"The attempt to harness Trumpism—without Trump, but with calculated, refined, and smarter political talent—is coming." By @zeynep. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2020/11/trump-proved-authoritarians-can-get-elected-america/617023/ … Coming from the GOP, that is— a counter-majoritarian party. I would add that the "firehose of falsehood" will be part of it.
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@EdwardGLuce touched on this in good@iiea talk in 2017, below. Bigger question is what will policymakers do about media dynamics that have fueled it. Abrogation, in effect, of S230 protections over last 72 hours, *hopefully* a sign of what's to come, https://www.iiea.com/geopolitics/the-retreat-of-western-liberalism-in-the-trump-era/ … -
Last 72 hours were an example of section 230 in effect - it empowers platforms to apply policies to hosted content while retaining liability limitations.
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