Michigan Minds Podcast: Influencing an insurgence: The role and responsibility of Social Media

January 7, 2021
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Libby Hemphill, Associate Professor on Information and Associate Director of the Center for Social Media Responsibility, joins Nikki Sunstrum, U-M Director of Social Media and Public Engagement, to discuss the role that social media played in the events that unfolded at the U.S. Capitol, including the implications of social media platform sanctions against President Donald Trump, their responsibility as gatekeepers of public information, and the evolution of online connectivity—including the emergence of Parler.