Social media has become 'weapon of mass distraction', says Bombay HC judge

Social Media Has Become 'Weapon of Mass Distraction', Says Bombay HC Judge

"Artificial intelligence has its own merits, but it would be a sad day and sad world if we were to mortgage our ability to think, our ability to make intelligent and, moreover, sensitive choices, to a machine or an algorithm, however intelligent it may be,” Justice Sonak said

Social media has become ‘weapon of mass distraction’: Bombay HC judge

Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court says social media and mass media are weapons of mass distraction.

Social Media Has Become "Weapon Of Mass Distraction": Bombay High Court Judge

Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said today. Addressing the students of GR Kare College of Law in Margao town during a lecture series 'GRK-Law Talks', Justice Sonak also said that he prefers to remain "uninformed" about several issues by not reading or seeing the news, which he thinks is "better…

Social media has become 'weapon of mass distraction', says Bombay HC judge

Panaji, Sep 30 (PTI) Social media or mass media have become weapons of mass distraction, but there are no concerted efforts yet to tackle them, Justice Mahesh Sonak of the Goa bench of the Bombay High Court said on Saturday. Addressing the students of G R Kare College of Law in Margao town during a […]