Unlike traditional election coverage, Wired Politics Lab will focus on disinformation, online extremism, conspiracies, social platforms, election influencers, grifters, and the influence of AI. Katie Drummond, global editorial director, also stated that the platform will explore policy issues crucial to the 2024 U.S. election through a tech-centric lens, including AI policy, climate change, and abortion access.
Key takeaways:
- Wired has launched a weekly newsletter and podcast called Wired Politics Lab, aiming to guide readers through the disinformation and technology in today's world.
- The first edition of the newsletter examines campaigns using social media, in light of a bill passed by the House that could potentially ban TikTok.
- The focus of the coverage is on disinformation, online extremism, conspiracies, social platforms, election influencers and grifters, the influence of AI, and more.
- Wired also plans to delve into policy issues central to the 2024 U.S. election through a tech-centric lens, including AI policy, climate change, and abortion access.