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Social media is fueling conflict in the most bellicose era since World War II
The advent of social media promised a global democratization of information. But the benefits of this increased access to data have been diluted by a tsunami of misinformation, which in turn has increased social division and conflict. The tools that should have been a fundamental pillar of a new society have become just another weapon. “Right now, we have more conflicts than ever since the end of World War II,” says Steve Killelea, an Australian…
While the world was reacting with concern to the possibility of a new conflict in the Middle East, social networks exploited with humor, wit and even fear, turning the situation into a trend over a possible Third World War, recommendations for facing a bombing in the region and panic shopping lists. While recent armed conflicts, statements by world leaders and military movements have sparked alarms in digital media, generating a sense of uncerta…
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