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 …
I have not. Both overwhelmed and also to the degree I follow, it’s really escape organization. Not the kind of thing to expose. This stuff would be any sane company’s number one priority. Every year has gotten drastically worse.
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Do you mean it's getting worse globally? The violence in some places (Myanmar, Mexico) would be getting worse even without Facebook. Do you think there's a cross-cultural surge in communal violence that can be traced to specific technologies?
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Yes. Complex multicausal stuff for sure but I’m pretty sure it won’t be in much doubt as history is written. Also which sane company picks Sri Lanka to do a fait accompli informational experiment on? Dart board picks by size/continent or something?https://twitter.com/zeynep/status/922838411429466112 …
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