Social media is a frictionless platform for the dissemination of propaganda messaging. Seeing what just took place in the past few days, can you imagine the firepower about to be unleashed during the next national election in the U.S.? The brutal propaganda messaging on social media threatens to take down democracy.
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol says that if you have social media “friends” who post views opposing the U.S., then you may be denied entry into the U.S. Even though you have nothing to do with the behavior of your friends.
Now might be a good time to prune your friends list of those who are not nice!
“The international news coverage of Brazil’s Amazon rainforest fires has been a complete disaster. News outlets published inaccurate yet easily verifiable “facts” about the number of fires, declaring the situation “record-breaking” and “unprecedented.” Social media lit up with misleading claims about the loss of planetary oxygen supply…”
Social media is just one big bonfire of idiocy. Thanks to social media, we have only about 30 minutes to save the world from something.
Social media idiocy reached new highs of absurdity the past few days – the Amazon fire hysteria was a big fat social media scam. But it seems no one shouting on social media is hearing that message.
K-9 Nicky was really K-9 Hunter. The dog died of liver cancer, 2 years ago. More fake posts on Fakebook.