“Your Brain on Social Media
At first blush, one might wonder, “Why bother policing?” Why not just let everyone see everything so they can make up their own minds? A common retort: No one has the time, expertise, or stomach to sort through an endless flow of toxicity, harassment, and nonsense. If a platform doesn’t make some effort to moderate the discussion—as virtually all the reputable ones still do—reasonable users will leave. But another piece of the answer is that today’s social media environment is rarely a neutral forum for debate. Often, the platforms actively reward the spread of misinformation—so strongly that some users routinely share posts that actually conflict with their political leanings.”
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