How to solve the ‘Politics Problem’ on social media?
Here’s my pitch to resolve the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad problem of politicians lying on social media.
The Jayden K Smith Facebook Hoax Shows Humans Are Still Internet Idiots
You use Facebook, right? No doubt you’ve been warned by your more socially naïve friends not to accept a request from Jayden K Smith. Well, unsurprisingly, this is a hoax and your friends are idiots for sharing it.
Facebook Just Admitted Governments Exploit The Social Network To Spread Propaganda
The fake news problem goes all the way to the top (unsurprisingly), as Facebook casually admitted in a whitepaper that their social network is fertile ground for “subtle and insidious forms of misuse, including attempts to manipulate civic discourse and deceive people.”