Nicholas Thompson and Issie Lapowsky, Wired; Meme Warfare to Divide America
"All of this demonstrates, according to the report authors, that “over
the past five years, disinformation has evolved from a nuisance into
high-stakes information war.” And yet, rather than fighting back
effectively, Americans are battling each other over what to do about it.
“We have conversations about whether or not bots have the right to free
speech, we respect the privacy of fake people, and we hold
congressional hearings to debate whether YouTube personalities have been
unfairly downranked,” the report reads. “It is precisely our commitment
to democratic principles that puts us at an asymmetric disadvantage
against an adversary who enthusiastically engages in censorship,
manipulation, and suppression internally.”"
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