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Here's the piece I wrote on this *before* the election. FB must do better but "fake news" thrives on our weaknesses. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/13/opinion/campaign-stops/did-you-hear-the-latest-about-hillary.html …pic.twitter.com/OTRduxScxo
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted mazel tov cocktail
Stuff on TV, no personal connection: "Media", weak. Stuff flows/reinforced via social ties: "Socialization", potent.https://twitter.com/afertig/status/802181782569385984 …
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Hey, btw, I think a lot on Facebook & social media effects—but the topic now threatens to overshadow other crucial topics re:this election.
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Scholars in this corner will agree/disagree. But, umm, socio-economic mobility, globalization, mass media, elite failure, campaigns...
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Fake news lists wrong focus. Key is this ecology of demand & incentives: Facebook & Google ads + Facebook algorithm. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/11/25/world/europe/fake-news-donald-trump-hillary-clinton-georgia.html …pic.twitter.com/Xm9h8qYPsA
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Wrangling over which exact shady site is fake news isn't even arguing over the symptom. This isn't the 20th century. Mechanisms, not lists.
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted
We should discuss money, algorithmic incentives and structures, demand, ideology, politics. Not lists of sites.. https://twitter.com/xBora/status/802553303246606336 …
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Buzzfeed: Italian Facebook disinformation/fake news has as much reach Italian newspapers—gunning for center-left PM. https://www.buzzfeed.com/albertonardelli/italys-most-popular-political-party-is-leading-europe-in-fak …pic.twitter.com/iOrQ61t0Oc
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Rick Edmonds
By historical contingency, ads used to finance journalism, for better or worse. Now, they finance virality—not same.https://twitter.com/RickEdmonds/status/804041180627533827 …
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@kimmaicutler though ad-based model (penny press) was key to idea newspapers/journalism could be mass media, common reference point0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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