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We have a threat beyond 1 Admin or 1 virus.
Dis/misinformation is like toxic mold behind a wall.
One can paint over it, but toxicity remains.
Our only cure is to intentionally nurture a media literate nation that values critical thinking.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-ads-conspiracy-theorists-pushed-bleach-consumption-uv-ray-cures-n1191721 via @nbcnews
Dis/misinformation is like toxic mold behind a wall.
One can paint over it, but toxicity remains.
Our only cure is to intentionally nurture a media literate nation that values critical thinking.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/facebook-ads-conspiracy-theorists-pushed-bleach-consumption-uv-ray-cures-n1191721 via @nbcnews
2/2 We'll never eliminate bad actors who want to gain power thru division & manipulation.
We don't have legal consequences to restrain social media platforms that earn profits from leveraging emotion-based, sensational crap. (That's what scales up easiest.)
WE are the solution.
We don't have legal consequences to restrain social media platforms that earn profits from leveraging emotion-based, sensational crap. (That's what scales up easiest.)
WE are the solution.
I think (maybe?) that scientists, academic folks & other wise leaders sometimes "stayed out of politics" because they viewed it as a separate, mostly not serious sector that could be left off to the side for politicians to play amongst themselves.
Now we see how harmful that is.
Now we see how harmful that is.
All times best (worst) quotes on air regarding #covid19 and the threats to our health from #coronavirus.
May the historical record show:
#FoxNews https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1246146713523453957
May the historical record show:
#FoxNews https://twitter.com/TheDailyShow/status/1246146713523453957
One can sprinkle sugar over a moldy cake.
It doesn't remove the mold.
Mixing facts with inaccurate or distorted content doesn't "make up for" damage done.
Same is true for cable networks.
Not everything that appears on #FoxNews is inaccurate or distorted, but too much of it is. https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1254096434997026816
It doesn't remove the mold.
Mixing facts with inaccurate or distorted content doesn't "make up for" damage done.
Same is true for cable networks.
Not everything that appears on #FoxNews is inaccurate or distorted, but too much of it is. https://twitter.com/Acyn/status/1254096434997026816
