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December 9, 2017 8:55 AM Subscribe
What Happens When the Government Uses Facebook as a Weapon? In Bloomberg News Lauren Etter dives deeply into how trolls, targeted abuse, fake news, fake accounts, and Facebook help strengthen Philippine president Duterte and go after his enemies.
Duterte previously.
Duterte previously.
But but but early 2000s techno utopianism
posted by benzenedream at 11:49 AM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by benzenedream at 11:49 AM on December 9, 2017 [2 favorites]
But but but early 2000s techno utopianism
Early 90's techno utopianism, but after the fall of Usenet, it was glaringly obvious how online communities can be gamed by bad actors. What's new is state-sponsored bad actors working hand in glove with private, centralized services. The same utopians, crytpo-kids and FOSS zealots in particular, have been warning about the flip side of the coin for just as long, if not longer. It was just very convenient for governments and the hyper-wealthy and other agents of social status quo to ignore them.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:35 AM on December 10, 2017 [2 favorites]
Early 90's techno utopianism, but after the fall of Usenet, it was glaringly obvious how online communities can be gamed by bad actors. What's new is state-sponsored bad actors working hand in glove with private, centralized services. The same utopians, crytpo-kids and FOSS zealots in particular, have been warning about the flip side of the coin for just as long, if not longer. It was just very convenient for governments and the hyper-wealthy and other agents of social status quo to ignore them.
posted by Slap*Happy at 7:35 AM on December 10, 2017 [2 favorites]
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