The Disinformation Age

'Look over there!' How the social media giants got a free pass on Twitter during the #techhearings


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In this episode Mike and John discuss how the conversation on Twitter unfolded around the appearances of Google, Facebook and Twitter at the so-called 'tech hearings' before representatives of Congress and the Senate in the United States.
They conclude that because so much focus was on 'Trump-Russia' rather than the role of the platforms themselves, the social media giants are getting a free pass on their position as aids to weaponised disinformation.
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The Disinformation AgeBy Mike Hind