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The Hype Machine: The Promise and the Peril of Social Media | Sinan Aral

Hidden Forces

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The Impact of Fake News on the 2020 Election

This chapter explores the influence of fake news on the recent election and discusses various books that have shaped their understanding of the subject. They also analyze the power dynamics of social media platforms and the contrasting views of techno utopianism and techno dystopianism.

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