In 2012, when I wrote that the "big data/Facebook" based campaign wasn't good for a healthy democracy there was *a lot* of pushback from Dems. After 2016, in a climate of anger towards Facebook/YouTube, there's a lot of US-centric shut-it-down takes (ironically, good for clicks).
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There's finally widespread recognition to regulate/reform and consider more complicated implications of our new digital public sphere. It would be unfortunate if the mood-of-the-moment dominated the conversation. (Again, ironically, mood-of-the moment is viral-friendly).
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Yes, most everyone has "a long way to go." The democratic process is corrupted and/or captured in different ways almost everywhere. Still, the lesson is this: if there are elections with secret ballots, winning them remains the key strategic goal/step.https://twitter.com/wjmoya/status/1143161118606725122 …
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Provided we have an open, Democratic electoral system, in the U.S. we have a long way to go.
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