The chapter analyzes social media's impact on responses to an attempted assassination of a former President, highlighting the proliferation of conspiracy theories and misinformation online. It discusses the challenges faced by platforms in regulating false narratives and the importance of journalistic responsibility in reporting breaking news accurately. The conversation underscores the need for caution in consuming and sharing information on social media during major events.
This week, an assassination attempt for the social media age: what the platforms got right and wrong in the chaotic aftermath. Then we talk with the Times reporter Teddy Schleifer from this week’s Republican National Convention in Milwaukee about the wave of Silicon Valley billionaires stepping up to back Trump. And finally, we talk to The Times’s Styles reporter Callie Holtermann about facial fitness gum, a “jawmaxxing” product targeted at teen boys online.
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