The Slashdot thread that discusses this story has all the commentary you would need on it. Specifically, the author blames computing for: hate on Twitter, anti-Rohingya content, a youth mental health crisis in the U.S., negative behaviours like bullying and exclusion, and body image issues. As one /. commenter says, the title needs to be fixed: "Blaming Media, ACM Publication Argues Media 'Has Blood On Its Hands'." As someone who was around before social media, I can attest that none of these is unique to the computer age. Mass media proliferated hate and misinformation as efficiently as any computer network. The only difference is that it has been democratized; it is no longer a corporate and state monopoly. As the other articles today show, though, companies and governments are working hard to regain that monopoly. Via Apostolos Koutropoulos.
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