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The Disinformation Superhighway 0

At Psychology Today Blogs, Rebecca Dolgin outlines several ways in which “social” media isn’t. Here’s one; follow the link for the others.

Social media gives the illusion of a public square, but it actually doesn’t accurately reflect offline reality because a small percentage of users generate the majority of posts, and those voices are often the loudest, most polarized, or most extreme.

Given how many persons think that “social” media is a reliable source for news, I find this a timely and disquieting read.

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