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The phenomenon is known as false polarization : polarization based not on genuine differences in the modal views of each side but on misperceived differences. According to Parker and colleagues, false polarization is amplified by partisan media, and has various harmful knock-on effects - effects potentially damaging to the democratic process.
Steve Stewart-Williams • Imaginary Enemies
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NEW WIKIPEDIA INVESTIGATION: How Wikipedia’s Pro-Hamas Editors Hijacked the Israel-Palestine Narrative
• A seemingly coordinated campaign led by around 40 Wikipedia editors has worked to delegitimize Israel, present radical Islamist groups in a favorable light, and position fringe academic views on the Israel-Palestine... See more
while trying to help groups and activists report abusive content on Facebook, my team starts noticing that users appear to be using unofficial Facebook apps that don’t offer a reporting function.
Sarah Wynn-Williams • Careless People: A Cautionary Tale of Power, Greed, and Lost Idealism
This, I believe, is what happened to many of America’s key institutions in the mid-to-late 2010s. They got stupider en masse because social media instilled in their members a chronic fear of getting darted. The shift was most pronounced in universities, scholarly associations, creative industries, and political organizations at every level... See more
Jonathan Haidt • Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
This is an update on the woman in Texas who said that these children deserved to pass because they were white and Christian — while being married to a white minister.
Her name is Sadie Perkins - she has accounts on TikTok and YouTube.
Life isn’t going well for her at the moment - she has... See more
Erica 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸x.comDo you think the GOP will win if its strategy is to apologize for every media-manufactured ‘right wing’ outrage?
Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics
For defacing an @LATimes article for 40 minutes, journo @MatthewKeysLive faces 25 years. Years. #PrisonPolicy https://t.co/Ae9YszVEiH
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