Great points in this column by @zeynep on the weaponization of discourse by social media companies...Russian Meddling Is a Symptom, Not the Disease https://nyti.ms/2O46AaL
That's always true but we don't bring that yardstick to anything else. Guns, cars, speeding, lead in paint, whatever. We don't just say people's own responsibility. We act, we change incentives, we regulate, self-regulate and yes, we teach people. Also loudspeakers are causative.
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For sure, I’m not saying platforms’ biz models based outrage are responsible. I just contrast US social media world with that of parts of Europe, particularly in Germany, where media literacy is higher, based on newspaper subscriptions as proxy, & question users’ role in this
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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