Barack Obama on Disinformation and The Future of Democracy
Radio Atlantic
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Is Social Media a Threat to American Democracy?
A, well, i it's weird to remember that the smart phone came out in 20 ten. I mean, it's been 12 years since this ubiquitousa thing came out. A, and so for us, what we saw was a, i think you can draw a direct line during our campaign, sarah palon, a birth bertherism, a death panels ah, there was what's been called truth decay. Period. That's all pre social mediam. And then when social media hits, ah, then i think that, ah, you saw it spread and accelerate.
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