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The Rise and Fall of Digital Media
The de-emphasis and limitation of content from brands on social media platforms, particularly Facebook, have contributed to the collapse of digital media. Additionally, the use of troll accounts to spread content and fuel arguments complicated matters further.
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The podcast discusses the impact of the digital media crash and how companies fired their writers to hire social media influencers instead.
13:47 - 14:43 (00:55)
Summary
The podcast discusses the impact of the digital media crash and how companies fired their writers to hire social media influencers instead. The host also mentions how it's frustrating to see his friends lose healthcare from their senior job positions in the media industry.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of Digital Media
EpisodePart Three: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Facebook's de-emphasis and limitation of content from brands after the 2016 election, largely as a reaction to complaints about the spread of fake news on their platform, led to the digital media crash and caused thousands of journalists, writers, and creatives to lose their jobs.
14:43 - 16:02 (01:19)
Summary
Facebook's de-emphasis and limitation of content from brands after the 2016 election, largely as a reaction to complaints about the spread of fake news on their platform, led to the digital media crash and caused thousands of journalists, writers, and creatives to lose their jobs. Decisions made were based on lies from the company responsible for all the ad money.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of Digital Media
EpisodePart Three: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
This podcast discusses how social media has created a walled garden, promoting divisive content and ensuring its spread.
16:02 - 17:26 (01:24)
Summary
This podcast discusses how social media has created a walled garden, promoting divisive content and ensuring its spread. This has caused issues with fake news and violent content, turning American politics upside down, and causing similar issues in Myanmar.
ChapterThe Rise and Fall of Digital Media
EpisodePart Three: Mark Zuckerberg: The Worst Person of the 21st Century (So Far)
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The way in which Zuckerberg cheated on his final exam at Harvard was to create fake accounts on Facebook and post divisive articles to write an essay built on other people's arguments.
17:26 - 19:23 (01:56)
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The way in which Zuckerberg cheated on his final exam at Harvard was to create fake accounts on Facebook and post divisive articles to write an essay built on other people's arguments. Additionally, troll accounts run by the military in Myanmar help spread content, argue with critics, and fuel arguments between commenters.