Centre for Digital Trust and Society Forum 2026

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The University of Manchester's flagship digital-trust forum returns for a fourth, traditionally sell-out year, this time tackling misinformation, disinformation and online social influence — squarely where the AI-safety and information-integrity conversation sits right now. Headliners include Jonathan Hall KC (the UK's Independent Reviewer of Terrorism and State Threats Legislation, and an Alan Turing Institute fellow) and Dr Emma Briant, one of the world's foremost propaganda researchers. A full day of keynotes, panels on hostile-state and home-grown disinformation, and ECR lightning talks — free, but expect it to fill fast. Essential for anyone working on AI trust, online safety, policy or research.