Audrey Tang on Rebuilding Trust in the Digital Age

Aug 4, 2025Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, News

Audrey Tang, Taiwan’s cyber ambassador-at-large, joins Zoom In Zoom Out to explore how social media can be redesigned for democracy. In an era of deepfakes, disinformation and AI-generated manipulation, Tang advocates for “pro-social media”—platforms that reward nuance, build consensus and bridge ideological divides. From Taiwan’s crowdsourced Anti-Fraud Act to AI safety collaborations, Tang shares concrete tools to promote transparency, digital participation and online resilience.