There is a lot of focus on the harms of engagement algorithms and design on Facebook (which are *very* real) but the damage YouTube is doing especially to young people and around the world especially in places with lower literacy/education and weak institutions is immense.
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Fox news has *nothing* on YouTube globally. Nothing. This isn’t just ideological slant: it’s individualized, harmful, hateful propaganda at the scale of billions—ensnaring the vulnerable the most.https://twitter.com/o_ceifero/status/1002610030749708288 …
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Look, it’s this at the scale of billions. Pushing white-supremacy and Nazism in the West; Islamic extremism and ethnic hatted in Southeast Asia, etc. The effects over time and at scale are tremendously harmful. This is not an “educational” opportunity. https://twitter.com/a2_4am/status/1002582467340132352 …
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Dear concerned, active parents in my mentions who think it’s just a learning opportunity for their kids. Good for you. You’re deluded if you think that’s how the whole world works.(You’re also deluded if you think your family is 100% immune to sustained propaganda but good luck!)
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On pre-cursors of Nazism: "Above all, Hitler knew how to project himself through the mass media, honing his messages so that they would penetrate the white noise of politics." Today, he'd be gaming algorithms. Wait, YouTube would already do that for him. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2018/04/30/how-american-racism-influenced-hitler …pic.twitter.com/oT1e5vnVbl
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Flat earthers are less & less funny the more otherwise-reputable media outlets treat them as worth hearing out. Had a moment of revulsion when I saw this in the
@ObsMagazine last week. https://www.theguardian.com/global/2018/may/27/is-the-earth-pancake-flat-among-the-flat-earthers-conspiracy-theories-fake-news … -
Personally, I think everyone is worth hearing out. If you hear someone out, you can try to change their minds about things and convince them of what you think is correct.
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It seems like just a couple years ago, there was broad consensus that false equivalence in media was widespread & very harmful. It isn’t clear whether tech companies weren’t paying attention or simply don’t care.https://www.theguardian.com/science/blog/2016/nov/08/impartial-journalism-is-laudable-but-false-balance-is-dangerous …
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I'm not sure the media were paying attention or simply don't care either.
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