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Social Media’s Globe-Shaking Power

Social Media’s Globe-Shaking Power

As the technology industry came to grips in the last week with the reality of a presidential election that did not go its way, many in Silicon Valley landed on the idea that widespread misinformation spread online was a primary factor in the race’s outcome. On Monday,...