I have the strong sense twitter mob outbreaks are getting a lot more frequent. I hope twitter doesn't measure it as increased engagement
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(this seem distinct from fake-news-bot & nazi egg problems - real users draw into mobs by twitter's mechanics, or perhaps here for that)
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Basically *the* problem with the networked public sphere: only things that drive "engagement" are counted. Diff version in FB, Twitter etc.
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Replying to @zeynep @benedictevans
Tragic version of you are what you count. YouTube: drives to edges/extreme content; FB: saccharine stuff or outrage. Twitter: outrage/snark.
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