In Trump, Tech Finds a Troll It Can’t Ignore
In Trump, Tech Finds a Troll It Can’t Ignore
Business, Spoken · SpokenLayer
February 8, 20177m 37s
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Show Notes
To adapt one of our new president’s favorite aphorisms: We knew he was a troll when we elected him. Throughout the campaign, Donald Trump gleefully behaved more like a social-network scourge than a presidential candidate, combining a slash-and-burn approach to social norms with an aggressive strategy of constant provocation. So it’s perhaps not surprising that, in the not-quite-two-weeks since his inauguration, internet companies have struggled to respond to his presidency.
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