I absolutely wasn't the only person warning about any of this. We've been talking about this since 2010 or so—started after Obama 08.
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So I don't buy the idea that we were all blindsided by 2016. Nobody can forecast exact futures—but the worrisome dynamics were identified.
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Yep. There were loud, loud warnings and all the dynamics that wreaked havoc in 2016 were identified ahead of time. https://twitter.com/GeorgeMcInt/status/918658020959076352 …
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Also, shorter form: many pre-election NYT opeds on the business model and algorithms of Silicon Valley and politics: https://www.nytimes.com/column/zeynep-tufekci …pic.twitter.com/YIsTStNXCL
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I'm going on about it because "this was unforeseeable" opens way to denying responsibility & accountability. Broad outline was pretty clear.
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2016 paper specifically focusing on giant platforms and machine learning, and what that means for the public sphere. http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/full/10.1162/DAED_a_00366 …pic.twitter.com/mHlgcEt5Ey
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Paul Guinnessy
Yep. In this way, it really is like the 2008 crash.https://twitter.com/PaulGuinnessy/status/918841616005304325 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Also, "nobody could've foreseen" ignores the many, many people from marginalized communities who've been *yelling*.https://twitter.com/sara_ann_marie/status/918842676526682112 …
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Also, this is nonsense. I'm glad there is attention on the topic, but the amount of nonsense being produced is staggering.pic.twitter.com/vCxlFSQPT5
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Sara Wachter-Boettcher
Yes. No need to excuse this.https://twitter.com/sara_ann_marie/status/918842676526682112 …
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Kashmir Hill
For ex, this is inexcusable and stems from FB business model. "We were blindsided" is an excuse that doesn't work.https://twitter.com/kashhill/status/918879436241485825 …
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