech protections leave the country exposed to coordinated disinformation, and AI can amplify false claims further.
- Rules and money: She proposes holding social media companies accountable, curbing bots, ethics codes, subsidizing quality journalism and campaign finance reform.
- Citizens as defense: Information-literacy and civic-engagement programs belong in the remedy, alongside the legal and regulatory changes.
Published2024
Pages384
ISBN9781644213636
ReadSep 2024







