Lipavský: Global response needed to combat online manipulation

The Czech minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský, has called on the international community to come together to ensure people’s right not to be manipulated. Speaking at the World Economic Forum in Switzerland’s Davos, he said a global response was necessary to threats posed by new technologies and artificial intelligence in the online space.

Mr. Lipavský said resilience against cyber threats had to be built around democratic culture and civil society, adding that online platform providers also had to also play a role in preventing manipulative content.