IN 2005, Mark Zuckerberg described Facebook as “a mirror of what existed in real life.” In the aftermath of Pizzagate and Cambridge Analytica, the notion that social media simply reflects reality is laughable. We know that our online experiences, from Google searches to social media timelines, are tailored to our interests, locations, and activity history. Platform […]
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