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Re:How alarmist rhetoric is informing draconian speech laws ... by anm89 on Tuesday September 08, 2020 @01:38PM (#24410702)
Right, the communication is the problem, not the medium. We don't yell at at phone line operators because nazis have cell phones and we shouldn't.
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Re:How alarmist rhetoric is informing draconian speech laws ... by koheripbal on Wednesday September 09, 2020 @09:03AM (#24420541)
Social Media has a specific format that encourages bubbles, extremism, and mob-type behaviors.

We need to design social media better to eliminate these tendencies.

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