A steady stream of nonsense. What I “saw” were thousands of one-sided accounts, many of which were grossly inaccurate. And I was reminded that when it comes to real time and social media, more is definitely less.
No one will argue that Twitter played an imperative role in ensuring that the events in Ferguson led to an international debate about police violence and race in America. But it was also responsible for creating and perpetuating numerous falsehoods. What’s worse, Twitter users sought out and shared accounts that aligned with their viewpoint, with little regard to whether they were true.
Over 7.8 million tweets have mentioned #Ferguson in the past 9 days. (Pando Daily, 8/18/2014)
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Isn't that redundant? (8/15/2014)
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