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Vasant Dhar on Why We Need Guardrails Around Internet Data

At a Distance

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Is There a Conversation About Social Media?

We give this data willingly and then we complain when it's used against us, right? Absolutely. It's negligence on all sides. There isn't any easy answer to this question, unfortunately. But I guess the question is, when will we get to a point where the dangerous impacts of social media have become too much for humanity to bear? Do you think we're all doomed to accept this situation as part of our reality? Are you more hopeful? "I'm always hopeful," he says.

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