Social media unites and divides us. How should we respond?
Marketplace Tech
English - June 04, 2020 10:03 - 7 minutes - 11.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1.2K ratingsTechnology Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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As people all over the country protest the police killing of George Floyd, social media has become the medium for amplifying marginalized voices, organizing and reporting events. It’s also where President Trump and other politicians are responding. Bots and bad actors are swarming social media with misinformation, yet these platforms often spark awareness of injustice in the first place. Host Molly Wood speaks with Nicol Turner Lee, a fellow at the Brookings Institution.