As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war, helping us process it, and recognizing people’s humanity. What’s more, the platforms have basically given up on content moderation and fact checking. The guys explore how the combination of these factors made last week the single worst breaking news experience on social media ever, and why everyone feels compelled to issue a PR statement. Are the algorithms forcing this outrage upon us or is this just the result of the unique circumstances of this conflict? Get your virtual tickets to Pod Save America live from DC now at <a href="http://moment.co/PSA" target="_blank">MOMENT.CO/PSA</a> For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click <a href="https://youtu.be/vCZfKqDd4sU">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war, helping us process it, and recognizing people’s humanity. What’s more, the platforms have basically given up on content moderation and fact checking. The guys explore how the combination of these factors made last week the single worst breaking news experience on social media ever, and why everyone feels compelled to issue a PR statement. Are the algorithms forcing this outrage upon us or is this just the result of the unique circumstances of this conflict? Get your virtual tickets to Pod Save America live from DC now at MOMENT.CO/PSA For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click here. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

As fighting intensifies between Israel and Hamas, Jon and Max break down the ways social media is terribly equipped for delivering news about the war, helping us process it, and recognizing people’s humanity. What’s more, the platforms have basically given up on content moderation and fact checking. The guys explore how the combination of these factors made last week the single worst breaking news experience on social media ever, and why everyone feels compelled to issue a PR statement. Are the algorithms forcing this outrage upon us or is this just the result of the unique circumstances of this conflict?&nbsp;Get your virtual tickets to Pod Save America live from DC now at <a href="http://moment.co/PSA" rel="noopener noreferrer">MOMENT.CO/PSA</a>&nbsp;For a closed-captioned version of this episode, click&nbsp;<a href="https://youtu.be/vCZfKqDd4sU" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a>. For a transcript of this episode, please email transcripts@crooked.com and include the name of the podcast.

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