Aspen taps Krebs for new commission on ‘information crisis’; groups mull Section 230 reform

Former CISA Director Christopher Krebs will chair a new Aspen Institute commission on “the nation’s public information crisis,” as policymakers grapple with cyber-related and myriad other issues around disinformation and the rules governing the internet and social media platforms.

“Last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol provides a stark example of the real-life dangers that disinformation campaigns pose when they penetrate public discourse. These falsities have fragmented shared realities, with serious negative effects on issues from politics to business to...