Social Media Can't Stop the Weaponization of Bad Faith

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	December 18, 2017
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Social Media Can't Stop the Weaponization of Bad Faith Social media is built on a reputation economy of likes and retweets that's all too easily weaponized. So why not just get rid of it?

HQ Founder Accused of 'Creepy' Behavior Toward Women Ugh.

White Nationalists and Other Extremists Are Disappearing From Twitter Bye-bye, Nazis.

The Internet Can Save Itself From Ajit Pai. Just Not Here. Ajit Pai may be right that ending net neutrality will increase competition. Just not the competition he wants.

These Are the Memes You Fools Googled the Most in 2017 Only in 2017 could a man being violently dragged from a plane make this list.

Facebook Thinks Social Media Is Bad If You Do It Wrong For the first time, people employed by Facebook have admitted that perhaps using social media does make some people feel awful.

Baauer Is 'Taking Action' Against FCC Chairman for His Absolutely Awful Harlem Shake Video FCC chairman Ajit Pai used Harlem Shake in an anti-net-neutrality video earlier this week.

Chinese 'Rooftopper' Plunges 62 Stories to His Death During Stunt Gone Wrong Wu Yongning was reportedly attempting the stunt to win $15,000.

Someone Covered This Robot Security Guard in Barbecue Sauce and Bullied It Into Submission It was also covered in a tarp!

Samsung's Smart Speaker Is Coming in 2018 — But How Smart Will It Be? Samsung still has a ways to go to make it's artificial intelligence feel intelligent.

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