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The Influence of Social Media
24:29 - 30:59 (06:30)
This podcast discusses how social media has impacted people's common conception of basic reality, the spread of viral pandemics, and the understanding of truth, resulting in the fear of living in a planet dominated by nightmarish dictatorships and a collapse in the understanding of truth.
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A Facebook presentation in 2016 revealed that more than one third of large German political groups on the platform contained extremist content.
24:29 - 26:44 (02:15)
Summary
A Facebook presentation in 2016 revealed that more than one third of large German political groups on the platform contained extremist content. Facebook groups were launched in 2010, allowing people to create private communities to discuss anything, including extremist views, and the platform was swamped with racist, conspiracy-minded, and pro-Russian content.
ChapterThe Influence of Social Media
EpisodePart Two: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity
PodcastBehind the Bastards
A discussion on how social media algorithms follow a similar pattern to YouTube and the old Facebook groups, using examples like Gerard Butler collages and class of 2012 groupings.
26:44 - 28:11 (01:26)
Summary
A discussion on how social media algorithms follow a similar pattern to YouTube and the old Facebook groups, using examples like Gerard Butler collages and class of 2012 groupings.
ChapterThe Influence of Social Media
EpisodePart Two: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In the wake of the 2016 US election, Facebook employees sought to express their fears that the social media was responsible for a decline in truth and the rise of dictators, and the spread of viruses.
28:11 - 29:54 (01:42)
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In the wake of the 2016 US election, Facebook employees sought to express their fears that the social media was responsible for a decline in truth and the rise of dictators, and the spread of viruses. Such concerns were voiced in a period of introspection, as employees began questioning the effects of social network saturation on the world.
ChapterThe Influence of Social Media
EpisodePart Two: Mark Zuckerberg Should Be On Trial For Crimes Against Humanity
PodcastBehind the Bastards
In a 6000 word manifesto in 2017, Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook played a role in the body disharmony in politics and vowed to fight against it by investing in safe and meaningful online communities.
29:54 - 30:59 (01:05)
Summary
In a 6000 word manifesto in 2017, Mark Zuckerberg admitted Facebook played a role in the body disharmony in politics and vowed to fight against it by investing in safe and meaningful online communities.