[kictanet] Fwd: [Internet Policy] How social platforms affect political discourse

[Barrack Otieno]

Hi Listers,

Interesting discourse in light of what is happening locally as we prepare
for the elections.

Best Regards

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From: Richard Hill via InternetPolicy <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>
Date: Sat, Apr 16, 2022 at 4:40 PM
Subject: [Internet Policy] How social platforms affect political discourse
To: Internetpolicy at Elists. Isoc. Org <internetpolicy at elists.isoc.org>


This article contends that social platforms have had negative effects on
political discourse in the USA:




https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2022/05/social-media-democracy-trust-babel/629369/



It confirms what McChesney found earlier:



  http://boundary2.org/2015/04/08/the-internet-vs-democracy/



And is consistent with what Doctorow says:



http://www.boundary2.org/2021/04/richard-hill-the-curse-of-concentration-review-of-cory-doctorow-how-to-destroy-surveillance-capitalism/


Best,

Richard
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