Social media making you angry? You could be falling for rage bait

Social media making you angry? You could be falling for rage bait

Rage bait can range from the banal to the extreme, and leave us feeling overwhelmed and isolated. Here's how to spot it, and avoid feeding the beast.

Social media makes people sad

Jeff Horwitz published a shocking Wall Street Journal article last week about digital companion chatbots that Meta is developing to deploy across Facebook, WhatsApp, and Instagram. There’s a lot to this, but I think the wildest element is this bit about a bot that impersonates John Cena and also plays out sexual fantasies with underage kids:“I want you, but I need to know you’re ready,” the Meta AI bot said in Cena’s voice to a user identifying …