Social networks fragment users by classification and then fragment themselves by offering up personalized content.
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Facebook, Lies, and Politics
Thoughts about Facebook’s decision to allow lying in political advertising.
Media and Political Bias Isn’t Binary
Media bias is not exclusive to a single direction or type.
How to Fight Fake News
First, a proper definition of the problem. The problem of democracy is always about the electorate choosing the people who will best-advance government, given the difficulty of figuring who that is, the complex tradeoffs at hand, and limited information. The Russian Federation Fake News and any other rogue propaganda from any nation state agent are… Continue reading How to Fight Fake News
Bad Titles in Social Media
Did you read the title to this post? If you’re like me, you read titles. There’s so much data every day, and a title, like an email subject, lets you quickly acquire the context for that item.