Social media weakened the social capital, strong institutions, and shared stories that bind democracies, especially after 2009 when virality began to intensify
I had plans for the week-end. Ambitious plans. I was going to do my taxes. Christie DeLuca / Analog : Is Social Media a Crack House? Jonathan Haidt / The Atlantic : Grand Hotel Abyss : Weekly Readi...
How one disgruntled person destroyed the online reputations of 145+ people, aided by “complaint sites” in the US and platforms like Google that rarely intervene
Outrageous lies destroyed Guy Babcock's online reputation. When he went hunting for their source, what he discovered was worse than he could have imagined. Tweets: @kashhill , @zoeschiffer , @dabeard...
Twitter and Facebook's ban on Trump is not censorship, and demanding clear rules for social media moderation is “stupid” because the context is always changing
every case is different. https://www.techdirt.com/... And inciting an attack on your own government that leaves five people dead is a far graver assault on free speech than anything you're complaining...
El Paso, the third mass shooting announced on 8chan, shows how its /pol/ board deliberately radicalizes users into mass shooters and gamifies massacring people
lone shooter, assault rifle, online manifesto, a link to a live stream—appears to be contagious. https://www.newyorker.com/... Dave Zatz / @davezatz : @Techmeme 'Let's do nothing because it's just not...
Rural US broadband carriers, of which about 25% reportedly use Huawei equipment, say Huawei ban will hinder rural high-speed internet rollout
but ultimately liable to fail, causing immense harm (globally) in the process. Trump's economic illiteracy continues to take a toll. https://twitter.com/... Henry Farrell / @henryfarrell : 1. A thread...