Starting new thread on the problem of the misinformation ecology and social media—especially Facebook. Old discussion with many links below.https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/798511812580900864 …
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Media flunks this. But they don't reach this group & media has weak effects. Socialization—Facebook—has big effects. https://twitter.com/canitti/status/801060533935874049 …
Great investigation of how Facebook deliberately engineered itself so it amplifies misinformation & echo chambers. https://www.buzzfeed.com/alexkantrowitz/2016-election-blew-up-in-facebooks-face …pic.twitter.com/BV6Ho3el0M
right! lots of fake news on FB is seen coming not from an outlet but from their friend. nothing is more convincing than that
.@nathanjurgenson Yes. People are debating this research-wise via media effects; this is not really that. This is socialization—big effects.
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