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Stephen Downes

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I'm wondering whether the same story is playing out in education. Here's the story: "according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal...  Facebook leadership ignored the findings and has largely tried to absolve itself of responsibility with regard to partisan divides and other forms of polarization it directly contributed to [because] changes might disproportionately affect conservatives and might hurt engagement." What is the appropriate response in an information society to efforts to divide and radicalize the population for partisan purposes?

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