The Internet has been a place promising connection and abundant information, most of which was reputable and authoritative. Increasingly, it has become simultaneously populated with low-quality information or misinformation and depopulated of high-quality information resources. In short, the information garden turned out to be a mirage; the Internet has started to look more like a desert.
What can be done to promote and ensure information integrity? What actions should be undertaken to make and keep authoritative information accessible and resilient? What are the consequences to society and the rule of law if the desert continues to expand?
Four speakers will give 15-minute presentations on reestablishing a validated internet community, the degradation of government information, countering misinformation, and teaching cognitive authority to our students.