#social media
# politics
A massively profitable global industry got that way by showing people only what they already believe. Now we're dealing with the fallout.
# education
Debunking scams and disinformation has become exponentially harder. We need to dig deep into why people believe what they do, and how social media exploits their fear and anger.
# tech
Social media platforms want to take a note from dystopian science fiction and lock you into a virtual world for growth and profit.
# tech
Facebook is now the poster child for all of Big Tech's evils, and deservedly so. The big question is what comes next.
# tech
Once associated with lefty politics, hipsters, and hippies, wellness influencers and their audiences are taking a sudden right wing turn, and social media may be to blame.
# science
Plenty of pundits have quipped that social media and constant texting made us lonelier, more bitter, and less empathetic. A set of new studies says they may actually have a point.
# tech
Rather than connecting the world and fostering meaningful dialogue, social media is encouraging conspiracies, scams, dangerous hoaxes, and even genocide.
# tech
Social media is changing the world for the worse, which has some people wondering if it's time to start regulating it. But regulation could be a much worse cure than the disease.
# health
Despite having more news than ever before, people looking for information about COVID-19 are drowning in a tsunami of rumors, propaganda, misinformation, and scams.
# science
We often think anti-intellectualism and ignorance are the same thing. They're not. Anti-intellectualism is a lot eviler and more corrosive, and a lot more dangerous.
# tech
Coders and those fed up with major social media platforms are trying to create peer to peer alternatives to Twitter and Facebook. But can they really succeed in swaying users?
# tech
From abusing your data, to refusing to deal with dangerous hoaxes and fake news, to undermining brands and limiting their reach, Facebook is the worst of social media.
# tech
Modern design and social media leveled the playing field for news outlets. But in doing so, they helped lies and hoaxes thrive alongside reputable sources.
# oddities
With everything we do quantified by social media likes, impressions, and shares, we need to remember the reason and purpose for creating something for the sake of creation.
# longform
Thanks to social media, everybody can be a pundit today, and that's ruining how we build a factual understanding of our world and what's happening in it.
