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Aug 2020
39m 58s

Jack Dorsey on Twitter's Mistakes

The New York Times
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It’s been four years since the 2016 election laid bare the powerful role that social media companies have come to play in shaping political discourse and beliefs in America. Since then, there have been growing calls to address the spread of polarization and misinformation promoted on such platforms. While Facebook has been slower to acknowledge a need for ... Show More
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