Denise Howell speaks with independent writer, digital governance expert, and open government advocate Alex Howard. They discuss the 'Post-truth' era, the Honest Ads Act that he helped draft due to the lack of transparency for political ad spending online, how the ways politicians and governments use social media matters, the issues of content moderating, Facebook's $5 billion fine from the FTC over privacy breaches, and more.

Host: Denise Howell
Guest: Alex Howard

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