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Complex systems, wicked problems. Society, technology, science and more. @UNC professor. @NYTimes columnist. My newsletter is @insight: http://www.theinsight.org 

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    1. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Nov 2016

      Silicon Valley? Before epistemic closure & faux reassurances close your mind—watch this. Make your friends watch it.https://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/The-Wonderful-Horrible-Life-of-Leni-Riefenstahl/17104419 …

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    2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 11 Nov 2016
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      Its own research shows otherwise. If anything, its influence is much stronger in politics than for ads. https://twitter.com/caseynewton/status/796909159174127616 …

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    3. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Nov 2016
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      Facebook's research says it significantly impacts voter turnout, moods & news flows etc. But no impact on election? https://twitter.com/agolis/status/797539390255955968 …

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    4. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 12 Nov 2016
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      No. How about "it's hard but let's now work on weaponized misinformation in algorithmicaly amplified echo chambers." https://twitter.com/mikeisaac/status/797640556515971073 …

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    5. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Nov 2016
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      Stats Zuckerberg shared are meaningless. Independent researchers have no access. It's as if the tobacco companies had all the hospital data.

      9 replies 138 retweets 257 likes
    6. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Nov 2016
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      I wrote about false/inciting information on social media in the US election before. Problem is much worse elsewhere. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/NN0ZriKXoz

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    7. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Nov 2016
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      March: I wrote how Trump mixes falsehoods with ignored truths—& how that merges with misinformation on social media. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/31/opinion/campaign-stops/adventures-in-the-trump-twittersphere.html …pic.twitter.com/MIHgJMavjL

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    8. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 13 Nov 2016
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      zeynep tufekci Retweeted John Henry

      Good point. I come from a global perspective & Facebook fake info fuels (I mean this) ethnic cleansing efforts.https://twitter.com/ckhonson/status/797802047034642432 …

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      I would hate if this issue became a "Democrat" issue, with tribal affiliations lining up against it. Everyone should think abt this.
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    9. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2016
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      History books will not write about your quarterly earning reports or stock options. This is not a partisan concern. https://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/renegade-facebook-employees-form-task-force-to-battle-fake-n …pic.twitter.com/jyporMeOOo

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      zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2016

      Facebook polices nudity, women's nipples, spam, copyright violations, etc. on the site, but not really fake news. https://www.buzzfeed.com/sheerafrenkel/renegade-facebook-employees-form-task-force-to-battle-fake-n …pic.twitter.com/92ceQ1d94t

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        2. zeynep tufekci‏Verified account @zeynep 14 Nov 2016
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          zeynep tufekci Retweeted Eric Geller

          If this is true, a striking example of what happens when you have no fidelity to truth—just to appearances and flak.https://twitter.com/ericgeller/status/798201335330013185 …

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          Eric GellerVerified account @ericgeller
          Facebook killed a fix for fake news after realizing that most of it came from conservative sites. https://gizmodo.com/facebooks-fight-against-fake-news-was-undercut-by-fear-1788808204 … pic.twitter.com/5aEZaA1Tc9
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        3. StlGal‏ @StlGal_36 14 Nov 2016
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          Got results from a massive campus survey today. 67% of respondents said they got their news from facebook -_-

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        1. Nitin Borwankar‏ @nitin 14 Nov 2016
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          @jamisonfoser can't have a made up name, but made up news that has mass influence, just fine.

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        1. rb‏ @twitingmachine 14 Nov 2016
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          I smell a gig oppty for you w/FB, Zeynep. Time for you to start an indpt company.

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        1. Add your name‏ @hipturn 14 Nov 2016
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          @gassee 1) I read an article about clintons maid and then b) violence?

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        1. Roja  🏳️‍🌈‏ @mathcolorstrees 14 Nov 2016
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          @davidlazer and one of the most practical papers on rumor detection was by Lada who is at facebook I believe. Smh

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        1.  🎇 🎉 Scarlett: Vaxxed & Masked - HNY!  🎉 🎇‏ @Madwomanmoon 14 Nov 2016
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          @jaystebbins I wrote for AI, was demoted b/c I wouldn't write click bait. Now write 4 owner w/integrity.

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        1. Orla Barry‏Verified account @orla_barry 15 Nov 2016
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          Hi Zeynep, Orla from the BBC World Service here, looking to contact you for interview today. Do you have email/ tel no? Cheers!

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        1. Americai V Narayanan 'அமெரிக்கை' வி நாராயணன்‏Verified account @americai 15 Nov 2016
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          @Trending_India If they had been doing this Modiji would have never come 2 power in the first place

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        1. Lynn‏ @PTGeru 15 Nov 2016
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          @GregGardner12 Facebook has been automatically removing breast reconstruction photos survivors and previvors post in support groups.

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