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- Would You Rather Be Uninformed or Misinformed? https://jarbus.net/Would-You-Rather-Be-Uninformed-Or-Misinformed%3F 2 comments
- "The only time Republicans have condemned their own has been when a huge media flap makes someone an immediate embarrassment...Republicans would much rather enjoy the benefits of misinformation about Obamaphones and death panels and on and on and on, even if it means endorsing liars." http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-partisan/wp/2013/03/20/republicans-should-marginalize-the-fringe/?tid=socialss#.uurxkjcj06u.reddit 167 comments politics
- What would social media look like if it served the public interest? It’s increasingly clear that there are significant flaws in the global model, such as "surveillance capitalism". Can we imagine a social network designed to encourage the sharing of mutual understanding rather than misinformation? https://www.cjr.org/special_report/building-honest-internet-public-interest.php 12 comments technology