Disinformation and Polarization

I’m reminded of what happened in the 1970s when the hippies — bruised and bloodied from the culture wars of the ‘60s — retreated into self-help, wellness, and personal development, as Adam Curtis documents in his series The Century of Self . While they turned inward, the winners of the ‘60s culture wars took society’s reigns. A focus on personal... See more

So instead of focusing all our energy on how to fight disinformation, mitigate online harms, and combat digital extremism, we need to focus on creating a positive vision of what we want and how to get there.

“El distanciamiento ideológico entre partidos políticos (polarización ideológica) promueve el escepticismo y la desafección democrática entre la ciudadanía (polarización afectiva). La polarización dificulta el consenso político en temas tan relevantes como la convivencia territorial, la inmigración, la igualdad de género o el cambio climático. El... See more

Researchers’ findings suggest X made ‘platform-level’ changes to boost Musk and other conservatives’ posts when he endorsed Donald Trump.

“Terror can only rule over men who are isolated against each other,” Hannah Arendt wrote in The Origins of Totalitarianism.

You will of course find content that leans right and left, but in big topics like #news and #politics, we minimize extreme points of view. As I stated earlier, we believe in bipartisan communication and moving us back to a dialogue based on facts. Flipboard users span the political spectrum and we have no desire to become yet another partisan echo... See more