Triptych on Democracy in Digital Times

Amsterdam, 11 November 2020 - Recently, cabaret artist Arjen Lubach called on the social media giants to take action with regard to 'the mythical trap'. Is democratic decision-making burdened by streams of fake news, alternative facts and other post-truth perils? If so, who will fix it? In the midst of a pandemic, and with national elections looming, much is at stake. Together with the Council for Public Administration, we assess in De Balie the state of truth-finding and democracy in the digitized public sphere. In a triptych, we take a critical look at the influence of digitization on our democracy.