Rumor-fueled vigilantism has long been common throughout the world. What's missing from this story is a real attempt to compare its extent before & after Facebook was introduced in each of these countries. https://twitter.com/Max_Fisher/status/987711315002253313 …
(Counter-institutions when they exist. Facebook tests for low bandwidth users when the real question is the impact of its rapid diffusion in low-institution settings. )
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What sort of counter-institutions do you have in mind? And, related: Have you seen any good reporting or academic work on how the victims of communal violence use Facebook?
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We've seen how it helps grassroots responses to natural & technological disasters. Is there anything similar when minority groups are besieged this way? Or are the contexts too different for that?
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This story makes broad claims the algorithmic feed, but then multiple examples have diffusion on WhatsApp, where that doesn't exist. Should citizens have private messaging?
@Max_Fisher &@amandataub seem sympathic to the govt wanting to block it.pic.twitter.com/gwNivsSvly
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WhatsApp is a really thorny situation due to e2e where there still are tons of things Facebook can and should do. Different kinds of things. So far, it’s doing the opposite of what it can do on FB. Desperately hoping they try very hard at leas there.
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