We Have No Shared Reality: Political Influencers on the Future of Online Politics

‘We Have No Shared Reality’: Two Political Influencers on the Future of Politics Online

Kat Abughazaleh and CJ Pearson spoke at WIRED World Fair on Wednesday about the influence of social media on politics following Tuesday’s midterm elections.

We Have No Shared Reality: Political Influencers on the Future of Online Politics

The debate between former Media Matters reporter Abu Ghazaleh and Pearson focused on how political movements use the internet, memes, artificial intelligence and social-media algorithms to reach young Americans. Although they are far apart politically, both argued that algorithmic feeds are deepening partisan echo chambers and undermining any shared reality. Online politics and the attention [...]