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Tag: democracy
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The Day Democracy Died
“The Day Democracy Died”, as sung by the Founders and Framers of the Constitution of the United States of America.
The Day Democracy Died. He’s a famous ignoramous,
can’t tell truth from a lie,
and if he wins we’ll kiss our country goodbye,
Singin’ vote for anyone but this guy
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Shoshana Zuboff on surveillance capitalism
Shoshana Zuboff, author of “The age of surveillance capitalism“(Affiliate link) talks about surveillance capitalism and it’s impact on democracy at the Alexander von Humboldt Institut for internet and society.
In her book, she investigates a novel market form and coined the term ‘surveillance capitalism’.
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Facebook News Tab Aims to ‘Strengthen Democracy’
“What could go wrong?” is exactly the right question one would ask over the feature Facebook announced. Facebook has been facing criticism not only recently over enabling filter bubbles and fueling extremist echo chambers. “Strengthen Democracy” is a clear attempt to whitewash from accusations to actually hurt the same. Digital Trends has more details.
Facebook News Tab Facebook is launching a dedicated news tab amid growing criticism for the social network. Facebook News uses articles from a list of publishers meeting a set of standards and includes a section curated by journalists. But is that enough for a platform criticized for fake news?
Source: Digital Trends