Technology
Solving Social Media’s ‘Local Paradox’
Local social networks are often filled with just as much misinformation, racism, and toxicity as global platforms, with effects that can be even more severe.
Local social networks are often filled with just as much misinformation, racism, and toxicity as global platforms, with effects that can be even more severe.
It’s not enough to fix existing social media, we must imagine, experiment with, and build social media that can be good for society.
Two scholars analyze an array of current approaches to gauging whether and how news organizations make a difference in the world.